Ireland vs WB: Post-demographic Dividend: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Ireland
68.0%
in 2023
WB: Post-demographic Dividend
61.4%
in 2024
Ireland rank
53rd
WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank
53rd
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Ireland
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 68.0% against 61.4% in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, a difference of 6.6%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times WB: Post-demographic Dividend's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1976 it was WB: Post-demographic Dividend ahead.
Ireland ranks 53rd and WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 53rd of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and WB: Post-demographic Dividend in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | WB: Post-demographic Dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.3% | 50.6% | 2.7% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 51.6% | 1.6% | WB: Post-demographic Dividend |
| 1990s | 54.0% | 54.6% | 0.6% | WB: Post-demographic Dividend |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 61.5% | 6.9% | 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 WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Ireland, at 68.0% against 61.4% in WB: Post-demographic Dividend as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Ireland and WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- 6.6%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Ireland ranks 53rd and WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 53rd 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