Uganda vs WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female

Uganda
28.4%
in 2011
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
40.3%
in 2024
Uganda rank
139th
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank
141st

Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time

  • Uganda
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
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How they compare

WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan currently reports 40.3% against 28.4% in Uganda, a difference of 11.9%.

That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan's figure about 1.4 times Uganda's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Uganda ranks 139th and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 141st of 172 countries.

WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uganda WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 9.0% 30.3% 21.3% WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
1980s 7.0% 29.1% 22.0% WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
1990s 15.8% 30.1% 14.3% WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
2000s 20.5% 30.9% 10.4% WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
2010s 23.4% 33.0% 9.5% WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Uganda or WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, at 40.3% against 28.4% in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Uganda and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
11.9%, with WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
18 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2011.
How do Uganda and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
Uganda ranks 139th and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 141st 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

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
393 places, 12,643 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release