France vs UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
France
60.0%
in 2019
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
55.6%
in 2024
France rank
101st
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank
98th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- France
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
How they compare
France currently reports 60.0% against 55.6% in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, a difference of 4.4%.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: All Unicef Countries's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1972 it was UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ahead.
France ranks 101st and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 98th of 210 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.5% | 47.2% | 5.7% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 1980s | 59.4% | 46.9% | 12.5% | France |
| 1990s | 58.0% | 48.2% | 9.8% | France |
| 2000s | 58.5% | 50.4% | 8.0% | France |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 51.9% | 7.7% | 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, France or UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- France, at 60.0% against 55.6% in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries as of 2019.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between France and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- 4.4%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2019.
- How do France and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- France ranks 101st and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 98th 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