Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
93
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
26.1%
Belize
Median
97.2%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
2,524
What the numbers show
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female (%) is currently reported for 93 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 26.1% in Belize.
The median across all reporting countries is 97.2%, and the mean is 88.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (up 63.4%), and the largest decrease in British Virgin Islands (down 66.0%).
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 100.0% | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 1 | Belarus | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 1 | Djibouti | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 100.0% | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 1 | Egypt | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong, China | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 100.0% | 2023 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 1 | Jamaica | 100.0% | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 1 | Jordan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Republic of Korea | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Macau, China | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Morocco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritius | 100.0% | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 1 | Oman | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Philippines | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | 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 | United States of America | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Armenia | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 37 | Azerbaijan | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 38 | Costa Rica | 99.2% | 2020 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 39 | Indonesia | 98.5% | 2025 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 40 | Seychelles | 98.5% | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 41 | Bhutan | 98.4% | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 42 | Colombia | 98.3% | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 43 | Ecuador | 97.7% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 44 | Albania | 97.7% | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 45 | San Marino | 97.5% | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 46 | Republic of Moldova | 97.4% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 47 | Kiribati | 97.2% | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 48 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 96.7% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 96.4% | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 50 | China | 95.9% | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 51 | Namibia | 95.7% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 52 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 95.7% | 2024 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 53 | Lithuania | 95.6% | 2020 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 54 | Cape Verde | 95.5% | 2022 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 55 | Benin | 95.5% | 2022 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 56 | Senegal | 95.2% | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 57 | India | 94.5% | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 58 | Malaysia | 94.1% | 2024 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 59 | Mongolia | 93.0% | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 60 | Brunei Darussalam | 92.9% | 2023 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 61 | Tunisia | 92.8% | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 62 | Monaco | 91.7% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 63 | Eritrea | 91.4% | 2022 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 64 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 90.6% | 2021 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 65 | Nepal | 90.3% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 66 | Naoero | 89.7% | 2025 | up 11.0% | flat |
| 67 | Bahamas | 88.7% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 68 | Niger | 85.6% | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 69 | Cuba | 85.0% | 2024 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 70 | Rwanda | 84.3% | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 71 | Afghanistan | 84.3% | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 72 | Panama | 83.8% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 73 | Tuvalu | 79.4% | 2025 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 74 | Ghana | 78.6% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 75 | Niue | 77.3% | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 76 | Eswatini | 76.9% | 2022 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 77 | Burkina Faso | 76.5% | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 78 | Marshall Islands | 76.3% | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 79 | Saint Lucia | 73.2% | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 80 | Sierra Leone | 70.3% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 81 | Burundi | 70.0% | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 82 | Vanuatu | 69.7% | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 83 | Peru | 67.9% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Dominica | 65.5% | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 85 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 62.9% | 2024 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 86 | Gambia | 62.8% | 2021 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 87 | Chad | 61.4% | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 88 | Cook Islands | 50.5% | 2024 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 89 | Grenada | 45.6% | 2024 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 90 | Palestine, State of | 37.1% | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 91 | Cameroon | 36.2% | 2023 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 92 | British Virgin Islands | 32.1% | 2023 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 93 | Belize | 26.1% | 2024 | down 34.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- AIMS: Central Asia 99.9%
- SDG: Central Asia 99.9%
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 99.8%
- UIS: Central Asia 99.7%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 99.4%
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 99.3%
- SDG: Northern America 99.3%
- WB: North America 99.3%
- UNICEF: North America 99.3%
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 98.4%
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 98.4%
- UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 97.1%
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 97.0%
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 97.0%
- MDG: South-eastern Asia 97.0%
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 97.0%
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 96.8%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 96.7%
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 96.6%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 96.6%
- AIMS: East Asia 96.3%
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 96.3%
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 96.3%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 96.2%
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 96.2%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 96.2%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 96.2%
- MDG: Eastern Asia 96.1%
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 96.1%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 96.1%
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 96.1%
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 96.0%
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 96.0%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 96.0%
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 96.0%
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 95.9%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 95.6%
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 95.1%
- WB: South Asia 94.5%
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 94.5%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release