Gabon vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Gabon
25.2%
in 2019
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
34.6%
in 2024
Gabon rank
191st
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
190th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Gabon
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 34.6% against 25.2% in Gabon, a difference of 9.4%.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.4 times Gabon's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 191st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 190th of 210 countries.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.9% | 36.1% | 8.2% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 23.3% | 32.9% | 9.6% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 17.4% | 32.6% | 15.3% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 33.0% | 7.9% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, Gabon or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 34.6% against 25.2% in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Gabon and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 9.4%, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2019.
- How do Gabon and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Gabon ranks 191st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 190th 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