ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) vs New Zealand: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
51.2%
in 2024
New Zealand
54.3%
in 2024
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank
24th
New Zealand rank
24th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 54.3% against 51.2% in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), a difference of 3.1%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1980 it was ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ahead.
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 24th and New Zealand ranks 24th of 221 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.4% | 25.6% | 5.9% | ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) |
| 1990s | 36.2% | 39.3% | 3.1% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 49.6% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 53.4% | 2.6% | New Zealand |
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: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 54.3% against 51.2% in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) and New Zealand?
- 3.1%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) and New Zealand?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) and New Zealand rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 24th and New Zealand ranks 24th 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
February 2026 Data Release