Iraq vs UIS: South and West Asia: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Iraq
35.1%
in 2005
UIS: South and West Asia
41.5%
in 2024
Iraq rank
123rd
UIS: South and West Asia rank
124th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Iraq
- UIS: South and West Asia
How they compare
UIS: South and West Asia currently reports 41.5% against 35.1% in Iraq, a difference of 6.4%.
That makes UIS: South and West Asia's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1971 it was UIS: South and West Asia ahead.
Iraq ranks 123rd and UIS: South and West Asia ranks 124th of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and UIS: South and West Asia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | UIS: South and West Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.8% | 16.1% | 0.3% | UIS: South and West Asia |
| 1980s | 20.7% | 19.7% | 1.1% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 30.7% | 31.7% | 0.9% | UIS: South and West Asia |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 33.9% | 0.4% | UIS: South and West Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Iraq or UIS: South and West Asia?
- UIS: South and West Asia, at 41.5% against 35.1% in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Iraq and UIS: South and West Asia?
- 6.4%, with UIS: South and West Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and UIS: South and West Asia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2005.
- How do Iraq and UIS: South and West Asia rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Iraq ranks 123rd and UIS: South and West Asia ranks 124th 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