Turkey vs UNICEF: Western Europe: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Turkey
46.2%
in 2023
UNICEF: Western Europe
44.1%
in 2024
Turkey rank
80th
UNICEF: Western Europe rank
78th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Turkey
- UNICEF: Western Europe
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 46.2% against 44.1% in UNICEF: Western Europe, a difference of 2.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Turkey ahead.
Turkey ranks 80th and UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 78th of 172 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | UNICEF: Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.2% | 28.9% | 2.3% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 32.6% | 31.1% | 1.5% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 37.3% | 1.3% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 40.9% | 1.7% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 43.4% | 2.2% | 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: Western Europe?
- Turkey, at 46.2% against 44.1% in UNICEF: Western Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Turkey and UNICEF: Western Europe?
- 2.1%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and UNICEF: Western Europe?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
- How do Turkey and UNICEF: Western Europe rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Turkey ranks 80th and UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 78th 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