Afghanistan vs GPE: Region 1: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Afghanistan
35.5%
in 2023
GPE: Region 1
40.5%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
173rd
GPE: Region 1 rank
171st
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Afghanistan
- GPE: Region 1
How they compare
GPE: Region 1 currently reports 40.5% against 35.5% in Afghanistan, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes GPE: Region 1's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1970 it was GPE: Region 1 ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 173rd and GPE: Region 1 ranks 171st of 210 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and GPE: Region 1 in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | GPE: Region 1 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.8% | 32.8% | 20.0% | GPE: Region 1 |
| 1990s | 43.8% | 36.7% | 7.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 37.7% | 10.1% | GPE: Region 1 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 39.5% | 5.2% | GPE: Region 1 |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 40.4% | 4.9% | GPE: Region 1 |
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 GPE: Region 1?
- GPE: Region 1, at 40.5% 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 GPE: Region 1?
- 5.0%, with GPE: Region 1 ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and GPE: Region 1?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and GPE: Region 1 rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd and GPE: Region 1 ranks 171st 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