Afghanistan vs MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Afghanistan
13.7%
in 2020
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
34.4%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
158th
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank
157th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Afghanistan
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
How they compare
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) currently reports 34.4% against 13.7% in Afghanistan, a difference of 20.7%.
That makes MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)'s figure about 2.5 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1970 it was MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 158th and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 157th of 172 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.1% | 20.9% | 14.8% | MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) |
| 1990s | 24.1% | 23.5% | 0.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 29.3% | 16.1% | MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 32.2% | 17.4% | MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 32.8% | 19.1% | MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Afghanistan or MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), at 34.4% against 13.7% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Afghanistan and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- 20.7%, with MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Afghanistan ranks 158th and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 157th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in tertiary 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