GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Ireland: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
61.8%
in 2024
Ireland
68.0%
in 2023
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
51st
Ireland rank
53rd
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 68.0% against 61.8% in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 6.2%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 51st and Ireland ranks 53rd of 221 groups.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.7% | 53.3% | 17.6% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 35.4% | 50.0% | 14.6% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 41.3% | 54.0% | 12.7% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 68.3% | 7.8% | Ireland |
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: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 68.0% against 61.8% in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Ireland?
- 6.2%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Ireland?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Ireland rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 51st and Ireland ranks 53rd 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