Samoa vs Switzerland: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Samoa
40.6%
in 2024
Switzerland
39.9%
in 2024
Samoa rank
95th
Switzerland rank
98th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Samoa
- Switzerland
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 40.6% against 39.9% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 95th and Switzerland ranks 98th of 172 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.6% | 15.7% | 24.9% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 44.4% | 16.2% | 28.2% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 35.5% | 2.9% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 37.6% | 3.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Samoa or Switzerland?
- Samoa, at 40.6% against 39.9% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Samoa and Switzerland?
- 0.7%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Switzerland?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Switzerland rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Samoa ranks 95th and Switzerland ranks 98th 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