MDG: Developed Regions vs Puerto Rico: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female

MDG: Developed Regions
65.6%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
72.4%
in 2018
MDG: Developed Regions rank
28th
Puerto Rico rank
29th

Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time

  • MDG: Developed Regions
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 72.4% against 65.6% in MDG: Developed Regions, a difference of 6.8%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Developed Regions's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

MDG: Developed Regions ranks 28th and Puerto Rico ranks 29th of 221 groups.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, MDG: Developed Regions or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 72.4% against 65.6% in MDG: Developed Regions as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between MDG: Developed Regions and Puerto Rico?
6.8%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Developed Regions and Puerto Rico?
8 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2018.
How do MDG: Developed Regions and Puerto Rico rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
MDG: Developed Regions ranks 28th and Puerto Rico ranks 29th 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

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
431 places, 15,125 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release