Ireland vs MDG: Latin America: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Ireland
68.0%
in 2023
MDG: Latin America
60.6%
in 2024
Ireland rank
53rd
MDG: Latin America rank
56th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Ireland
- MDG: Latin America
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 68.0% against 60.6% in MDG: Latin America, a difference of 7.4%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Latin America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1976 it was MDG: Latin America ahead.
Ireland ranks 53rd and MDG: Latin America ranks 56th of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and MDG: Latin America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | MDG: Latin America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.3% | 53.1% | 0.2% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 57.8% | 7.8% | MDG: Latin America |
| 1990s | 54.0% | 62.0% | 8.1% | MDG: Latin America |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 59.1% | 9.3% | 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, Ireland or MDG: Latin America?
- Ireland, at 68.0% against 60.6% in MDG: Latin America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Ireland and MDG: Latin America?
- 7.4%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and MDG: Latin America?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and MDG: Latin America rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Ireland ranks 53rd and MDG: Latin America ranks 56th 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