Share of primary school teachers who are women by country
Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.
Countries reporting
206
Highest
100.0%
Niue
Lowest
15.7%
Liberia
Median
77.2%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
6,239
What the numbers show
Share of primary school teachers who are women is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Niue; the lowest is 15.7% in Liberia.
The median across all reporting countries is 77.2%, and the mean is 72.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 147 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 123.1%), and the largest decrease in Haiti (down 38.0%).
Share of primary school teachers who are women: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niue | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 2 | Belarus | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 3 | Russia | 99.3% | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.9% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 5 | Ukraine | 98.6% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Moldova | 98.3% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Slovenia | 97.3% | 2016 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 8 | Czechia | 97.2% | 2012 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 9 | Uruguay | 97.0% | 1997 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 10 | Mongolia | 96.8% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 11 | Lithuania | 96.1% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 12 | Suriname | 95.5% | 2021 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 13 | Hungary | 95.2% | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 14 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 94.6% | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 94.2% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 16 | Azerbaijan | 94.2% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 17 | Antigua and Barbuda | 94.1% | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 18 | Italy | 93.8% | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 19 | Croatia | 93.4% | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 20 | Romania | 93.2% | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 93.2% | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 22 | British Virgin Islands | 92.7% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 23 | Tuvalu | 92.5% | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 24 | San Marino | 92.2% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 25 | Latvia | 92.1% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 91.4% | 2025 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 27 | Anguilla | 91.4% | 2022 | up 22.3% | flat |
| 28 | Austria | 91.4% | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 29 | Saint Helena | 91.2% | 1998 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 30 | Bahamas | 91.1% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 31 | Georgia | 90.9% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 32 | Syria | 90.5% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 33 | Kuwait | 90.4% | 2021 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 34 | Lebanon | 90.0% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 35 | Estonia | 89.8% | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 36 | Montserrat | 89.7% | 2019 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 37 | Armenia | 89.5% | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 38 | Slovakia | 89.2% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 39 | Jamaica | 89.2% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 40 | Brazil | 89.1% | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 41 | Dominica | 88.9% | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 42 | Albania | 88.8% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 43 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 88.4% | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 44 | Bermuda | 88.3% | 2016 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 45 | Serbia | 88.3% | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 46 | Philippines | 88.3% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 47 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 87.9% | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 87.9% | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 49 | Seychelles | 87.6% | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 50 | Cook Islands | 87.5% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 51 | United States | 87.5% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 52 | Argentina | 87.4% | 2008 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 53 | Germany | 87.3% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 54 | Guyana | 87.3% | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 55 | Poland | 87.1% | 2025 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 56 | Puerto Rico | 87.1% | 2018 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 57 | Netherlands | 87.0% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 58 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 86.6% | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 59 | United Kingdom | 86.4% | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 60 | Saint Lucia | 86.2% | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 61 | Israel | 86.2% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 62 | North Macedonia | 86.0% | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 64 | Palau | 85.4% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 65 | Maldives | 85.3% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 66 | Cayman Islands | 84.8% | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 67 | New Zealand | 84.6% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 69 | Aruba | 84.4% | 2015 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 70 | Kiribati | 84.3% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 71 | Cyprus | 84.3% | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 72 | Switzerland | 83.5% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 73 | Mauritius | 83.4% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 74 | Gibraltar | 83.2% | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 75 | Turkmenistan | 83.2% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 76 | France | 83.0% | 2013 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 77 | Belgium | 82.7% | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 78 | Trinidad and Tobago | 82.3% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 79 | Portugal | 81.9% | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 80 | Nauru | 81.8% | 2025 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 81 | Sweden | 81.8% | 2024 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 82 | Andorra | 81.6% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 83 | Iceland | 81.5% | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 84 | Chile | 81.3% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 85 | Macao | 81.1% | 2024 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 86 | Cuba | 81.1% | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 88 | Samoa | 80.8% | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 89 | Singapore | 80.5% | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 90 | Monaco | 80.5% | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 91 | Myanmar | 80.3% | 2018 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 92 | Jordan | 79.9% | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 93 | Finland | 79.7% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 79.6% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 95 | Ecuador | 79.4% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 96 | Qatar | 79.1% | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 97 | Vietnam | 79.0% | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 98 | South Africa | 78.5% | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 99 | Tonga | 78.2% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 77.9% | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 77.9% | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 102 | Brunei | 77.8% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 103 | Spain | 77.7% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 104 | Belize | 77.4% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 105 | Palestine | 77.4% | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 106 | Tokelau | 77.3% | 2025 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 107 | Bahrain | 77.1% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 108 | Colombia | 77.0% | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 109 | Australia | 76.9% | 1997 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 110 | United Arab Emirates | 76.8% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 111 | Barbados | 76.8% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 112 | Panama | 76.7% | 2017 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 113 | Venezuela | 76.7% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 114 | South Korea | 76.7% | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 115 | Iran | 76.6% | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 117 | Honduras | 76.2% | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 118 | Hong Kong | 76.1% | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 119 | Tajikistan | 76.0% | 2017 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 120 | Grenada | 76.0% | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 121 | Greece | 75.6% | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 122 | Canada | 75.1% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 123 | Oman | 74.8% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 124 | China | 74.5% | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 125 | Lesotho | 74.5% | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 126 | Botswana | 74.1% | 2022 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 127 | French Guiana | 73.9% | 1996 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 128 | Norway | 73.6% | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 129 | El Salvador | 73.5% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 131 | Indonesia | 72.4% | 2025 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 132 | Tunisia | 71.9% | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 133 | Peru | 71.3% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 134 | Paraguay | 71.2% | 2012 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 135 | Reunion | 71.0% | 1987 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 136 | Namibia | 70.8% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 137 | Japan | 70.4% | 1998 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 138 | Mexico | 70.3% | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 139 | Algeria | 70.1% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 140 | Malaysia | 70.1% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 141 | Eswatini | 69.8% | 2023 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 142 | Iraq | 68.8% | 2007 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 143 | Thailand | 68.3% | 2025 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 144 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 67.6% | 1987 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 145 | Micronesia (country) | 67.3% | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 146 | French Polynesia | 67.3% | 1996 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 147 | Denmark | 67.2% | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 148 | Guatemala | 67.1% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 149 | Egypt | 66.2% | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 150 | Bangladesh | 65.9% | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Bolivia | 65.6% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 152 | American Samoa | 65.1% | 1992 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 153 | Morocco | 64.7% | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 154 | Fiji | 64.6% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 156 | Cape Verde | 63.5% | 2022 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 157 | Vanuatu | 62.8% | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 158 | Zimbabwe | 62.0% | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 159 | Congo | 61.6% | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 160 | Cameroon | 61.4% | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 161 | Turkey | 61.4% | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 162 | Kenya | 60.5% | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 163 | Cambodia | 60.1% | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 164 | Zambia | 59.2% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 165 | Saudi Arabia | 58.8% | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 166 | India | 58.6% | 2025 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 167 | Marshall Islands | 57.6% | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 168 | Gabon | 57.5% | 2019 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 169 | Rwanda | 56.7% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 170 | Niger | 56.5% | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 171 | Burundi | 55.2% | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 172 | Nigeria | 55.2% | 2021 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 173 | Sao Tome and Principe | 54.9% | 2017 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 174 | Laos | 54.9% | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 175 | Madagascar | 54.9% | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 176 | Nepal | 54.7% | 2025 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 177 | Libya | 53.0% | 1983 | up 123.1% | rising |
| 178 | East Timor | 52.8% | 2023 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 179 | Pakistan | 51.9% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 180 | Ghana | 50.2% | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 181 | Burkina Faso | 50.1% | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 182 | Angola | 49.5% | 2023 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 183 | Papua New Guinea | 49.3% | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 184 | Tanzania | 47.8% | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 185 | Solomon Islands | 47.5% | 2019 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 186 | Mozambique | 47.3% | 2022 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 187 | Malawi | 47.1% | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 188 | Gambia | 46.5% | 2025 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 189 | Bhutan | 45.8% | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 190 | Ethiopia | 44.8% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 191 | Equatorial Guinea | 44.4% | 2015 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 192 | Eritrea | 44.1% | 2022 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 193 | Comoros | 43.2% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 194 | Uganda | 43.1% | 2017 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 195 | Afghanistan | 41.6% | 2023 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 196 | Mauritania | 41.3% | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 197 | Guinea | 40.9% | 2020 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 198 | Cote d'Ivoire | 37.9% | 2024 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 199 | Djibouti | 37.4% | 2023 | up 53.9% | falling |
| 200 | Senegal | 34.5% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 201 | Sierra Leone | 33.8% | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 202 | Falkland Islands | 33.3% | 1980 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 203 | Haiti | 32.4% | 1998 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 204 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 32.4% | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 205 | Mali | 31.9% | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 206 | Benin | 29.6% | 2022 | up 41.8% | falling |
| 207 | Togo | 22.4% | 2024 | up 39.8% | falling |
| 208 | Guinea-Bissau | 21.8% | 2010 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 209 | Chad | 21.3% | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 210 | Central African Republic | 19.1% | 2016 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 211 | Somalia | 16.6% | 2007 | — | rising |
| 212 | Liberia | 15.7% | 2022 | up 12.8% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.