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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
36
Highest
100.0%
Azerbaijan
Lowest
84.0%
Costa Rica
Median
98.9%
Years covered
12
2013–2024
Data points
335

What the numbers show

Percentage of teachers in early childhood educational development who are female (%) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Azerbaijan; the lowest is 84.0% in Costa Rica.

The median across all reporting countries is 98.9%, and the mean is 97.4%.

Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (up 33.5%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 2.9%).

Percentage of teachers in early childhood educational development who: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Azerbaijan 100.0% 2024 up 0.2% flat
1 Niue 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Republic of Moldova 100.0% 2024 up 3.1% flat
1 Dominica 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Bahrain 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
6 Belarus 99.9% 2024 up 0.0% flat
7 Viet Nam 99.9% 2021 up 10.2% rising
8 Qatar 99.8% 2024 down 0.2% flat
9 Korea 99.8% 2024 up 0.4% flat
10 Hungary 99.7% 2024 up 1.2% flat
11 Romania 99.7% 2023 up 0.7% flat
12 Serbia 99.6% 2024 down 0.4% flat
13 Cyprus 99.4% 2023 down 0.3% flat
14 Chile 99.4% 2024 up 1.4% flat
15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 99.3% 2020 down 0.4% flat
16 Lithuania 99.1% 2024 down 0.9% flat
17 Bosnia and Herzegovina 99.1% 2023 down 0.9% flat
18 Croatia 98.9% 2023 down 0.6% flat
19 Latvia 98.9% 2024 down 0.8% flat
20 Peru 98.6% 2024 up 2.1% flat
21 San Marino 98.5% 2024 flat
22 Brazil 98.3% 2024 up 0.7% flat
23 Slovenia 98.2% 2023 down 0.1% flat
24 Austria 97.9% 2024 down 0.6% flat
25 Spain 97.7% 2024 down 0.4% flat
26 Mexico 96.9% 2023 up 1.9% rising
27 New Zealand 96.8% 2024 down 1.4% flat
28 Sweden 96.8% 2024 down 0.2% flat
29 El Salvador 95.2% 2024 down 0.8% flat
30 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 94.6% 2023 up 33.5% rising
31 Ghana 94.4% 2024 up 5.0% flat
32 Germany 93.9% 2024 down 2.9% flat
33 Denmark 92.3% 2024 down 1.5% flat
34 Iceland 91.3% 2023 down 2.3% flat
35 Norway 89.9% 2024 down 2.7% flat
36 Costa Rica 84.0% 2024 down 1.5% flat

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in early childhood educational development who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
36 places, 335 data points, 2013–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release