Belgium vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Belgium
50.4%
in 2023
UIS: North America and Western Europe
47.6%
in 2024
Belgium rank
47th
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
46th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Belgium
- UIS: North America and Western Europe
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 50.4% against 47.6% in UIS: North America and Western Europe, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times UIS: North America and Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 47th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 46th of 172 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and UIS: North America and Western Europe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | UIS: North America and Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.0% | 30.8% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 33.8% | 32.8% | 0.9% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 42.0% | 42.1% | 0.1% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 45.3% | 2.1% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 47.1% | 3.0% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Belgium or UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Belgium, at 50.4% against 47.6% in UIS: North America and Western Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Belgium and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 2.8%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Belgium ranks 47th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 46th 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