ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) vs France: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female

ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
55.0%
in 2024
France
60.0%
in 2019
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank
101st
France rank
101st

Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
  • France
0204060197119972024

How they compare

France currently reports 60.0% against 55.0% in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), a difference of 5.0%.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)'s.

Across all 27 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 101st and France ranks 101st of 221 groups.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) France Difference Ahead
1980s 38.6% 59.4% 20.8% France
1990s 46.6% 58.0% 11.4% France
2000s 52.2% 58.5% 6.3% France
2010s 53.6% 59.6% 6.0% France

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: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) or France?
France, at 60.0% against 55.0% in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) as of 2019.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) and France?
5.0%, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) and France?
27 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2019.
How do ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) and France rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 101st and France ranks 101st 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