Netherlands vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Netherlands
57.2%
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
52.8%
in 2023
Netherlands rank
116th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
113th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Netherlands
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 57.2% against 52.8% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 4.4%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Netherlands ranks 116th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 113th of 210 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.2% | 30.7% | 7.4% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 26.2% | 33.8% | 7.6% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 29.6% | 38.5% | 8.9% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 45.2% | 44.9% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 48.9% | 2.8% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 56.1% | 52.2% | 3.9% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, Netherlands or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Netherlands, at 57.2% against 52.8% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Netherlands and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 4.4%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Netherlands ranks 116th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 113th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release