SDG: Northern America vs Sri Lanka: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
SDG: Northern America
51.2%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
55.5%
in 2023
SDG: Northern America rank
24th
Sri Lanka rank
21st
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- SDG: Northern America
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 55.5% against 51.2% in SDG: Northern America, a difference of 4.3%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1974 it was SDG: Northern America ahead.
SDG: Northern America ranks 24th and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 221 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, SDG: Northern America averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: Northern America | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.5% | 16.4% | 10.2% | SDG: Northern America |
| 1980s | 30.6% | 17.0% | 13.6% | SDG: Northern America |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 47.4% | 1.4% | SDG: Northern America |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 54.3% | 3.6% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, SDG: Northern America or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 55.5% against 51.2% in SDG: Northern America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between SDG: Northern America and Sri Lanka?
- 4.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Northern America and Sri Lanka?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do SDG: Northern America and Sri Lanka rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- SDG: Northern America ranks 24th and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 221 groups.
- 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