Spain vs WB: Ida & Ibrd Total: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Spain
47.0%
in 2024
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
44.1%
in 2024
Spain rank
74th
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total rank
77th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Spain
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
How they compare
Spain currently reports 47.0% against 44.1% in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times WB: Ida & Ibrd Total's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1974 it was WB: Ida & Ibrd Total ahead.
Spain ranks 74th and WB: Ida & Ibrd Total ranks 77th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and WB: Ida & Ibrd Total in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | WB: Ida & Ibrd Total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.2% | 37.3% | 18.2% | WB: Ida & Ibrd Total |
| 1980s | 25.0% | 37.8% | 12.8% | WB: Ida & Ibrd Total |
| 1990s | 31.4% | 38.1% | 6.7% | WB: Ida & Ibrd Total |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 43.0% | 4.9% | WB: Ida & Ibrd Total |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 43.3% | 1.4% | WB: Ida & Ibrd Total |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 44.0% | 1.9% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Spain or WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- Spain, at 47.0% against 44.1% in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Spain and WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- 2.9%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Spain and WB: Ida & Ibrd Total rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Spain ranks 74th and WB: Ida & Ibrd Total ranks 77th 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