Algeria vs ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female

Algeria
47.3%
in 2024
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
44.2%
in 2024
Algeria rank
72nd
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank
74th

Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time

  • Algeria
  • ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 47.3% against 44.2% in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), a difference of 3.1%.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ahead.

Algeria ranks 72nd and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 74th of 172 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) Difference Ahead
2000s 33.3% 33.5% 0.1% ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
2010s 41.9% 37.9% 4.0% Algeria
2020s 45.3% 42.1% 3.2% Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Algeria or ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
Algeria, at 47.3% against 44.2% in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Algeria and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
3.1%, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Algeria and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
Algeria ranks 72nd and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 74th 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