ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) vs Netherlands: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female

ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
46.0%
in 2024
Netherlands
49.9%
in 2024
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank
55th
Netherlands rank
53rd

Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 49.9% against 46.0% in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), a difference of 3.9%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1992 it was ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ahead.

ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 55th and Netherlands ranks 53rd of 221 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) Netherlands Difference Ahead
1990s 34.0% 25.3% 8.8% ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
2000s 40.3% 34.9% 5.3% ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
2010s 43.5% 43.3% 0.2% ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
2020s 45.6% 48.4% 2.8% Netherlands

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: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 49.9% against 46.0% in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) and Netherlands?
3.9%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) and Netherlands?
26 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) and Netherlands rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 55th and Netherlands ranks 53rd 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