Türkiye vs UNICEF: World: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Türkiye
46.2%
in 2023
UNICEF: World
43.9%
in 2024
Türkiye rank
80th
UNICEF: World rank
83rd
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Türkiye
- UNICEF: World
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 46.2% against 43.9% in UNICEF: World, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1972 it was UNICEF: World ahead.
Türkiye ranks 80th and UNICEF: World ranks 83rd of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Türkiye averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: World in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Türkiye | UNICEF: World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.9% | 31.6% | 7.8% | UNICEF: World |
| 1980s | 28.0% | 33.0% | 5.0% | UNICEF: World |
| 1990s | 32.6% | 35.1% | 2.5% | UNICEF: World |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 40.7% | 2.0% | UNICEF: World |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 42.5% | 0.1% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 43.6% | 2.0% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Türkiye or UNICEF: World?
- Türkiye, at 46.2% against 43.9% in UNICEF: World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Türkiye and UNICEF: World?
- 2.3%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Türkiye and UNICEF: World?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Türkiye and UNICEF: World rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Türkiye ranks 80th and UNICEF: World ranks 83rd 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