ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) vs Papua New Guinea: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
39.3%
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
38.1%
in 2016
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank
174th
Papua New Guinea rank
171st

Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time

  • ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) currently reports 39.3% against 38.1% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 174th and Papua New Guinea ranks 171st of 221 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 31.4% 33.8% 2.5% Papua New Guinea
1990s 37.2% 33.2% 4.0% ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
2010s 44.3% 42.2% 2.0% ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) or Papua New Guinea?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), at 39.3% against 38.1% in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Papua New Guinea?
1.2%, with ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Papua New Guinea?
9 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2012.
How do ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 174th and Papua New Guinea ranks 171st 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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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