ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) vs Finland: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female

ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
48.9%
in 2024
Finland
53.2%
in 2024
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank
33rd
Finland rank
31st

Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
  • Finland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 53.2% against 48.9% in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), a difference of 4.3%.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1971 it was ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ahead.

ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 33rd and Finland ranks 31st of 221 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) Finland Difference Ahead
1970s 32.9% 19.7% 13.2% ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
1990s 44.4% 44.9% 0.5% Finland
2000s 45.9% 47.0% 1.1% Finland
2010s 49.3% 51.1% 1.8% Finland
2020s 49.3% 52.9% 3.6% Finland

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: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) or Finland?
Finland, at 53.2% against 48.9% in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) and Finland?
4.3%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) and Finland?
27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) and Finland rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 33rd and Finland ranks 31st 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