Egypt vs WB: Arab World: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Egypt
51.0%
in 2024
WB: Arab World
49.4%
in 2024
Egypt rank
142nd
WB: Arab World rank
142nd
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Egypt
- WB: Arab World
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 51.0% against 49.4% in WB: Arab World, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Arab World ahead.
Egypt ranks 142nd and WB: Arab World ranks 142nd of 210 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and WB: Arab World in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | WB: Arab World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.0% | 32.0% | 5.1% | WB: Arab World |
| 1980s | 34.2% | 35.1% | 0.9% | WB: Arab World |
| 1990s | 39.9% | 41.0% | 1.1% | WB: Arab World |
| 2000s | 41.3% | 44.3% | 2.9% | WB: Arab World |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 48.1% | 0.8% | WB: Arab World |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 49.1% | 0.7% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, Egypt or WB: Arab World?
- Egypt, at 51.0% against 49.4% in WB: Arab World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Egypt and WB: Arab World?
- 1.6%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and WB: Arab World?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and WB: Arab World rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Egypt ranks 142nd and WB: Arab World ranks 142nd 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