GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Nigeria: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
49.5%
in 2024
Nigeria
50.7%
in 2021
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
141st
Nigeria rank
143rd
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 50.7% against 49.5% in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1970 it was GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 141st and Nigeria ranks 143rd of 221 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.6% | 18.4% | 13.2% | GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 1980s | 39.2% | 28.2% | 11.0% | GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 1990s | 40.3% | 34.0% | 6.3% | GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 2000s | 40.8% | 36.8% | 4.0% | GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 46.8% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 47.3% | 50.9% | 3.6% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 50.7% against 49.5% in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2021.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Nigeria?
- 1.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Nigeria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Nigeria rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 141st and Nigeria ranks 143rd 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
February 2026 Data Release