Brazil vs UIS: Arab States: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Brazil
47.0%
in 2024
UIS: Arab States
44.4%
in 2024
Brazil rank
75th
UIS: Arab States rank
72nd
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Brazil
- UIS: Arab States
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 47.0% against 44.4% in UIS: Arab States, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times UIS: Arab States's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 75th and UIS: Arab States ranks 72nd of 172 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | UIS: Arab States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.7% | 14.5% | 6.2% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 38.4% | 30.4% | 8.0% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 39.2% | 30.2% | 9.0% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 33.5% | 11.3% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 38.1% | 7.4% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 42.3% | 4.4% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Brazil or UIS: Arab States?
- Brazil, at 47.0% against 44.4% in UIS: Arab States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Brazil and UIS: Arab States?
- 2.6%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and UIS: Arab States?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and UIS: Arab States rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Brazil ranks 75th and UIS: Arab States ranks 72nd 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