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

ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
51.2%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
55.5%
in 2023
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank
24th
Sri Lanka rank
21st

Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 55.5% against 51.2% in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), a difference of 4.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1974 it was ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ahead.

ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 24th and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 221 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 26.5% 16.4% 10.2% ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
1980s 30.6% 17.0% 13.6% ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
2010s 48.8% 47.4% 1.4% ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
2020s 50.7% 54.3% 3.6% Sri Lanka

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 Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 55.5% 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 Sri Lanka?
4.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) and Sri Lanka?
15 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) and Sri Lanka rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 24th and Sri Lanka ranks 21st 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