Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
154
Highest
100.0%
Bermuda
Lowest
43.3%
Liberia
Median
97.6%
Years covered
30
1996–2025
Data points
2,126

What the numbers show

Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female (%) is currently reported for 154 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Bermuda; the lowest is 43.3% in Liberia.

The median across all reporting countries is 97.6%, and the mean is 94.8%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 64 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 131.8%), and the largest decrease in Liberia (down 11.4%).

Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bermuda 100.0% 2016 unchanged flat
1 Congo 100.0% 2023 up 1.3% falling
1 Cape Verde 100.0% 2022 unchanged flat
1 Cuba 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Dominica 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Georgia 100.0% 2007 unchanged flat
1 Iraq 100.0% 2007 unchanged flat
1 Saint Lucia 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Liechtenstein 100.0% 2021 unchanged flat
1 Naoero 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Palestine, State of 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Turks and Caicos Islands 100.0% 2023 up 4.2% rising
1 Tuvalu 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0% 2018 unchanged flat
1 Anguilla 100.0% 2022 unchanged flat
1 Cook Islands 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Montserrat 100.0% 2019 unchanged flat
1 Niue 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Tokelau 100.0% 2023 up 9.1% flat
20 Azerbaijan 100.0% 2024 up 0.2% flat
21 Sri Lanka 99.9% 2023 up 0.0% flat
22 Jordan 99.9% 2024 down 0.1% flat
23 Kuwait 99.9% 2021 up 0.1% flat
24 Viet Nam 99.8% 2023 up 5.3% flat
25 Guyana 99.8% 2023 up 0.1% flat
26 Qatar 99.8% 2024 down 0.2% flat
27 Bahrain 99.8% 2024 down 0.2% flat
28 Armenia 99.7% 2024 down 0.1% flat
29 Romania 99.7% 2023 up 0.0% flat
30 Mauritius 99.7% 2024 up 0.0% flat
31 Syrian Arab Republic 99.6% 2024 up 1.9% flat
32 Slovakia 99.6% 2024 down 0.0% flat
33 Czechia 99.6% 2012 down 0.1% flat
34 Hungary 99.5% 2024 down 0.4% flat
35 Montenegro 99.5% 2023 up 0.2% flat
36 Tonga 99.5% 2023 down 0.5% flat
37 Egypt 99.5% 2024 up 0.7% flat
38 Bahamas 99.5% 2024 down 0.5% flat
39 Seychelles 99.5% 2024 down 0.5% flat
40 Grenada 99.4% 2023 down 0.6% flat
41 Saint Kitts and Nevis 99.4% 2021 down 0.6% flat
42 Korea 99.4% 2024 up 0.1% flat
43 Malta 99.3% 2021 up 0.3% flat
44 Belarus 99.3% 2024 up 0.3% flat
45 Suriname 99.3% 2021 up 0.9% flat
46 Trinidad and Tobago 99.2% 2023 flat
47 Russian Federation 99.2% 2024 down 0.2% flat
48 Cyprus 99.2% 2023 up 0.1% flat
49 Estonia 99.1% 2024 down 0.3% flat
50 Singapore 99.1% 2023 down 0.2% flat
51 Bulgaria 99.1% 2024 down 0.6% flat
52 Lao People's Democratic Republic 99.0% 2020 up 0.8% flat
53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 98.9% 2023 up 0.2% flat
54 Ukraine 98.9% 2024 up 0.5% flat
55 Latvia 98.9% 2024 down 0.8% flat
56 Fiji 98.9% 2024 flat
57 Lithuania 98.7% 2024 down 0.8% flat
58 Croatia 98.7% 2023 down 0.3% flat
59 Serbia 98.5% 2024 down 0.2% flat
60 Chile 98.5% 2024 down 0.0% flat
61 Maldives 98.4% 2019 up 1.8% rising
62 Niger 98.4% 2024 up 9.3% flat
63 Lebanon 98.4% 2024 up 0.5% flat
64 Italy 98.3% 2024 up 0.3% flat
65 Samoa 98.3% 2023 up 3.4% flat
66 Tajikistan 98.3% 2017 down 1.7% flat
67 Macau, China 98.3% 2024 down 0.4% flat
68 Poland 98.2% 2025 up 0.3% flat
69 Slovenia 98.2% 2023 up 0.2% flat
70 British Virgin Islands 98.1% 2024 down 1.3% flat
71 Aruba 98.0% 2012 down 1.2% flat
72 Botswana 97.9% 2014 up 0.6% flat
73 Cameroon 97.9% 2024 up 1.2% flat
74 Lesotho 97.9% 2016 up 3.2% flat
75 Peru 97.8% 2024 up 3.6% flat
76 Cayman Islands 97.6% 2024 up 0.3% flat
77 El Salvador 97.6% 2024 up 3.7% flat
78 Dominican Republic 97.6% 2024 up 3.4% flat
79 Republic of Moldova 97.6% 2024 up 0.4% flat
80 Belize 97.5% 2024 down 1.2% flat
80 Honduras 97.5% 2024 up 15.8% flat
82 China 97.4% 2024 down 0.0% flat
83 Brazil 97.4% 2024 up 1.0% flat
84 Hong Kong, China 97.3% 2024 down 1.3% flat
85 Austria 97.3% 2024 down 1.4% flat
86 Kazakhstan 97.1% 2020 down 0.9% flat
87 San Marino 96.9% 2024 flat
88 New Zealand 96.9% 2024 down 1.2% flat
89 Andorra 96.8% 2024 up 8.3% flat
90 Switzerland 96.6% 2024 down 0.7% flat
91 Sweden 96.5% 2024 down 0.2% flat
92 Côte d'Ivoire 96.3% 2024 up 0.2% rising
93 Colombia 96.2% 2011 up 1.1% flat
94 Uzbekistan 96.1% 2022 up 0.2% flat
95 Malaysia 96.0% 2024 down 0.4% flat
96 Turkmenistan 95.9% 2024 up 0.4% flat
97 Gibraltar 95.9% 2023 down 1.5% flat
98 Mexico 95.9% 2023 up 0.6% flat
99 Panama 95.8% 2017 flat
100 Bhutan 95.8% 2024 down 3.5% rising
101 Brunei Darussalam 95.6% 2023 up 2.9% rising
102 Kyrgyzstan 95.5% 2021 down 3.7% falling
103 Ecuador 95.5% 2023 up 1.5% rising
104 Mongolia 95.5% 2024 down 2.6% flat
105 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 95.5% 2024 up 0.2% flat
106 Belgium 95.4% 2023 down 1.3% flat
107 Eritrea 95.3% 2022 down 3.0% flat
108 Vanuatu 95.3% 2013 down 3.3% falling
109 Nepal 94.8% 2024 up 4.4% rising
110 Spain 94.7% 2024 up 0.3% flat
111 Sao Tome and Principe 94.6% 2017 up 1.2% flat
112 Indonesia 94.5% 2018 down 0.8% flat
113 India 93.8% 2024 down 3.2% flat
114 Germany 93.7% 2024 down 3.1% flat
115 Mali 93.3% 2023 down 1.0% rising
116 Costa Rica 92.9% 2024 up 0.4% flat
117 Puerto Rico 92.9% 2018 down 4.4% flat
118 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 92.9% 2023 up 29.1% rising
119 North Macedonia 92.7% 2023 down 6.7% falling
120 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 92.6% 2023 down 2.6% flat
121 Timor-Leste 92.4% 2019 down 4.7% falling
122 Denmark 92.4% 2024 down 1.5% flat
123 Togo 92.1% 2024 down 2.5% flat
124 Iceland 91.3% 2023 down 2.5% flat
125 Morocco 91.1% 2024 up 28.7% rising
126 Sudan 91.1% 2019 up 0.9% rising
127 Burundi 90.6% 2020 up 32.2% falling
128 Chad 90.0% 2024 up 10.6% rising
129 Norway 89.9% 2024 down 3.5% flat
130 Ghana 89.8% 2024 up 6.5% rising
131 Philippines 89.8% 2024 down 0.8% falling
132 Iran, Islamic Republic of 89.4% 2005 down 8.9% falling
133 Monaco 87.9% 2024 down 8.1% falling
134 Netherlands 87.8% 2024 up 1.1% flat
135 Ethiopia 87.1% 2022 up 24.6% flat
136 Sierra Leone 86.4% 2023 up 5.5% flat
137 Uganda 86.3% 2017 up 14.7% rising
138 Solomon Islands 86.3% 2019 up 1.5% flat
139 Tunisia 85.4% 2023 down 10.0% falling
140 Djibouti 83.7% 2023 up 131.8% falling
141 Madagascar 83.6% 2024 down 6.3% falling
142 Burkina Faso 83.4% 2024 down 2.2% rising
143 France 83.0% 2013 up 3.0% rising
144 Rwanda 83.0% 2024 up 3.4% flat
145 Zimbabwe 82.9% 2023 down 10.5% falling
146 Kenya 81.1% 2016 down 7.1% rising
147 Guatemala 79.6% 2024 down 9.3% falling
148 Algeria 77.4% 2024 up 4.2% falling
149 Tanzania, United Republic of 77.1% 2023 up 10.6% rising
150 Senegal 76.9% 2024 up 2.0% flat
151 Guinea 74.7% 2020 up 41.7% rising
152 Benin 73.2% 2021 up 3.7% rising
153 Thailand 71.0% 2024 down 5.7% falling
154 Liberia 43.3% 2022 down 11.4% rising

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Indicator
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
154 places, 2,126 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release