MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) vs Sierra Leone: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
34.4%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
14.6%
in 2002
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank
157th
Sierra Leone rank
154th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) currently reports 34.4% against 14.6% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 19.8%.
That makes MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)'s figure about 2.4 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1974 it was MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ahead.
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 157th and Sierra Leone ranks 154th of 221 groups.
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.7% | 7.9% | 14.8% | MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) |
| 1980s | 22.6% | 14.2% | 8.5% | MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 22.2% | 4.8% | MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) |
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: Eastern Asia (excluding China) or Sierra Leone?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), at 34.4% against 14.6% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) and Sierra Leone?
- 19.8%, with MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) and Sierra Leone?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2002.
- How do MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) and Sierra Leone rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 157th and Sierra Leone ranks 154th 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
February 2026 Data Release