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

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
41.8%
in 2024
Syria
36.7%
in 2015
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank
120th
Syria rank
117th

Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
  • Syria
10203040197119972024

How they compare

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) currently reports 41.8% against 36.7% in Syria, a difference of 5.1%.

That makes ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)'s figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 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 Syria ranks 117th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 16.0% 7.7% 8.3% ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
2010s 36.5% 34.7% 1.8% 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 Syria?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), at 41.8% against 36.7% in Syria 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 Syria?
5.1%, 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 Syria?
8 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) and Syria rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 120th and Syria ranks 117th 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