Latvia vs UNESCO: Sids: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Latvia
54.9%
in 2024
UNESCO: Sids
52.2%
in 2024
Latvia rank
22nd
UNESCO: Sids rank
21st
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Latvia
- UNESCO: Sids
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 54.9% against 52.2% in UNESCO: Sids, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times UNESCO: Sids's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 22nd and UNESCO: Sids ranks 21st of 172 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | UNESCO: Sids | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.4% | 38.3% | 11.1% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 56.4% | 46.7% | 9.8% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 49.2% | 7.2% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 52.1% | 2.6% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Latvia or UNESCO: Sids?
- Latvia, at 54.9% against 52.2% in UNESCO: Sids as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Latvia and UNESCO: Sids?
- 2.7%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and UNESCO: Sids?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and UNESCO: Sids rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Latvia ranks 22nd and UNESCO: Sids ranks 21st 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