Egypt vs ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female

Egypt
50.8%
in 2025
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
48.1%
in 2024
Egypt rank
44th
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank
41st

Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time

  • Egypt
  • ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 50.8% against 48.1% in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), a difference of 2.7%.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)'s.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 44th and ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 41st of 172 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) Difference Ahead
2010s 45.3% 42.6% 2.7% Egypt
2020s 51.7% 46.3% 5.4% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Egypt or ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
Egypt, at 50.8% against 48.1% in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) as of 2025.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Egypt and ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
2.7%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
How do Egypt and ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
Egypt ranks 44th and ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 41st 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