Libya vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Libya
27.7%
in 1983
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
34.6%
in 2024
Libya rank
187th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
190th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Libya
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 34.6% against 27.7% in Libya, a difference of 6.9%.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.3 times Libya's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 187th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 190th of 210 countries.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.3% | 36.4% | 19.1% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 24.1% | 33.7% | 9.5% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, Libya or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 34.6% against 27.7% in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Libya and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 6.9%, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 1983.
- How do Libya and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Libya ranks 187th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 190th 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