Italy vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female

Italy
63.6%
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
27.7%
in 2016
Italy rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
38th

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

  • Italy
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0204060199420062018

How they compare

Italy currently reports 63.6% against 27.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 35.9%.

That makes Italy's figure about 2.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 131 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 59.7% 27.9% 31.8% Italy
2010s 65.6% 28.3% 37.3% Italy

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, Italy or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Italy, at 63.6% against 27.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female between Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
35.9%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
8 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
How do Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
Italy ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 131 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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Indicator
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,828 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female teachers at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.