Iran vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female

Iran
100.0%
in 2017
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
95.2%
in 2019
Iran rank
1st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
2nd

Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female over time

  • Iran
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
020406080100201220152019

How they compare

Iran currently reports 100.0% against 95.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 4.8%.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 1st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 2nd of 52 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female, Iran or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Iran, at 100.0% against 95.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2017.
What is the difference in percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female between Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
4.8%, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
5 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2017.
How do Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
Iran ranks 1st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 2nd of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 522 data points, 2007–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of teachers by level of education taught (pre-primary, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education) who have at least the minimum academic qualifications required for teaching their subjects at the relevant level in a given country, in a given academic year. A high value indicates that students are being taught by teachers who are academically well qualified in the subjects they teach. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/