Turkey vs UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Turkey
46.2%
in 2023
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
43.9%
in 2024
Turkey rank
80th
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank
79th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Turkey
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 46.2% against 43.9% in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: All Unicef Countries's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1972 it was UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ahead.
Turkey ranks 80th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 79th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.9% | 36.7% | 12.8% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 1980s | 28.0% | 36.8% | 8.8% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 1990s | 32.6% | 37.4% | 4.9% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 42.5% | 3.9% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 43.0% | 0.3% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 43.7% | 1.9% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Turkey or UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Turkey, at 46.2% against 43.9% in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Turkey and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- 2.3%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Turkey and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Turkey ranks 80th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 79th 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