Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
156
Highest
89.5%
Armenia
Lowest
5.7%
Guinea
Median
63.7%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
8,395
What the numbers show
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%) is currently reported for 156 countries. The highest value is 89.5% in Armenia; the lowest is 5.7% in Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 63.7%, and the mean is 58.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 114 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Sao Tome and Principe (up 142.4%), and the largest decrease in Guinea (down 35.4%).
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 89.5% | 2024 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 2 | Myanmar | 89.5% | 2018 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 3 | Niue | 85.7% | 2024 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 4 | Georgia | 84.2% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 83.7% | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 6 | Latvia | 83.1% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 7 | Belarus | 82.8% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 8 | Lithuania | 82.3% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 9 | Estonia | 81.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 10 | Iceland | 81.5% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 11 | Slovenia | 79.3% | 2016 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 79.2% | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 13 | Azerbaijan | 78.8% | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 14 | Slovakia | 78.6% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 15 | Israel | 78.5% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 16 | Suriname | 78.1% | 2021 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 17 | Lebanon | 76.9% | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 18 | San Marino | 76.4% | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 76.1% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 20 | Sri Lanka | 75.8% | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 75.8% | 2025 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 22 | Italy | 75.8% | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 23 | Hungary | 75.1% | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 24 | Montserrat | 75.0% | 2009 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 25 | Mongolia | 74.7% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 26 | Croatia | 74.7% | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 27 | Czechia | 74.4% | 2012 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 28 | Philippines | 74.4% | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 29 | Romania | 74.4% | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 30 | Norway | 74.1% | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 31 | Finland | 73.6% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 32 | Cyprus | 73.2% | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 33 | Dominica | 72.9% | 2016 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 34 | Guyana | 72.9% | 2012 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 35 | Argentina | 72.5% | 2008 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 36 | Republic of Korea | 72.3% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 72.1% | 2022 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 38 | Portugal | 72.1% | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 39 | Tokelau | 72.0% | 2025 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 40 | Puerto Rico | 71.5% | 2018 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 41 | Cuba | 71.4% | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 42 | Albania | 71.3% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 43 | Saint Lucia | 71.2% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 44 | Brunei Darussalam | 71.2% | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 45 | Algeria | 71.0% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 46 | Malta | 70.6% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 47 | Austria | 70.5% | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 48 | Oman | 70.3% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 49 | Viet Nam | 70.2% | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 50 | Serbia | 70.1% | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 51 | Chile | 69.6% | 2024 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 52 | Cayman Islands | 69.6% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 53 | Pakistan | 69.4% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 54 | Greece | 69.3% | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 55 | Antigua and Barbuda | 68.1% | 2012 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 56 | Bermuda | 68.0% | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 57 | New Zealand | 67.5% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 58 | Belgium | 67.1% | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 59 | United States of America | 66.9% | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 60 | Belize | 66.8% | 2024 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 61 | Cook Islands | 66.7% | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 62 | Germany | 66.4% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 63 | Brazil | 66.2% | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 64 | Tuvalu | 65.8% | 2025 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 65 | Barbados | 65.4% | 2024 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 66 | Andorra | 65.2% | 2012 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 67 | Indonesia | 65.2% | 2025 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 65.1% | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 69 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 65.1% | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 70 | Sweden | 65.1% | 2024 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 71 | Grenada | 64.8% | 2018 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 72 | France | 64.5% | 2013 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 73 | Thailand | 64.4% | 2025 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 74 | Gibraltar | 64.4% | 2017 | up 51.2% | flat |
| 75 | Uzbekistan | 64.4% | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 76 | Kiribati | 64.2% | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 77 | British Virgin Islands | 64.1% | 2011 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 78 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 63.8% | 2010 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 79 | Naoero | 63.6% | 2025 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 80 | Honduras | 63.4% | 2022 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 81 | Trinidad and Tobago | 63.0% | 2009 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 82 | Monaco | 62.9% | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 83 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 62.9% | 2012 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 84 | Ecuador | 62.7% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 85 | Spain | 62.6% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 86 | Samoa | 62.1% | 2010 | down 13.6% | flat |
| 87 | China | 62.1% | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 88 | Panama | 62.0% | 2017 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 89 | Bahrain | 61.9% | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 90 | North Macedonia | 61.7% | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 91 | Bahamas | 61.2% | 2024 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 92 | South Africa | 61.0% | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 93 | Denmark | 60.9% | 2024 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 94 | Liechtenstein | 60.6% | 2021 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 95 | Macau, China | 60.2% | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 96 | Palestine, State of | 60.0% | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 97 | Luxembourg | 59.9% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 98 | Türkiye | 59.3% | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 99 | Namibia | 58.7% | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 100 | Jordan | 58.0% | 2024 | up 48.2% | flat |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 57.8% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 102 | El Salvador | 57.8% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 103 | Switzerland | 57.8% | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 104 | Kuwait | 57.7% | 2021 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 105 | Tunisia | 57.4% | 2022 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 106 | Mexico | 57.1% | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 107 | Netherlands | 56.5% | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 108 | Maldives | 56.3% | 2022 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 109 | Hong Kong, China | 56.0% | 2005 | — | flat |
| 110 | Guatemala | 55.9% | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 111 | Nicaragua | 55.5% | 2008 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 112 | Cape Verde | 55.2% | 2022 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 113 | Egypt | 53.8% | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 114 | Colombia | 53.1% | 2022 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 115 | Qatar | 52.9% | 2024 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 116 | Malaysia | 52.8% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 117 | India | 52.2% | 2025 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 118 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 51.8% | 2022 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 119 | Nigeria | 50.5% | 2021 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 120 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 50.3% | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 121 | Kenya | 50.1% | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 122 | Bhutan | 48.6% | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 123 | Saudi Arabia | 48.1% | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 124 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 48.1% | 2023 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 125 | Cambodia | 46.0% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 126 | Marshall Islands | 45.5% | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 127 | Zambia | 44.0% | 2014 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 128 | Morocco | 43.2% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 129 | Madagascar | 42.0% | 2019 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 130 | Timor-Leste | 41.4% | 2020 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 131 | Afghanistan | 39.9% | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 132 | Rwanda | 38.8% | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 133 | Angola | 37.1% | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 134 | Nepal | 36.4% | 2025 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 135 | Sao Tome and Principe | 34.8% | 2017 | up 142.4% | rising |
| 136 | Solomon Islands | 34.7% | 2019 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 137 | Burundi | 31.4% | 2019 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 138 | Gambia | 30.5% | 2025 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 139 | Bangladesh | 29.5% | 2024 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 140 | Niger | 29.4% | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 141 | Djibouti | 29.3% | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 142 | Eritrea | 28.8% | 2022 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 143 | Ghana | 27.6% | 2021 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 144 | Ethiopia | 24.8% | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 145 | Senegal | 21.7% | 2022 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 146 | Mozambique | 21.0% | 2013 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 147 | Burkina Faso | 18.6% | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 148 | Mali | 17.8% | 2023 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 149 | Sierra Leone | 16.9% | 2024 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 150 | Comoros | 13.9% | 2022 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 151 | Benin | 11.9% | 2014 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 152 | Mauritania | 11.7% | 2020 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 153 | Congo | 11.7% | 2023 | up 80.9% | falling |
| 154 | Chad | 9.7% | 2023 | up 71.1% | rising |
| 155 | Liberia | 6.4% | 2022 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Guinea | 5.7% | 2011 | down 35.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 76.3%
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 72.9%
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 72.8%
- SDG: Europe 71.6%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 71.0%
- MDG: Caribbean 70.7%
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 70.6%
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 70.6%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 70.6%
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 70.6%
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 70.4%
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 70.1%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 69.8%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 69.8%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 69.7%
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 69.4%
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 69.4%
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 69.2%
- WB: European Union 69.2%
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 68.9%
- MDG: Developed Regions 68.7%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 68.7%
- UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 68.7%
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 68.6%
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 68.6%
- MDG: South-eastern Asia 68.6%
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 68.6%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 68.4%
- WB: Caribbean Small States 68.0%
- WB: Euro Area 67.8%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 67.8%
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 67.7%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 67.5%
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 67.1%
- UIS: Central Asia 67.0%
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 66.9%
- SDG: Northern America 66.9%
- WB: North America 66.9%
- UNICEF: North America 66.9%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 66.9%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release