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

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
46.1%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
31.6%
in 2020
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank
134th
Timor-Leste rank
131st

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

  • ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
  • Timor-Leste
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How they compare

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) currently reports 46.1% against 31.6% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 14.5%.

That makes ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)'s figure about 1.5 times Timor-Leste's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) has been ahead every year.

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 134th and Timor-Leste ranks 131st of 211 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 44.9% 24.4% 20.5% ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
2010s 45.0% 29.0% 16.0% ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
2020s 45.0% 31.6% 13.3% 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, ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) or Timor-Leste?
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), at 46.1% against 31.6% in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female between ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) and Timor-Leste?
14.5%, with ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) and Timor-Leste?
12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) and Timor-Leste rank globally for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 134th and Timor-Leste ranks 131st of 211 groups.
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