ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) vs Namibia: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female

ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
48.1%
in 2024
Namibia
50.9%
in 2022
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank
41st
Namibia rank
43rd

Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time

  • ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 50.9% against 48.1% in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), a difference of 2.8%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Namibia ahead.

ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 41st and Namibia ranks 43rd of 221 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 33.1% 49.8% 16.7% Namibia
2000s 39.0% 35.5% 3.5% ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
2010s 43.7% 45.4% 1.7% Namibia
2020s 45.6% 49.5% 3.9% Namibia

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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) or Namibia?
Namibia, at 50.9% against 48.1% in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) and Namibia?
2.8%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) and Namibia?
10 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
How do ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) and Namibia rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 41st and Namibia ranks 43rd 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