New Zealand vs SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female

New Zealand
61.4%
in 2024
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
55.8%
in 2024
New Zealand rank
65th
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
67th

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

  • New Zealand
  • SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
0204060197119972024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 61.4% against 55.8% in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 5.6%.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1994 it was SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.

New Zealand ranks 65th and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 67th of 153 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean Difference Ahead
1990s 54.7% 54.5% 0.2% New Zealand
2000s 56.8% 54.9% 1.9% New Zealand
2010s 59.7% 53.8% 5.9% New Zealand
2020s 60.9% 54.8% 6.1% New Zealand

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, New Zealand or SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
New Zealand, at 61.4% against 55.8% in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female between New Zealand and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
5.6%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
28 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
New Zealand ranks 65th and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 67th 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