Percentage of teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are female (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
66
Highest
82.1%
Myanmar
Lowest
0.0%
Mauritania
Median
47.7%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
821

What the numbers show

Percentage of teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are female (%) is currently reported for 66 countries. The highest value is 82.1% in Myanmar; the lowest is 0.0% in Mauritania.

The median across all reporting countries is 47.7%, and the mean is 47.8%.

Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Saint Lucia (up 152.9%), and the largest decrease in Bermuda (down 100.0%).

Percentage of teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Myanmar 82.1% 2018 down 1.5% rising
2 Azerbaijan 79.3% 2024 up 2.3% rising
3 Armenia 76.4% 2024 up 1.6% flat
4 Kyrgyzstan 73.3% 2024 up 4.3% flat
5 Belarus 71.2% 2024 down 3.2% rising
6 Kazakhstan 71.0% 2024 down 3.4% flat
7 Lithuania 69.5% 2012 up 0.1% flat
8 Republic of Moldova 69.2% 2024 down 0.9% rising
9 Saint Lucia 68.5% 2023 up 152.9% volatile
10 Mongolia 68.3% 2012 up 7.1% rising
11 Poland 67.2% 2025 down 7.7% flat
12 Monaco 65.0% 2024 up 13.8% rising
13 Latvia 63.5% 2022 up 8.9% rising
14 British Virgin Islands 63.2% 2024 up 14.5% rising
15 Aruba 62.0% 2012 up 24.0% rising
16 Slovakia 61.6% 2024 down 1.2% falling
17 Argentina 60.3% 2006 down 10.6% falling
18 Lesotho 58.9% 2018 up 24.8% rising
19 Israel 57.7% 2024 up 3.5% flat
20 Guyana 57.4% 2012 down 11.2% flat
21 Netherlands 54.6% 2024 up 23.1% rising
22 Jordan 54.0% 2024 up 13.9% rising
23 New Zealand 53.9% 2024 up 6.0% rising
24 Brunei Darussalam 53.8% 2023 up 0.3% rising
25 Belize 53.6% 2024 up 6.9% rising
26 Spain 53.6% 2024 up 13.7% rising
27 North Macedonia 52.2% 2012 up 40.6% rising
28 Malaysia 51.9% 2023 down 8.0% flat
29 Austria 51.7% 2024 down 0.6% flat
30 Namibia 50.0% 2008 volatile
31 Slovenia 49.7% 2023 up 5.0% falling
32 Luxembourg 49.6% 2024 up 10.8% falling
33 Korea 48.7% 2024 up 11.1% rising
34 Malta 46.7% 2024 up 36.0% rising
35 Viet Nam 46.1% 2022 up 3.9% rising
36 Sweden 45.6% 2024 up 6.8% rising
37 Brazil 45.6% 2024 flat
38 Denmark 45.5% 2024 up 12.4% rising
39 Ecuador 44.6% 2023 up 28.5% rising
40 Singapore 44.4% 2023 down 0.8% flat
41 Samoa 43.6% 2023 up 84.1% flat
42 Türkiye 43.1% 2023 up 25.9% rising
43 Tajikistan 42.5% 2017 up 14.0% rising
44 Norway 41.9% 2024 down 21.3% falling
45 Colombia 40.9% 2022 up 14.0% rising
46 Hungary 39.4% 2016 down 22.8% falling
47 Greece 38.6% 2007 up 6.8% rising
48 Lao People's Democratic Republic 38.3% 2020 up 20.2% rising
49 Bahrain 38.0% 2024 up 37.3% rising
50 Cyprus 37.8% 2023 down 23.6% rising
51 Morocco 37.5% 2024 up 21.3% rising
52 Andorra 35.3% 2024 up 20.0% falling
53 Madagascar 35.1% 2022 up 10.6% rising
54 Trinidad and Tobago 34.0% 2003 falling
55 Ghana 33.3% 2024 up 49.8% rising
56 Germany 32.6% 2024 up 52.0% flat
57 Saudi Arabia 32.3% 2024 up 30.2% rising
58 Qatar 30.4% 2024 down 22.3% falling
59 Rwanda 26.5% 2024 up 35.8% rising
60 Peru 25.3% 2024 down 34.8% falling
61 Palestine, State of 24.5% 2023 down 8.1% flat
62 Cameroon 23.3% 2023 up 2.5% rising
63 Oman 21.2% 2024 down 37.6% falling
64 El Salvador 17.8% 2023 up 46.6% volatile
65 Bermuda 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% falling
65 Mauritania 0.0% 2019 down 100.0% volatile

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
66 places, 821 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release