Lebanon vs UNICEF: Gulf Area: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Lebanon
48.2%
in 2014
UNICEF: Gulf Area
45.3%
in 2024
Lebanon rank
62nd
UNICEF: Gulf Area rank
64th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Lebanon
- UNICEF: Gulf Area
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 48.2% against 45.3% in UNICEF: Gulf Area, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Gulf Area's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 62nd and UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 64th of 172 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | UNICEF: Gulf Area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.0% | 24.1% | 6.8% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 28.5% | 26.6% | 2.0% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 30.9% | 3.3% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 35.7% | 7.4% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Lebanon or UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Lebanon, at 48.2% against 45.3% in UNICEF: Gulf Area as of 2014.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Lebanon and UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- 2.9%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2014.
- How do Lebanon and UNICEF: Gulf Area rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Lebanon ranks 62nd and UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 64th 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