Tunisia vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Tunisia
47.2%
in 2012
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
44.9%
in 2024
Tunisia rank
73rd
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
70th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Tunisia
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 47.2% against 44.9% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1973 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
Tunisia ranks 73rd and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 70th of 172 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Tunisia averaged higher in 1 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tunisia | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.7% | 32.2% | 18.5% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 36.5% | 22.8% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 26.3% | 39.3% | 13.0% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 38.7% | 43.4% | 4.7% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 45.0% | 1.5% | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Tunisia or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Tunisia, at 47.2% against 44.9% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2012.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Tunisia and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 2.3%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tunisia and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2012.
- How do Tunisia and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Tunisia ranks 73rd and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 70th 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