ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) vs Qatar: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
41.8%
in 2024
Qatar
36.4%
in 2024
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank
120th
Qatar rank
120th

Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
  • Qatar
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How they compare

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) currently reports 41.8% against 36.4% in Qatar, a difference of 5.4%.

That makes ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)'s figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Qatar ahead.

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 120th and Qatar ranks 120th of 221 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) Qatar Difference Ahead
1970s 16.8% 18.3% 1.5% Qatar
1980s 20.6% 33.9% 13.3% Qatar
1990s 28.6% 31.3% 2.7% Qatar
2000s 34.6% 34.8% 0.2% Qatar
2010s 37.4% 36.2% 1.2% ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
2020s 41.3% 35.5% 5.8% 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 Qatar?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), at 41.8% against 36.4% in Qatar 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 Qatar?
5.4%, 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 Qatar?
40 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) and Qatar rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 120th and Qatar ranks 120th 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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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