Belgium vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Belgium
64.0%
in 2023
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
58.6%
in 2024
Belgium rank
79th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
79th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Belgium
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 64.0% against 58.6% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 5.4%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1972 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
Belgium ranks 79th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 79th of 210 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.3% | 51.7% | 7.4% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 51.9% | 59.5% | 7.5% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 52.8% | 60.8% | 8.0% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 58.0% | 4.9% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 57.8% | 5.9% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, Belgium or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Belgium, at 64.0% against 58.6% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Belgium and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 5.4%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Belgium ranks 79th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 79th 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