MDG: Latin America vs Samoa: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female
MDG: Latin America
56.1%
in 2024
Samoa
61.4%
in 2022
MDG: Latin America rank
64th
Samoa rank
64th
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female over time
- MDG: Latin America
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 61.4% against 56.1% in MDG: Latin America, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Latin America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1995 it was MDG: Latin America ahead.
MDG: Latin America ranks 64th and Samoa ranks 64th of 211 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, MDG: Latin America averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | MDG: Latin America | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.1% | 44.0% | 11.2% | MDG: Latin America |
| 2000s | 56.1% | 52.0% | 4.2% | MDG: Latin America |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 56.2% | 1.6% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 59.3% | 4.5% | 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 or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 61.4% against 56.1% in MDG: Latin America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female between MDG: Latin America and Samoa?
- 5.3%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Latin America and Samoa?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do MDG: Latin America and Samoa rank globally for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 64th 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
February 2026 Data Release