Afghanistan vs ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female

Afghanistan
28.1%
in 2023
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
46.1%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
134th
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank
134th

Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
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How they compare

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) currently reports 46.1% against 28.1% in Afghanistan, a difference of 18.0%.

That makes ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)'s figure about 1.6 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 134th and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 134th of 153 countries.

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) Difference Ahead
2000s 27.3% 43.3% 16.0% ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
2010s 34.9% 44.6% 9.7% ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
2020s 28.1% 45.9% 17.8% ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female, Afghanistan or ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), at 46.1% against 28.1% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female between Afghanistan and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
18.0%, with ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank globally for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
Afghanistan ranks 134th and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 134th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in upper secondary 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 upper secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
364 places, 8,227 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release