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)
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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

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
393 places, 12,643 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release