Nepal vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Nepal
27.0%
in 2025
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
34.6%
in 2024
Nepal rank
188th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
190th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Nepal
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 34.6% against 27.0% in Nepal, a difference of 7.6%.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.3 times Nepal's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 188th 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 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.4% | 36.2% | 26.7% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 8.8% | 32.8% | 24.0% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 32.7% | 22.1% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 30.9% | 16.8% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 32.0% | 10.1% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 34.2% | 7.2% | 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, Nepal or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 34.6% against 27.0% in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Nepal and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 7.6%, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Nepal ranks 188th 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