ALECSO: Member Countries vs Spain: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female

ALECSO: Member Countries
44.2%
in 2024
Spain
47.0%
in 2024
ALECSO: Member Countries rank
74th
Spain rank
74th

Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time

  • ALECSO: Member Countries
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 47.0% against 44.2% in ALECSO: Member Countries, a difference of 2.8%.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times ALECSO: Member Countries's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1983 it was ALECSO: Member Countries ahead.

ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 74th and Spain ranks 74th of 221 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, ALECSO: Member Countries averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade ALECSO: Member Countries Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 30.3% 26.4% 3.9% ALECSO: Member Countries
1990s 30.0% 31.4% 1.4% Spain
2000s 33.4% 38.2% 4.8% Spain
2010s 37.9% 41.9% 4.0% Spain
2020s 42.1% 45.9% 3.8% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, ALECSO: Member Countries or Spain?
Spain, at 47.0% against 44.2% in ALECSO: Member Countries as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between ALECSO: Member Countries and Spain?
2.8%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ALECSO: Member Countries and Spain?
40 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do ALECSO: Member Countries and Spain rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 74th and Spain ranks 74th of 221 groups.
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