Samoa vs UIS: East Asia and the Pacific: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female
Samoa
61.4%
in 2022
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
56.3%
in 2024
Samoa rank
64th
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank
62nd
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female over time
- Samoa
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 61.4% against 56.3% in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific, a difference of 5.1%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times UIS: East Asia and the Pacific's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 64th and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 62nd of 153 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.0% | 39.7% | 4.3% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 41.4% | 10.6% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 49.4% | 6.7% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 59.3% | 53.8% | 5.5% | 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, Samoa or UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- Samoa, at 61.4% against 56.3% in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female between Samoa and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- 5.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Samoa and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank globally for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Samoa ranks 64th and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 62nd 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
February 2026 Data Release