Afghanistan vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Afghanistan
35.5%
in 2023
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
39.3%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
173rd
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
173rd
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Afghanistan
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa currently reports 39.3% against 35.5% in Afghanistan, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 173rd and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 173rd of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.8% | 42.2% | 1.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 37.7% | 10.1% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 39.0% | 4.7% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 39.3% | 3.7% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
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 UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, at 39.3% 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 UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 3.8%, with UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 173rd 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