Iran vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Iran
34.0%
in 2020
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
41.8%
in 2024
Iran rank
126th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
123rd
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Iran
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa currently reports 41.8% against 34.0% in Iran, a difference of 7.8%.
That makes UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 126th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 123rd of 172 countries.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.1% | 30.4% | 15.4% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 30.8% | 10.8% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 31.2% | 12.2% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 35.7% | 6.4% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 39.5% | 5.5% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Iran or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, at 41.8% against 34.0% in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Iran and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 7.8%, with UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2020.
- How do Iran and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Iran ranks 126th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 123rd 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