Female teachers by country
Countries reporting
212
Highest
100
Niue
Lowest
15.69
Liberia
Median
77.19
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
6,239
What the numbers show
Female teachers is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 100 in Niue; the lowest is 15.69 in Liberia.
The median across all reporting countries is 77.19, and the mean is 72.64.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 150 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 123.1%), and the largest decrease in Haiti (down 38.0%).
Female teachers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niue | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 2 | Belarus | 99.51 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 3 | Russia | 99.27 | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.87 | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 5 | Ukraine | 98.62 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Moldova | 98.26 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Slovenia | 97.31 | 2016 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 8 | Czechia | 97.17 | 2012 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 9 | Uruguay | 97 | 1997 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 10 | Mongolia | 96.83 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 11 | Lithuania | 96.06 | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 12 | Suriname | 95.5 | 2021 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 13 | Hungary | 95.23 | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 14 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 94.61 | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 94.22 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 16 | Azerbaijan | 94.18 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 17 | Antigua and Barbuda | 94.11 | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 18 | Italy | 93.82 | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 19 | Croatia | 93.42 | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 20 | Romania | 93.21 | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 93.21 | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 22 | British Virgin Islands | 92.71 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 23 | Tuvalu | 92.52 | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 24 | San Marino | 92.24 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 25 | Latvia | 92.07 | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 91.44 | 2025 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 27 | Anguilla | 91.43 | 2022 | up 22.3% | flat |
| 28 | Austria | 91.39 | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 29 | Saint Helena | 91.23 | 1998 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 30 | Bahamas | 91.12 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 31 | Georgia | 90.87 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 32 | Syria | 90.51 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 33 | Kuwait | 90.44 | 2021 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 34 | Lebanon | 90.02 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 35 | Estonia | 89.84 | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 36 | Montserrat | 89.66 | 2019 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 37 | Armenia | 89.52 | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 38 | Slovakia | 89.21 | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 39 | Jamaica | 89.17 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 40 | Brazil | 89.08 | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 41 | Dominica | 88.95 | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 42 | Albania | 88.8 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 43 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 88.41 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 44 | Bermuda | 88.33 | 2016 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 45 | Serbia | 88.31 | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 46 | Philippines | 88.3 | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 47 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 87.87 | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 87.86 | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 49 | Seychelles | 87.63 | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 50 | Cook Islands | 87.5 | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 51 | United States | 87.46 | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 52 | Argentina | 87.42 | 2008 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 53 | Germany | 87.33 | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 54 | Guyana | 87.28 | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 55 | Poland | 87.11 | 2025 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 56 | Puerto Rico | 87.1 | 2018 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 57 | Netherlands | 87.02 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 58 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 86.56 | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 59 | United Kingdom | 86.44 | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 60 | Saint Lucia | 86.22 | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 61 | Israel | 86.15 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 62 | North Macedonia | 85.99 | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 63 | Malta | 85.83 | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 64 | Palau | 85.37 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 65 | Maldives | 85.28 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 66 | Cayman Islands | 84.83 | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 67 | New Zealand | 84.61 | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 68 | Ireland | 84.48 | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 69 | Aruba | 84.39 | 2015 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 70 | Kiribati | 84.33 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 71 | Cyprus | 84.32 | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 72 | Switzerland | 83.5 | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 73 | Mauritius | 83.43 | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 74 | Gibraltar | 83.25 | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 75 | Turkmenistan | 83.23 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 76 | France | 83.04 | 2013 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 77 | Belgium | 82.68 | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 78 | Trinidad and Tobago | 82.33 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 79 | Portugal | 81.92 | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 80 | Nauru | 81.82 | 2025 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 81 | Sweden | 81.77 | 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 | 81.26 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 85 | Macao | 81.11 | 2024 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 86 | Cuba | 81.07 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 87 | Liechtenstein | 80.92 | 2021 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 88 | Samoa | 80.81 | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 89 | Singapore | 80.55 | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 90 | Monaco | 80.51 | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 91 | Myanmar | 80.26 | 2018 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 92 | Jordan | 79.86 | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 93 | Finland | 79.71 | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 79.64 | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 95 | Ecuador | 79.45 | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 96 | Qatar | 79.06 | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 97 | Vietnam | 79.04 | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 98 | South Africa | 78.52 | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 99 | Tonga | 78.24 | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 77.93 | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 77.89 | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 102 | Brunei | 77.77 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 103 | Spain | 77.75 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 104 | Belize | 77.41 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 105 | Palestine | 77.36 | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 106 | Tokelau | 77.27 | 2025 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 107 | Bahrain | 77.12 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 108 | Colombia | 77.01 | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 109 | Australia | 76.89 | 1997 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 110 | United Arab Emirates | 76.84 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 111 | Barbados | 76.76 | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 112 | Panama | 76.7 | 2017 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 113 | Venezuela | 76.67 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 114 | South Korea | 76.66 | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 115 | Iran | 76.56 | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 116 | Luxembourg | 76.38 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 117 | Honduras | 76.24 | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 118 | Hong Kong | 76.08 | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 119 | Tajikistan | 76 | 2017 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 120 | Grenada | 75.97 | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 121 | Greece | 75.64 | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 122 | Canada | 75.11 | 2022 | — | rising |
| 123 | Oman | 74.81 | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 124 | China | 74.51 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 125 | Lesotho | 74.46 | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 126 | Botswana | 74.08 | 2022 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 127 | French Guiana | 73.94 | 1996 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 128 | Norway | 73.56 | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 129 | El Salvador | 73.52 | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 130 | Martinique | 72.65 | 1996 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 131 | Indonesia | 72.37 | 2025 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 132 | Tunisia | 71.91 | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 133 | Peru | 71.31 | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 134 | Paraguay | 71.18 | 2012 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 135 | Reunion | 71 | 1987 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 136 | Namibia | 70.76 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 137 | Japan | 70.37 | 1998 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 138 | Mexico | 70.3 | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 139 | Algeria | 70.12 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 140 | Malaysia | 70.09 | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 141 | Eswatini | 69.83 | 2023 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 142 | Iraq | 68.81 | 2007 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 143 | Thailand | 68.29 | 2025 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 144 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 67.57 | 1987 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 145 | Micronesia (country) | 67.31 | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 146 | French Polynesia | 67.3 | 1996 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 147 | Denmark | 67.17 | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 148 | Guatemala | 67.08 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 149 | Egypt | 66.17 | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 150 | Bangladesh | 65.87 | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Bolivia | 65.58 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 152 | American Samoa | 65.08 | 1992 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 153 | Morocco | 64.74 | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 154 | Fiji | 64.64 | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 155 | Guadeloupe | 64.17 | 1993 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 156 | Cape Verde | 63.51 | 2022 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 157 | Vanuatu | 62.79 | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 158 | Zimbabwe | 61.96 | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 159 | Congo | 61.56 | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 160 | Cameroon | 61.38 | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 161 | Turkey | 61.36 | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 162 | Kenya | 60.49 | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 163 | Cambodia | 60.14 | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 164 | Zambia | 59.15 | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 165 | Saudi Arabia | 58.78 | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 166 | India | 58.6 | 2025 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 167 | Marshall Islands | 57.63 | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 168 | Gabon | 57.5 | 2019 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 169 | Rwanda | 56.68 | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 170 | Niger | 56.48 | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 171 | Burundi | 55.24 | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 172 | Nigeria | 55.23 | 2021 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 173 | Sao Tome and Principe | 54.9 | 2017 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 174 | Laos | 54.89 | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 175 | Madagascar | 54.88 | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 176 | Nepal | 54.7 | 2025 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 177 | Libya | 53 | 1983 | up 123.1% | rising |
| 178 | East Timor | 52.8 | 2023 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 179 | Pakistan | 51.93 | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 180 | Ghana | 50.21 | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 181 | Burkina Faso | 50.07 | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 182 | Angola | 49.51 | 2023 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 183 | Papua New Guinea | 49.35 | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 184 | Tanzania | 47.8 | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 185 | Solomon Islands | 47.49 | 2019 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 186 | Mozambique | 47.3 | 2022 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 187 | Malawi | 47.08 | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 188 | Gambia | 46.48 | 2025 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 189 | Bhutan | 45.79 | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 190 | Ethiopia | 44.81 | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 191 | Equatorial Guinea | 44.39 | 2015 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 192 | Eritrea | 44.08 | 2022 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 193 | Comoros | 43.24 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 194 | Uganda | 43.07 | 2017 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 195 | Afghanistan | 41.64 | 2023 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 196 | Mauritania | 41.29 | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 197 | Guinea | 40.94 | 2020 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 198 | Cote d'Ivoire | 37.93 | 2024 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 199 | Djibouti | 37.39 | 2023 | up 53.9% | falling |
| 200 | Senegal | 34.51 | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 201 | Sierra Leone | 33.82 | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 202 | Falkland Islands | 33.33 | 1980 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 203 | Haiti | 32.42 | 1998 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 204 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 32.35 | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 205 | Mali | 31.94 | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 206 | Benin | 29.64 | 2022 | up 41.8% | falling |
| 207 | Togo | 22.41 | 2024 | up 39.8% | falling |
| 208 | Guinea-Bissau | 21.78 | 2010 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 209 | Chad | 21.27 | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 210 | Central African Republic | 19.09 | 2016 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 211 | Somalia | 16.62 | 2007 | — | rising |
| 212 | Liberia | 15.69 | 2022 | up 12.8% | falling |