Namibia vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Namibia
50.9%
in 2022
UIS: North America and Western Europe
47.6%
in 2024
Namibia rank
43rd
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
46th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Namibia
- UIS: North America and Western Europe
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 50.9% against 47.6% in UIS: North America and Western Europe, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times UIS: North America and Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 43rd and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 46th of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and UIS: North America and Western Europe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | UIS: North America and Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.1% | 34.0% | 18.1% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 34.6% | 40.3% | 5.7% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 46.2% | 0.8% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 47.0% | 2.5% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Namibia or UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Namibia, at 50.9% against 47.6% in UIS: North America and Western Europe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Namibia and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 3.3%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Namibia and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Namibia ranks 43rd and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 46th 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