Ghana vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Ghana
25.5%
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
39.4%
in 2024
Ghana rank
144th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
143rd
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Ghana
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 39.4% against 25.5% in Ghana, a difference of 13.9%.
That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.5 times Ghana's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 144th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 143rd of 172 countries.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.5% | 27.3% | 17.8% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 34.7% | 14.7% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 38.5% | 13.5% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Ghana or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 39.4% against 25.5% in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Ghana and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 13.9%, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Ghana ranks 144th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 143rd of 172 countries.
- 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