MDG: Developing Regions vs Samoa: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female

MDG: Developing Regions
43.1%
in 2024
Samoa
40.6%
in 2024
MDG: Developing Regions rank
95th
Samoa rank
95th

Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time

  • MDG: Developing Regions
  • Samoa
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How they compare

MDG: Developing Regions currently reports 43.1% against 40.6% in Samoa, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes MDG: Developing Regions's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1970 it was MDG: Developing Regions ahead.

MDG: Developing Regions ranks 95th and Samoa ranks 95th of 221 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, MDG: Developing Regions averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Developing Regions Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 25.7% 14.6% 11.1% MDG: Developing Regions
1990s 37.7% 38.9% 1.3% Samoa
2000s 38.6% 44.4% 5.8% Samoa
2010s 41.9% 38.4% 3.5% MDG: Developing Regions
2020s 42.8% 40.6% 2.3% MDG: Developing Regions

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, MDG: Developing Regions or Samoa?
MDG: Developing Regions, at 43.1% against 40.6% in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between MDG: Developing Regions and Samoa?
2.5%, with MDG: Developing Regions ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Developing Regions and Samoa?
13 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do MDG: Developing Regions and Samoa rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 95th and Samoa ranks 95th of 221 groups.
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

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
393 places, 12,643 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release