ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) vs Puerto Rico: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female

ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
51.2%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
54.1%
in 2023
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank
24th
Puerto Rico rank
25th

Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
  • Puerto Rico
0204060197419992024

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 54.1% against 51.2% in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), a difference of 2.9%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)'s.

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

ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 24th 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: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
2010s 49.2% 54.4% 5.2% Puerto Rico
2020s 51.3% 54.1% 2.8% 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: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 54.1% against 51.2% in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) as of 2023.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) and Puerto Rico?
2.9%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) and Puerto Rico?
6 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) and Puerto Rico rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 24th 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