Switzerland vs WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Switzerland
39.9%
in 2024
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
43.0%
in 2024
Switzerland rank
98th
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank
100th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Switzerland
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 43.0% against 39.9% in Switzerland, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Switzerland ranks 98th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 100th of 172 countries.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.5% | 25.0% | 16.5% | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 33.4% | 19.6% | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 38.1% | 11.0% | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 39.5% | 3.9% | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 42.4% | 4.8% | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Switzerland or WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), at 43.0% against 39.9% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Switzerland and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 3.1%, with WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Switzerland and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Switzerland ranks 98th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 100th 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