MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean vs Samoa: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female

MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
55.8%
in 2024
Samoa
61.4%
in 2022
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
67th
Samoa rank
64th

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

  • MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 61.4% against 55.8% in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 5.6%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1995 it was MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.

MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 67th and Samoa ranks 64th of 211 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 54.2% 44.0% 10.2% MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
2000s 55.0% 52.0% 3.1% MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
2010s 53.9% 56.2% 2.3% Samoa
2020s 54.3% 59.3% 5.0% Samoa

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, MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean or Samoa?
Samoa, at 61.4% against 55.8% in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female between MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean and Samoa?
5.6%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean and Samoa?
19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
How do MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean and Samoa rank globally for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 67th and Samoa ranks 64th 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