Percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who are female (%) by country
Number of female teachers at the post-secondary non-tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the post-secondary non-tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the...
What the numbers show
Percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who are female (%) is currently reported for 61 countries. The highest value is 77.0% in Romania; the lowest is 0.0% in Andorra.
The median across all reporting countries is 51.5%, and the mean is 47.2%.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in India (up 159.0%), and the largest decrease in Andorra (down 100.0%).
Percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 77.0% | 2018 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 2 | Georgia | 76.0% | 2007 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 72.7% | 2019 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 4 | Slovenia | 72.0% | 2008 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 5 | Poland | 69.0% | 2018 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 6 | Austria | 68.7% | 2017 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 7 | Slovakia | 68.3% | 2018 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 8 | Latvia | 66.8% | 2018 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 9 | Maldives | 66.0% | 2003 | — | rising |
| 10 | Trinidad and Tobago | 65.4% | 2010 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 11 | Lithuania | 65.4% | 2018 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 65.0% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 13 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 62.4% | 2012 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 14 | Saint Lucia | 62.0% | 2018 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 15 | Barbados | 61.7% | 2019 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 16 | South Africa | 61.1% | 2018 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 17 | India | 60.9% | 2016 | up 159.0% | rising |
| 18 | Gibraltar | 60.7% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 19 | Panama | 59.6% | 2007 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 20 | Grenada | 59.3% | 2018 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 21 | Dominica | 56.5% | 2013 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 22 | Czechia | 55.7% | 2012 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 23 | Republic of Moldova | 55.6% | 2019 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 24 | Germany | 55.4% | 2018 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 25 | Finland | 55.1% | 2018 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 26 | Greece | 54.8% | 2018 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 27 | New Zealand | 54.5% | 2018 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 28 | Cameroon | 53.8% | 2016 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 29 | Cayman Islands | 53.6% | 2018 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 30 | Cape Verde | 52.4% | 2012 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 31 | Hungary | 51.5% | 2016 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 50.3% | 2019 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 50.0% | 2018 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 33 | Liechtenstein | 50.0% | 2009 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 35 | Seychelles | 48.8% | 2019 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 36 | Brazil | 47.2% | 2018 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 37 | Belize | 47.2% | 2008 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 38 | Syrian Arab Republic | 46.4% | 2013 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 39 | Belgium | 44.5% | 2018 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 40 | Namibia | 44.4% | 2017 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Sweden | 44.4% | 2018 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 42 | Antigua and Barbuda | 42.3% | 2012 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 43 | Guyana | 39.5% | 2017 | down 55.5% | rising |
| 44 | Bahrain | 37.2% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 45 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 33.3% | 2015 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 46 | Malaysia | 33.1% | 2008 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 47 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 33.0% | 2017 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 48 | Malta | 30.0% | 2017 | down 18.9% | flat |
| 49 | Djibouti | 29.2% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 50 | Kuwait | 25.2% | 2009 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Ghana | 24.1% | 2012 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 52 | Cuba | 22.9% | 2012 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 22.0% | 2017 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 54 | Cyprus | 21.7% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Comoros | 19.6% | 2004 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 56 | Mauritania | 19.5% | 2012 | up 107.8% | rising |
| 57 | Eritrea | 18.6% | 2017 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 58 | Cambodia | 15.9% | 2007 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 59 | Rwanda | 12.1% | 2019 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 60 | Niger | 6.2% | 2017 | up 66.2% | falling |
| 61 | Andorra | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Number of female teachers at the post-secondary non-tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the post-secondary non-tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.