ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) vs Puerto Rico: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female

ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
51.0%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
54.1%
in 2023
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank
28th
Puerto Rico rank
25th

Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 54.1% against 51.0% in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), a difference of 3.1%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)'s.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 28th and Puerto Rico ranks 25th of 221 groups.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
2010s 50.2% 54.4% 4.2% Puerto Rico
2020s 51.0% 54.1% 3.0% Puerto Rico

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: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 54.1% against 51.0% in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) as of 2023.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) and Puerto Rico?
3.1%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) and Puerto Rico?
6 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) and Puerto Rico rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 28th and Puerto Rico ranks 25th 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