Panama vs SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Panama
50.0%
in 2023
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
46.2%
in 2024
Panama rank
52nd
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank
54th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Panama
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
How they compare
Panama currently reports 50.0% against 46.2% in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1970 it was SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ahead.
Panama ranks 52nd and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 54th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 4 and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.2% | 24.7% | 3.5% | SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia |
| 1980s | 30.1% | 35.8% | 5.7% | SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia |
| 1990s | 36.3% | 35.7% | 0.6% | Panama |
| 2000s | 47.4% | 38.0% | 9.4% | Panama |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 40.4% | 6.8% | Panama |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 44.2% | 5.0% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Panama or SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Panama, at 50.0% against 46.2% in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Panama and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- 3.8%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Panama and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Panama ranks 52nd and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 54th 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