Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
113
Highest
100.0%
Albania
Lowest
9.9%
Belize
Median
98.4%
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
3,300

What the numbers show

Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%) is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Albania; the lowest is 9.9% in Belize.

The median across all reporting countries is 98.4%, and the mean is 88.7%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.

Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 2,024.2%), and the largest decrease in Madagascar (down 74.1%).

Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Albania 100.0% 2024 up 30.7% rising
1 Andorra 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Bangladesh 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Bahrain 100.0% 2024 up 4.5% rising
1 Belarus 100.0% 2024 up 0.6% flat
1 Barbados 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Bhutan 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Côte d'Ivoire 100.0% 2024 up 8.1% rising
1 Cape Verde 100.0% 2022 up 9.3% rising
1 Cayman Islands 100.0% 2024 up 14.5% rising
1 Cyprus 100.0% 2021 flat
1 Djibouti 100.0% 2023 up 32.0% rising
1 Dominican Republic 100.0% 2024 up 24.1% rising
1 Egypt 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Spain 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Fiji 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Gibraltar 100.0% 2023 up 0.6% flat
1 Hong Kong, China 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Iran, Islamic Republic of 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Jamaica 100.0% 2024 up 3.7% flat
1 Jordan 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Kazakhstan 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Kenya 100.0% 2023 flat
1 Cambodia 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Republic of Korea 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Lesotho 100.0% 2023 up 32.9% rising
1 Macau, China 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Morocco 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Mozambique 100.0% 2022 up 10.7% rising
1 Mauritius 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Niger 100.0% 2024 up 0.9% flat
1 Oman 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Philippines 100.0% 2022 up 0.9% flat
1 Portugal 100.0% 2020 unchanged flat
1 Qatar 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Singapore 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 El Salvador 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Serbia 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Thailand 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Turkmenistan 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Trinidad and Tobago 100.0% 2024 flat
1 Tunisia 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 United States of America 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Uzbekistan 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Niue 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
48 Azerbaijan 99.9% 2024 down 0.1% flat
49 Armenia 99.9% 2024 down 0.1% flat
50 Rwanda 99.9% 2024 down 0.1% flat
51 Malawi 99.7% 2023 up 2,024.2% rising
52 Senegal 99.6% 2024 down 0.4% flat
53 Suriname 99.3% 2021 up 2.3% flat
54 Republic of Moldova 99.2% 2024 up 5.9% flat
55 Zimbabwe 99.1% 2024 up 0.3% rising
56 China 98.7% 2024 up 4.0% flat
57 Colombia 98.4% 2022 up 5.6% flat
58 Botswana 98.4% 2022 down 0.8% flat
59 Kiribati 98.4% 2024 up 1.2% flat
60 Sri Lanka 98.0% 2023 up 15.8% rising
61 Nepal 98.0% 2025 up 4.0% flat
62 Tanzania, United Republic of 97.9% 2024 down 0.1% flat
63 Costa Rica 97.8% 2020 up 0.4% flat
64 Indonesia 97.6% 2025 up 20.1% rising
65 Burundi 97.2% 2025 down 2.8% flat
66 India 96.5% 2025 up 8.0% rising
67 Ecuador 96.2% 2024 up 14.9% rising
68 Seychelles 95.7% 2024 up 33.3% rising
69 Tonga 95.6% 2024 up 2.3% flat
70 Algeria 95.5% 2025 down 4.5% falling
71 Namibia 95.3% 2024 up 7.0% rising
72 Burkina Faso 95.2% 2024 up 6.1% rising
73 Malaysia 93.8% 2024 down 6.2% flat
74 Ethiopia 92.6% 2024 up 46.1% rising
75 Gambia 92.3% 2025 up 6.3% rising
76 Lithuania 92.0% 2020 down 3.3% flat
77 Lao People's Democratic Republic 91.8% 2018 up 11.4% rising
78 Bahamas 90.6% 2024 up 8.1% flat
79 Ghana 89.8% 2024 up 46.9% rising
80 Mongolia 89.7% 2024 down 8.5% flat
81 Micronesia, Federated States of 88.5% 2023 down 5.2% flat
82 Monaco 85.4% 2024 falling
83 Naoero 85.2% 2025 up 85.4% rising
84 Afghanistan 84.8% 2023 down 2.1% flat
85 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 83.1% 2023 down 16.9% falling
86 Solomon Islands 81.4% 2019 up 22.0% rising
87 Saint Lucia 78.2% 2024 down 21.8% falling
88 Sierra Leone 77.5% 2024 up 20.6% rising
89 Benin 76.9% 2021 up 20.1% rising
90 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 76.7% 2024 up 328.2% volatile
91 Maldives 76.6% 2024 down 10.3% falling
92 Cuba 76.6% 2024 down 1.5% falling
93 Chad 76.0% 2024 up 48.5% rising
94 Dominica 74.9% 2023 down 24.2% falling
95 Brunei Darussalam 74.2% 2024 down 25.8% falling
96 Turks and Caicos Islands 73.6% 2024 up 31.1% rising
97 Eswatini 71.2% 2022 up 4.6% rising
98 Tokelau 70.6% 2025 down 11.8% flat
99 Grenada 69.0% 2024 down 31.0% falling
100 Tuvalu 65.7% 2025 down 34.3% falling
101 British Virgin Islands 65.5% 2024 down 30.6% falling
102 San Marino 63.7% 2024 up 52.0% rising
103 Cameroon 60.4% 2024 down 17.9% volatile
104 Marshall Islands 60.1% 2024 down 2.6% flat
105 Togo 59.1% 2024 up 69.8% rising
106 Cook Islands 47.6% 2024 down 49.8% falling
107 Lebanon 46.2% 2024 down 50.3% falling
108 Vanuatu 46.1% 2024 down 32.9% rising
109 Palestine, State of 38.9% 2023 down 16.6% flat
110 Liberia 35.5% 2022 down 38.7% falling
111 Saint Kitts and Nevis 34.5% 2023 down 65.5% falling
112 Madagascar 25.7% 2024 down 74.1% falling
113 Belize 9.9% 2024 down 65.8% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
296 places, 3,300 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release