United Kingdom vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
United Kingdom
63.4%
in 2021
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
58.6%
in 2024
United Kingdom rank
82nd
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
79th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- United Kingdom
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 63.4% against 58.6% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 4.8%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1993 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
United Kingdom ranks 82nd and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 79th of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, United Kingdom averaged higher in 2 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Kingdom | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.8% | 61.9% | 7.1% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 60.3% | 63.1% | 2.8% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 58.0% | 3.7% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 63.3% | 57.5% | 5.8% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, United Kingdom or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- United Kingdom, at 63.4% against 58.6% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between United Kingdom and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 4.8%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
- How do United Kingdom and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- United Kingdom ranks 82nd and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 79th 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