Percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who are female (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
75
Highest
100.0%
Turks and Caicos Islands
Lowest
0.0%
Andorra
Median
52.4%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
863

What the numbers show

Percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who are female (%) is currently reported for 75 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Turks and Caicos Islands; the lowest is 0.0% in Andorra.

The median across all reporting countries is 52.4%, and the mean is 48.7%.

Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in India (up 159.0%), and the largest decrease in Cuba (down 52.2%).

Percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Turks and Caicos Islands 100.0% 2021 rising
2 Romania 76.8% 2023 up 2.7% rising
3 Georgia 76.0% 2007 up 17.7% rising
4 British Virgin Islands 74.3% 2023 flat
5 Austria 73.0% 2024 up 7.5% rising
6 Kazakhstan 72.5% 2020 down 1.4% flat
7 Poland 72.1% 2025 up 6.7% rising
8 Slovenia 72.0% 2008 down 7.8% falling
9 Belarus 71.2% 2024 up 11.0% rising
10 Cayman Islands 67.6% 2023 up 9.9% rising
11 Maldives 66.0% 2003 rising
12 Slovakia 65.5% 2024 down 2.9% rising
13 Trinidad and Tobago 65.4% 2010 up 29.5% rising
14 Dominica 65.4% 2023 up 15.8% rising
15 Gibraltar 62.9% 2023 up 37.9% rising
16 Latvia 62.6% 2024 down 12.7% flat
17 Republic of Moldova 62.5% 2020 up 18.1% rising
18 Lithuania 62.4% 2024 down 6.1% falling
19 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 62.4% 2012 up 31.0% rising
20 Saint Lucia 61.7% 2023 up 2.3% rising
21 Germany 61.5% 2024 up 5.7% rising
22 Colombia 60.9% 2020 down 1.1% flat
23 India 60.9% 2016 up 159.0% rising
24 Syrian Arab Republic 59.8% 2024 up 28.9% rising
25 Panama 59.6% 2007 up 38.0% rising
26 Grenada 59.3% 2018 up 13.0% rising
27 Hungary 59.0% 2024 up 15.7% rising
28 Netherlands 58.5% 2024 up 14.5% rising
29 Barbados 58.4% 2024 down 8.8% rising
30 Montserrat 57.9% 2019 down 17.3% falling
31 Finland 56.9% 2024 up 5.2% rising
32 South Africa 56.4% 2023 up 1.5% rising
33 Czechia 55.7% 2012 up 10.7% rising
34 Greece 55.2% 2023 up 0.7% rising
35 New Zealand 54.5% 2024 down 1.6% rising
36 Cameroon 53.8% 2016 up 16.9% rising
37 Tonga 52.8% 2020 falling
38 Cape Verde 52.4% 2012 down 1.3% flat
39 Kyrgyzstan 50.7% 2021 up 11.6% falling
40 Brazil 50.3% 2024 up 9.1% rising
41 Liechtenstein 50.0% 2009 up 150.0% rising
42 United Arab Emirates 47.6% 2024 up 4.9% flat
43 Belgium 47.2% 2023 up 3.6% flat
44 Belize 47.2% 2008 down 24.5% falling
45 Sweden 46.9% 2024 up 8.0% rising
46 Malta 46.6% 2024 up 5.8% falling
47 Singapore 46.2% 2023 down 1.4% flat
48 Seychelles 46.1% 2024 down 11.1% rising
49 Ukraine 45.8% 2024 down 18.8% falling
50 Namibia 44.4% 2017 up 33.2% volatile
51 Sri Lanka 43.2% 2020 up 16.7% rising
52 Antigua and Barbuda 42.3% 2012 down 38.9% falling
53 Guyana 42.2% 2019 down 4.7% rising
54 Norway 41.9% 2024 down 21.3% falling
55 Bulgaria 36.8% 2024 down 29.2% falling
56 Bahrain 34.3% 2024 up 1.6% flat
57 Saint Kitts and Nevis 33.3% 2015 down 46.2% falling
58 Malaysia 33.1% 2008 down 9.8% falling
59 Lao People's Democratic Republic 33.0% 2017 down 0.4% flat
60 Luxembourg 31.3% 2024 up 10.9% rising
61 Saudi Arabia 29.4% 2024 up 118.3% rising
62 Djibouti 29.2% 2019 rising
63 Morocco 27.1% 2024 down 10.5% falling
64 Kuwait 25.2% 2009 down 39.8% volatile
65 Ghana 24.1% 2012 up 12.5% rising
66 Cuba 22.9% 2012 down 52.2% falling
67 Cyprus 21.7% 2017 volatile
68 Comoros 19.6% 2004 up 47.1% rising
69 Mauritania 19.5% 2012 up 107.8% rising
70 Eritrea 18.6% 2017 up 16.0% rising
71 Bangladesh 17.3% 2020 down 27.1% falling
72 Cambodia 15.9% 2007 down 35.7% falling
73 Rwanda 12.1% 2019 down 49.7% falling
74 Niger 6.2% 2017 up 66.2% falling
75 Andorra 0.0% 2024 volatile

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Indicator
Percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
75 places, 863 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release