ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) vs Finland: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
60.5%
in 2024
Finland
67.7%
in 2024
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank
58th
Finland rank
55th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 67.7% against 60.5% in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), a difference of 7.2%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Finland ahead.
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 58th and Finland ranks 55th of 221 groups.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.8% | 53.1% | 1.3% | Finland |
| 1990s | 63.0% | 63.7% | 0.7% | Finland |
| 2000s | 62.7% | 64.2% | 1.5% | Finland |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 66.0% | 7.1% | Finland |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 67.7% | 8.5% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) or Finland?
- Finland, at 67.7% against 60.5% in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) and Finland?
- 7.2%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) and Finland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) and Finland rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 58th and Finland ranks 55th of 221 groups.
- 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