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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release