Nigeria vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Nigeria
27.5%
in 2011
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
39.4%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
140th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
143rd
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Nigeria
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 39.4% against 27.5% in Nigeria, a difference of 11.9%.
That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1986 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Nigeria ranks 140th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 143rd of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.9% | 26.9% | 14.0% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 31.4% | 28.1% | 3.3% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 28.9% | 11.7% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 31.6% | 12.0% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Nigeria or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 39.4% against 27.5% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Nigeria and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 11.9%, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
- How do Nigeria and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Nigeria ranks 140th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 143rd 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