Afghanistan vs ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Afghanistan
35.5%
in 2023
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
38.8%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
173rd
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank
175th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Afghanistan
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
How they compare
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) currently reports 38.8% against 35.5% in Afghanistan, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)'s figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1972 it was ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 173rd and ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 175th of 210 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.8% | 21.6% | 8.8% | ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) |
| 1990s | 43.8% | 32.1% | 11.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 29.3% | 1.7% | ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 36.1% | 1.8% | ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 38.6% | 3.0% | ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, Afghanistan or ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), at 38.8% against 35.5% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Afghanistan and ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- 3.3%, with ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd and ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 175th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release