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
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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

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