Nigeria vs UIS: Arab States: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Nigeria
50.7%
in 2021
UIS: Arab States
49.6%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
143rd
UIS: Arab States rank
140th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Nigeria
- UIS: Arab States
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 50.7% against 49.6% in UIS: Arab States, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1970 it was UIS: Arab States ahead.
Nigeria ranks 143rd and UIS: Arab States ranks 140th of 210 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and UIS: Arab States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | UIS: Arab States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.4% | 31.7% | 13.3% | UIS: Arab States |
| 1980s | 28.2% | 35.8% | 7.5% | UIS: Arab States |
| 1990s | 34.0% | 40.7% | 6.7% | UIS: Arab States |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 44.8% | 8.0% | UIS: Arab States |
| 2010s | 46.8% | 47.7% | 0.9% | UIS: Arab States |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 49.1% | 1.9% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, Nigeria or UIS: Arab States?
- Nigeria, at 50.7% against 49.6% in UIS: Arab States as of 2021.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Nigeria and UIS: Arab States?
- 1.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and UIS: Arab States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Nigeria and UIS: Arab States rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Nigeria ranks 143rd and UIS: Arab States ranks 140th 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