Spain vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female
Spain
56.8%
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
53.7%
in 2024
Spain rank
84th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
83rd
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female over time
- Spain
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Spain currently reports 56.8% against 53.7% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
Spain ranks 84th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 83rd of 153 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.9% | 53.7% | 5.7% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 49.2% | 55.0% | 5.8% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 53.3% | 52.8% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 53.2% | 3.6% | Spain |
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, Spain or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Spain, at 56.8% against 53.7% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female between Spain and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 3.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Spain and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Spain ranks 84th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 83rd 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