Iraq vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Iraq
35.1%
in 2005
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
41.8%
in 2024
Iraq rank
123rd
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
123rd
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Iraq
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa currently reports 41.8% against 35.1% in Iraq, a difference of 6.7%.
That makes UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1977 it was UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.
Iraq ranks 123rd and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 123rd of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.2% | 30.6% | 13.4% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 1980s | 20.7% | 30.2% | 9.5% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 1990s | 30.7% | 30.5% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 30.7% | 2.8% | Iraq |
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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, at 41.8% 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 6.7%, with UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2005.
- How do Iraq and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Iraq ranks 123rd 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