Egypt vs ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female

Egypt
47.8%
in 2024
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
47.4%
in 2024
Egypt rank
119th
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank
122nd

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

  • Egypt
  • ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 47.8% against 47.4% in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 119th and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 122nd of 153 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) Difference Ahead
1990s 37.4% 31.2% 6.2% Egypt
2000s 38.5% 33.3% 5.3% Egypt
2010s 42.8% 40.9% 1.8% Egypt
2020s 46.6% 45.6% 0.9% Egypt

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, Egypt or ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
Egypt, at 47.8% against 47.4% in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female between Egypt and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
0.4%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Egypt and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank globally for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
Egypt ranks 119th and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 122nd 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