Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
67
Highest
100.0%
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
35.5%
Belize
Median
98.7%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
1,708
What the numbers show
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female (%) is currently reported for 67 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 35.5% in Belize.
The median across all reporting countries is 98.7%, and the mean is 91.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine, State of (up 85.5%), and the largest decrease in Niue (down 31.2%).
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 100.0% | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 100.0% | 2022 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 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% | 2022 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 1 | Egypt | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 100.0% | 2021 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 1 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 100.0% | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 1 | Jordan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kenya | 100.0% | 2023 | — | 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 | Oman | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Philippines | 100.0% | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sudan | 100.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 1 | El Salvador | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Serbia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States of America | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Armenia | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 31 | Azerbaijan | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 99.2% | 2020 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 33 | Colombia | 98.8% | 2022 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 34 | Kiribati | 98.7% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 35 | Indonesia | 98.5% | 2025 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 36 | Ecuador | 98.0% | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 37 | Bhutan | 96.8% | 2023 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 38 | India | 96.5% | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 39 | Namibia | 96.4% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 40 | Monaco | 94.7% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 41 | San Marino | 94.6% | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 93.9% | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 43 | Eritrea | 93.5% | 2022 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 44 | Burundi | 93.5% | 2020 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 45 | Albania | 93.5% | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 46 | Republic of Moldova | 93.5% | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 47 | Nepal | 93.4% | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 48 | Naoero | 93.3% | 2025 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 49 | China | 92.1% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 50 | Brunei Darussalam | 91.5% | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 51 | Bahamas | 90.3% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 52 | Cuba | 86.6% | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 53 | Tuvalu | 85.0% | 2025 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 54 | Niger | 84.4% | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 55 | Panama | 84.1% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 56 | Afghanistan | 84.1% | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 57 | Marshall Islands | 81.6% | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 58 | Ghana | 80.2% | 2021 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 59 | Rwanda | 79.4% | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 60 | Burkina Faso | 75.3% | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 61 | Saint Lucia | 73.2% | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 62 | Gambia | 71.7% | 2021 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 63 | Niue | 68.8% | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 64 | Sierra Leone | 53.1% | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 65 | Suriname | 37.8% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 66 | Palestine, State of | 35.6% | 2023 | up 85.5% | rising |
| 67 | Belize | 35.5% | 2024 | down 1.4% | 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 100.0%
- SDG: Central Asia 100.0%
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 100.0%
- UIS: Central Asia 99.7%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 99.2%
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 99.0%
- SDG: Northern America 99.0%
- WB: North America 99.0%
- UNICEF: North America 99.0%
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 98.9%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 98.7%
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 98.2%
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 97.4%
- WB: South Asia 96.7%
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 96.7%
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 96.0%
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 95.0%
- AIMS: South and West Asia 94.3%
- MDG: Southern Asia 94.3%
- SDG: Southern Asia 94.3%
- UIS: South and West Asia 94.3%
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 94.3%
- UNICEF: South Asia 94.3%
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 93.9%
- AIMS: East Asia 93.3%
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 93.2%
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 92.9%
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 92.9%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 92.8%
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 92.8%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 92.8%
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 92.8%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 92.7%
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 92.7%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 92.7%
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 92.6%
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 92.6%
- MDG: Eastern Asia 92.5%
- UNESCO: Sids 91.0%
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 90.3%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release