France vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
France
60.0%
in 2019
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
55.1%
in 2024
France rank
101st
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
100th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- France
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
France currently reports 60.0% against 55.1% in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 4.9%.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
France ranks 101st and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 100th of 210 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.1% | 48.9% | 7.8% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1980s | 59.4% | 47.0% | 12.3% | France |
| 1990s | 58.0% | 48.1% | 9.9% | France |
| 2000s | 58.5% | 50.1% | 8.4% | France |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 51.5% | 8.1% | 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 WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- France, at 60.0% against 55.1% in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between France and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 4.9%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
- How do France and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- France ranks 101st and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 100th 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