ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) vs Norway: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
60.5%
in 2024
Norway
65.9%
in 2024
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank
58th
Norway rank
60th

Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 65.9% against 60.5% in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), a difference of 5.4%.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1971 it was ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ahead.

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 58th and Norway ranks 60th of 221 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 51.3% 33.8% 17.5% ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
1990s 61.5% 45.9% 15.6% ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
2010s 58.5% 63.5% 5.0% Norway
2020s 59.1% 65.6% 6.5% Norway

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 Norway?
Norway, at 65.9% 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 Norway?
5.4%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) and Norway?
14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) and Norway rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 58th and Norway ranks 60th 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

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
431 places, 15,125 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release