Norway vs UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Norway
65.9%
in 2024
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
60.5%
in 2024
Norway rank
60th
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
57th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Norway
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Norway currently reports 65.9% against 60.5% in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 5.4%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1971 it was UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
Norway ranks 60th and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 57th of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.8% | 51.3% | 17.5% | UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1990s | 45.9% | 61.5% | 15.6% | UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 58.5% | 5.0% | Norway |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 59.1% | 6.5% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, Norway or UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Norway, at 65.9% against 60.5% in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Norway and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 5.4%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Norway and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Norway ranks 60th and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 57th 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