Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
195
Highest
111.7%
Kenya
Lowest
34.4%
Bangladesh
Median
97.4%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
13,385
What the numbers show
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%) is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 111.7% in Kenya; the lowest is 34.4% in Bangladesh.
The median across all reporting countries is 97.4%, and the mean is 94.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 83 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 131.8%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 13.3%).
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 111.7% | 2023 | up 35.9% | falling |
| 2 | Afghanistan | 100.0% | 2003 | — | flat |
| 2 | Albania | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Antigua and Barbuda | 100.0% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Bermuda | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Congo | 100.0% | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 2 | Cape Verde | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Cuba | 100.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 2 | Dominica | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 2 | Georgia | 100.0% | 2007 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Iraq | 100.0% | 2007 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Saint Lucia | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Liechtenstein | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Palestine, State of | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | French Polynesia | 100.0% | 1996 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Singapore | 100.0% | 1989 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 2 | Tonga | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Tuvalu | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Anguilla | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Cook Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Montserrat | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Niue | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Saint Helena | 100.0% | 1998 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Tokelau | 100.0% | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 28 | Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 30 | Jordan | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 31 | Kuwait | 99.9% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.9% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 33 | Israel | 99.9% | 1978 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 34 | Viet Nam | 99.8% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 35 | Qatar | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 36 | Armenia | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 37 | Romania | 99.7% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 38 | Bahrain | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 39 | Mauritius | 99.7% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 40 | Estonia | 99.7% | 2011 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 41 | Syrian Arab Republic | 99.6% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 42 | Myanmar | 99.6% | 2018 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 43 | Slovakia | 99.6% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 44 | Czechia | 99.6% | 2012 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 45 | Guyana | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 46 | Guadeloupe | 99.5% | 1993 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 47 | Egypt | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 48 | Hungary | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 49 | Bahamas | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 50 | Seychelles | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 51 | Oman | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 52 | Grenada | 99.4% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 53 | North Macedonia | 99.4% | 2012 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 54 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 99.3% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 55 | Suriname | 99.3% | 2021 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 56 | Nicaragua | 99.3% | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 57 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.2% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 58 | Malta | 99.2% | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 59 | Belarus | 99.2% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 60 | American Samoa | 99.2% | 1992 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 99.1% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 62 | Cyprus | 99.1% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 63 | Maldives | 99.1% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 64 | Portugal | 99.0% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 65 | Ukraine | 98.9% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 66 | Latvia | 98.9% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 67 | Fiji | 98.9% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98.9% | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 69 | Korea | 98.7% | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 70 | Croatia | 98.6% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 71 | Chile | 98.5% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 72 | Greece | 98.4% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 73 | Niger | 98.4% | 2024 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 74 | Lebanon | 98.4% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 75 | Italy | 98.3% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 76 | Samoa | 98.3% | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 77 | Tajikistan | 98.3% | 2017 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 78 | Jamaica | 98.3% | 2024 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 79 | Macau, China | 98.3% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 80 | Poland | 98.2% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 81 | Slovenia | 98.2% | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 82 | Serbia | 98.1% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 83 | United Arab Emirates | 98.1% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 84 | Cameroon | 97.9% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 85 | Lesotho | 97.9% | 2017 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 86 | El Salvador | 97.9% | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 87 | British Virgin Islands | 97.8% | 2020 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 88 | Peru | 97.7% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 89 | Cayman Islands | 97.6% | 2024 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 97.6% | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 91 | Gibraltar | 97.6% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | 97.6% | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 93 | Botswana | 97.6% | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 94 | Lithuania | 97.5% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 95 | Belize | 97.5% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 95 | Honduras | 97.5% | 2024 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 97 | China | 97.4% | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 98 | Republic of Moldova | 97.4% | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 99 | Yemen | 97.3% | 2016 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 100 | Hong Kong, China | 97.3% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 101 | Nepal | 97.1% | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 102 | Austria | 97.1% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 103 | New Zealand | 96.9% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 104 | Andorra | 96.8% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 105 | Finland | 96.8% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 106 | Naoero | 96.8% | 2025 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 107 | Colombia | 96.7% | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 108 | Aruba | 96.6% | 2015 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 109 | Switzerland | 96.6% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 110 | Palau | 96.6% | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 111 | Vanuatu | 96.5% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 112 | Libya | 96.4% | 2006 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 113 | Réunion | 96.3% | 1987 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 114 | Sweden | 96.3% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 115 | Uzbekistan | 96.3% | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Côte d'Ivoire | 96.3% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 117 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 96.3% | 2025 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 118 | Indonesia | 96.3% | 2025 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 119 | Brazil | 96.3% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 120 | Argentina | 96.0% | 2008 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 121 | San Marino | 96.0% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 122 | Malaysia | 96.0% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 123 | Mexico | 95.8% | 2023 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 124 | Bhutan | 95.8% | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 125 | Cambodia | 95.7% | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 126 | Barbados | 95.7% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 127 | Mongolia | 95.5% | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 128 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 95.5% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 129 | Belgium | 95.4% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 130 | Panama | 95.4% | 2017 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 131 | Eritrea | 95.3% | 2022 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 132 | Brunei Darussalam | 94.6% | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 133 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 94.4% | 1987 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 134 | Sao Tome and Principe | 94.3% | 2015 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 135 | Martinique | 94.2% | 1996 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 136 | Costa Rica | 94.1% | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 137 | Luxembourg | 94.0% | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 138 | Somalia | 94.0% | 1986 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 139 | Japan | 94.0% | 1997 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 140 | India | 93.8% | 2025 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 141 | Morocco | 93.7% | 2022 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Namibia | 93.6% | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 143 | Ecuador | 93.5% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 144 | Germany | 93.5% | 2024 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 145 | Mali | 93.3% | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 146 | Spain | 92.9% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 147 | Puerto Rico | 92.9% | 2018 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 148 | United States of America | 92.8% | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 149 | Timor-Leste | 92.6% | 2020 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 150 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 92.6% | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 151 | Denmark | 92.5% | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 152 | Togo | 92.1% | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 153 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 92.0% | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 154 | Iceland | 91.3% | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 155 | Sudan | 91.1% | 2019 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 156 | Equatorial Guinea | 90.4% | 2015 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 157 | Chad | 90.0% | 2024 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 158 | Sierra Leone | 89.9% | 2024 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 159 | Norway | 89.9% | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 160 | Burundi | 89.8% | 2025 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 161 | Philippines | 89.8% | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 162 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 89.4% | 2005 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 163 | Ghana | 88.9% | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 164 | Paraguay | 88.7% | 2012 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 165 | Central African Republic | 88.5% | 2016 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 166 | Türkiye | 88.3% | 2023 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 167 | Monaco | 87.9% | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 168 | Netherlands | 87.8% | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 169 | Uganda | 86.3% | 2017 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 170 | Solomon Islands | 86.3% | 2019 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 171 | Tunisia | 85.4% | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 172 | Djibouti | 83.7% | 2023 | up 131.8% | falling |
| 173 | Madagascar | 83.6% | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 174 | Burkina Faso | 83.4% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 175 | Ethiopia | 83.3% | 2024 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 176 | France | 83.0% | 2013 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 177 | Rwanda | 83.0% | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 178 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 83.0% | 2023 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 179 | Zimbabwe | 82.1% | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 180 | Guatemala | 79.9% | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 181 | South Africa | 78.6% | 2014 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 182 | Ireland | 78.5% | 1997 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 183 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 78.0% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 184 | Senegal | 77.3% | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 185 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 75.2% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 186 | Guinea | 74.7% | 2020 | up 41.7% | falling |
| 187 | Gambia | 73.3% | 2025 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 188 | Benin | 73.2% | 2021 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 189 | Marshall Islands | 73.0% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 190 | Thailand | 70.8% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 191 | Algeria | 69.5% | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 192 | Guinea-Bissau | 68.6% | 2010 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 193 | Canada | 67.0% | 1996 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 194 | Liberia | 43.3% | 2022 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 195 | Bangladesh | 34.4% | 2002 | up 86.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 99.8%
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 99.6%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 99.5%
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 99.5%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 99.5%
- ALECSO: Mashriq Countries 99.5%
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 99.5%
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 99.0%
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 98.9%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 98.8%
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 98.7%
- WB: Caribbean Small States 98.6%
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 98.4%
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 98.4%
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 98.4%
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 98.2%
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 98.1%
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 98.1%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 98.0%
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 97.8%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 97.7%
- SDG: Western Asia 97.5%
- MDG: Eastern Asia 97.4%
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 97.3%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 97.3%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 97.3%
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 97.1%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 97.1%
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 97.0%
- UIS: Central Asia 96.9%
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 96.9%
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 96.7%
- AIMS: Central Asia 96.7%
- SDG: Central Asia 96.7%
- MDG: Western Asia 96.7%
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 96.7%
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 96.7%
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 96.5%
- AIMS: East Asia 96.4%
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 96.4%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release