United Kingdom vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
United Kingdom
47.8%
in 2023
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
45.1%
in 2024
United Kingdom rank
67th
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
67th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- United Kingdom
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 47.8% against 45.1% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 2.7%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times WB: Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1983 it was WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
United Kingdom ranks 67th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 67th of 172 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, United Kingdom averaged higher in 2 and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Kingdom | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.1% | 38.2% | 22.0% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 24.8% | 38.9% | 14.1% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 43.9% | 5.6% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 44.3% | 0.2% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 46.8% | 44.9% | 1.9% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, United Kingdom or WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- United Kingdom, at 47.8% against 45.1% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between United Kingdom and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 2.7%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do United Kingdom and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- United Kingdom ranks 67th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 67th 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