GPE: Region 1 vs Papua New Guinea: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
GPE: Region 1
40.5%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
38.1%
in 2016
GPE: Region 1 rank
171st
Papua New Guinea rank
171st
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- GPE: Region 1
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
GPE: Region 1 currently reports 40.5% against 38.1% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes GPE: Region 1's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
GPE: Region 1 ranks 171st and Papua New Guinea ranks 171st of 221 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, GPE: Region 1 averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Region 1 | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.0% | 34.2% | 1.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 33.9% | 33.3% | 0.6% | GPE: Region 1 |
| 1990s | 36.9% | 33.2% | 3.7% | GPE: Region 1 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 40.2% | 0.8% | Papua New Guinea |
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: Region 1 or Papua New Guinea?
- GPE: Region 1, at 40.5% against 38.1% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between GPE: Region 1 and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.4%, with GPE: Region 1 ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Region 1 and Papua New Guinea?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
- How do GPE: Region 1 and Papua New Guinea rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 171st 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release