New Zealand vs UNESCO: Sids: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
New Zealand
54.3%
in 2024
UNESCO: Sids
52.2%
in 2024
New Zealand rank
24th
UNESCO: Sids rank
21st
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- New Zealand
- UNESCO: Sids
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 54.3% against 52.2% in UNESCO: Sids, a difference of 2.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1981 it was UNESCO: Sids ahead.
New Zealand ranks 24th and UNESCO: Sids ranks 21st of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and UNESCO: Sids in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | UNESCO: Sids | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.4% | 35.1% | 8.6% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 1990s | 39.3% | 38.2% | 1.1% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 48.7% | 0.9% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 52.1% | 1.3% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, New Zealand or UNESCO: Sids?
- New Zealand, at 54.3% against 52.2% in UNESCO: Sids as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between New Zealand and UNESCO: Sids?
- 2.1%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and UNESCO: Sids?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and UNESCO: Sids rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- New Zealand ranks 24th and UNESCO: Sids ranks 21st 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