ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) vs Tunisia: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
44.2%
in 2024
Tunisia
47.2%
in 2012
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank
74th
Tunisia rank
73rd
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 47.2% against 44.2% in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1983 it was ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ahead.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 74th and Tunisia ranks 73rd of 221 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.3% | 15.5% | 14.8% | ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) |
| 1990s | 30.8% | 26.3% | 4.5% | ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 38.7% | 5.3% | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 46.5% | 10.7% | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 47.2% against 44.2% in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) as of 2012.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) and Tunisia?
- 3.0%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) and Tunisia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2012.
- How do ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) and Tunisia rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 74th and Tunisia ranks 73rd 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