ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) vs Iraq: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
41.8%
in 2024
Iraq
35.1%
in 2005
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank
120th
Iraq rank
123rd
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Iraq
How they compare
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) currently reports 41.8% against 35.1% in Iraq, a difference of 6.7%.
That makes ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)'s figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1971 it was ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ahead.
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 120th and Iraq ranks 123rd of 221 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.5% | 15.8% | 0.6% | ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) |
| 1980s | 20.2% | 20.7% | 0.6% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 32.0% | 30.7% | 1.2% | ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) |
| 2000s | 34.2% | 33.6% | 0.7% | ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) |
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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) or Iraq?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), at 41.8% against 35.1% in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) and Iraq?
- 6.7%, with ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) and Iraq?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2005.
- How do ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) and Iraq rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 120th and Iraq ranks 123rd 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