ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
45.1%
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
47.8%
in 2023
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank
66th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
67th

Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 47.8% against 45.1% in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), a difference of 2.7%.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ahead.

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 66th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 67th of 221 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 40.5% 30.9% 9.6% ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
2000s 42.8% 38.3% 4.5% ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
2010s 43.2% 44.5% 1.3% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 44.6% 46.8% 2.2% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 47.8% against 45.1% in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) as of 2023.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
2.7%, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 66th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 67th 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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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