Turkey vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Turkey
55.8%
in 2023
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
50.2%
in 2024
Turkey rank
126th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank
129th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Turkey
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 55.8% against 50.2% in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, a difference of 5.6%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Turkey ahead.
Turkey ranks 126th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 129th of 210 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 4 and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.0% | 32.4% | 2.7% | Turkey |
| 1980s | 36.0% | 35.6% | 0.4% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 39.5% | 40.8% | 1.4% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 48.7% | 2.1% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 49.9% | 5.3% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, Turkey or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Turkey, at 55.8% against 50.2% in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Turkey and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- 5.6%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Turkey and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Turkey ranks 126th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 129th 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