ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) vs Switzerland: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
43.0%
in 2024
Switzerland
39.9%
in 2024
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
98th
Switzerland rank
98th

Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
  • Switzerland
10203040197019972024

How they compare

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) currently reports 43.0% against 39.9% in Switzerland, a difference of 3.1%.

That makes ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)'s figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 98th and Switzerland ranks 98th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) Switzerland Difference Ahead
1980s 33.4% 8.5% 24.9% ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
1990s 35.6% 13.8% 21.8% ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2000s 39.8% 27.2% 12.6% ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2010s 41.9% 35.6% 6.3% ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2020s 42.8% 37.6% 5.3% ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) or Switzerland?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), at 43.0% against 39.9% in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Switzerland?
3.1%, with ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Switzerland?
27 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Switzerland rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 98th and Switzerland ranks 98th 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