ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) vs Hong Kong: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
38.5%
in 2012
Hong Kong
25.5%
in 1994
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank
146th
Hong Kong rank
145th

Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
  • Hong Kong
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How they compare

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) currently reports 38.5% against 25.5% in Hong Kong, a difference of 13.0%.

That makes ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)'s figure about 1.5 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1971 it was ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ahead.

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 146th and Hong Kong ranks 145th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) Hong Kong Difference Ahead
1970s 18.1% 15.5% 2.6% ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
1980s 21.9% 16.0% 6.0% ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
1990s 25.1% 25.0% 0.1% ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)

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: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) or Hong Kong?
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), at 38.5% against 25.5% in Hong Kong as of 2012.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Hong Kong?
13.0%, with ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Hong Kong?
15 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1994.
How do ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Hong Kong rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 146th and Hong Kong ranks 145th 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