China vs ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
China
60.3%
in 2024
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
55.0%
in 2024
China rank
99th
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank
101st
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- China
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
How they compare
China currently reports 60.3% against 55.0% in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), a difference of 5.3%.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1979 it was ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ahead.
China ranks 99th and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 101st of 210 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.5% | 39.0% | 14.5% | ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) |
| 1980s | 27.0% | 38.4% | 11.5% | ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) |
| 1990s | 33.0% | 46.1% | 13.1% | ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) |
| 2000s | 43.8% | 51.9% | 8.1% | ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 53.5% | 1.8% | ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 54.8% | 3.5% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, China or ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- China, at 60.3% against 55.0% in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between China and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- 5.3%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do China and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- China ranks 99th and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 101st 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