Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
172
Highest
100.0%
Cook Islands
Lowest
6.1%
Togo
Median
43.5%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
12,643
What the numbers show
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%) is currently reported for 172 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Cook Islands; the lowest is 6.1% in Togo.
The median across all reporting countries is 43.5%, and the mean is 40.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 137 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 1,246.4%), and the largest decrease in Dominica (down 50.0%).
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 2 | Myanmar | 84.5% | 2018 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 67.3% | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 65.9% | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 5 | Armenia | 63.5% | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 6 | British Virgin Islands | 63.2% | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 7 | Azerbaijan | 62.0% | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 8 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 61.9% | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 9 | Cuba | 61.7% | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 10 | Belarus | 61.6% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 11 | Mongolia | 61.4% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 12 | Georgia | 60.5% | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 13 | Republic of Moldova | 60.1% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 59.6% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 15 | Albania | 58.9% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 16 | Cayman Islands | 58.8% | 2008 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 17 | Saint Lucia | 58.4% | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 18 | Thailand | 56.3% | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 19 | Lithuania | 56.2% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 20 | Iceland | 55.6% | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 55.5% | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 22 | Latvia | 54.9% | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 23 | Bermuda | 54.5% | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 24 | New Zealand | 54.3% | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 25 | Puerto Rico | 54.1% | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 26 | Belize | 54.0% | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 27 | Aruba | 54.0% | 2016 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 28 | Tonga | 53.8% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 29 | Uruguay | 53.5% | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 30 | Seychelles | 53.4% | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 31 | Finland | 53.2% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 32 | Grenada | 53.2% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 33 | Monaco | 53.1% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 33 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 53.1% | 1990 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 35 | Guyana | 52.7% | 2012 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 36 | Lesotho | 52.6% | 2018 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 37 | Romania | 52.3% | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 52.3% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 39 | United States of America | 51.7% | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 40 | Philippines | 51.2% | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 41 | Croatia | 51.1% | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 42 | Viet Nam | 51.1% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 43 | Namibia | 50.9% | 2022 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 44 | Egypt | 50.8% | 2025 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 45 | Norway | 50.6% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 46 | Andorra | 50.5% | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 47 | Belgium | 50.4% | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 48 | Serbia | 50.2% | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 49 | Turkmenistan | 50.1% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 50 | North Macedonia | 50.1% | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 51 | Montenegro | 50.1% | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 52 | Panama | 50.0% | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 53 | Netherlands | 49.9% | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 54 | Estonia | 49.7% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 55 | Malaysia | 49.4% | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 56 | United States Virgin Islands | 49.4% | 2007 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 57 | Israel | 49.3% | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 58 | Brunei Darussalam | 49.0% | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 59 | Honduras | 48.9% | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 60 | Barbados | 48.7% | 2007 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 61 | Argentina | 48.6% | 2009 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 62 | Lebanon | 48.2% | 2014 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 63 | Slovenia | 48.1% | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 64 | Saudi Arabia | 48.1% | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 47.8% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 66 | Slovakia | 47.8% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 67 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 47.8% | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 68 | Sweden | 47.7% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 69 | Portugal | 47.5% | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 70 | Canada | 47.4% | 2016 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 71 | Poland | 47.3% | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 72 | Algeria | 47.3% | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 73 | Tunisia | 47.2% | 2012 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 74 | Spain | 47.0% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 75 | Brazil | 47.0% | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 47.0% | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 77 | Denmark | 46.9% | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 78 | Bahrain | 46.9% | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 79 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46.8% | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 80 | Türkiye | 46.2% | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 81 | Austria | 45.7% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 82 | China | 45.1% | 2011 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 83 | Nicaragua | 44.6% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 84 | Indonesia | 44.6% | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 85 | India | 44.3% | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 86 | United Arab Emirates | 43.7% | 2024 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Hungary | 43.3% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 88 | Anguilla | 42.9% | 2008 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 89 | Ecuador | 42.2% | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 90 | Cyprus | 42.2% | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 91 | Eswatini | 42.0% | 2015 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 92 | Germany | 42.0% | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 93 | Botswana | 41.5% | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 94 | Singapore | 41.0% | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 95 | Samoa | 40.6% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 96 | Colombia | 40.3% | 2022 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 97 | El Salvador | 40.0% | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 98 | Switzerland | 39.9% | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 99 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 39.9% | 2015 | — | falling |
| 100 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 39.7% | 2020 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 101 | Italy | 39.7% | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 102 | Mauritius | 39.2% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Cape Verde | 39.1% | 2018 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 104 | Malta | 39.0% | 2024 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Oman | 38.9% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 106 | Macau, China | 38.3% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 107 | Republic of Korea | 38.1% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 108 | Greece | 37.7% | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 109 | Ireland | 37.6% | 2009 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 110 | South Africa | 37.4% | 1994 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 111 | Tajikistan | 37.3% | 2017 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 112 | France | 37.2% | 2013 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 113 | Luxembourg | 37.2% | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Haiti | 37.2% | 1986 | up 215.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Czechia | 37.0% | 2012 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 116 | Peru | 36.8% | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 117 | Syrian Arab Republic | 36.7% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Pakistan | 36.5% | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 119 | Morocco | 36.4% | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 120 | Qatar | 36.4% | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 121 | Zimbabwe | 35.5% | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 122 | Bhutan | 35.4% | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 123 | Iraq | 35.1% | 2005 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 124 | Madagascar | 34.1% | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 125 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 34.0% | 2008 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 126 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 34.0% | 2020 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 127 | New Caledonia | 33.9% | 1984 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Trinidad and Tobago | 33.8% | 2004 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 129 | Jordan | 33.4% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 130 | Fiji | 33.2% | 1991 | up 88.0% | rising |
| 131 | Dominica | 32.4% | 1993 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 132 | Liechtenstein | 32.0% | 2021 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 133 | Australia | 31.4% | 1992 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 134 | San Marino | 30.6% | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 135 | Palestine, State of | 30.4% | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 136 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 30.3% | 2024 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Bangladesh | 29.1% | 2024 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 138 | Mozambique | 28.4% | 2018 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 139 | Uganda | 28.4% | 2011 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 140 | Nigeria | 27.5% | 2011 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 141 | Kuwait | 27.3% | 2004 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 142 | Cameroon | 26.8% | 2024 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Malawi | 25.6% | 2011 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 144 | Ghana | 25.5% | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 145 | Hong Kong, China | 25.5% | 1994 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 146 | Cambodia | 24.5% | 2024 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Japan | 21.8% | 1995 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 148 | Angola | 21.0% | 2024 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 149 | Gambia | 20.9% | 2012 | up 27.1% | falling |
| 150 | Rwanda | 20.5% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 151 | Benin | 20.1% | 2018 | up 104.0% | rising |
| 152 | Yemen | 17.1% | 2007 | up 1,246.4% | rising |
| 153 | Djibouti | 16.5% | 2007 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 154 | Sierra Leone | 14.6% | 2002 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Burundi | 14.5% | 2025 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 156 | Côte d'Ivoire | 14.0% | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 157 | Eritrea | 13.8% | 2016 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 158 | Afghanistan | 13.7% | 2020 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 159 | Congo | 13.3% | 2017 | up 163.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Libya | 13.2% | 2002 | — | rising |
| 161 | Senegal | 12.4% | 2024 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 162 | Liberia | 11.8% | 2012 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 163 | Ethiopia | 11.7% | 2014 | up 23.7% | falling |
| 164 | Niger | 10.3% | 2019 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 165 | Burkina Faso | 9.6% | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Central African Republic | 9.4% | 2011 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 167 | Guinea | 9.3% | 2023 | up 158.4% | rising |
| 168 | Comoros | 8.4% | 2012 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 169 | Chad | 7.9% | 2020 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Mauritania | 7.4% | 2013 | up 73.3% | falling |
| 171 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 6.3% | 2020 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 172 | Togo | 6.1% | 2021 | down 10.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 61.3%
- WB: Caribbean Small States 60.1%
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 59.4%
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 59.3%
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 58.4%
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 57.6%
- UIS: Central Asia 57.3%
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 57.1%
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 56.4%
- MDG: Caribbean 56.0%
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 55.6%
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 55.6%
- AIMS: Central Asia 55.4%
- SDG: Central Asia 55.4%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 54.9%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 54.7%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 54.4%
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 53.6%
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 52.7%
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 52.4%
- UNESCO: Sids 52.2%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 51.4%
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 51.3%
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 51.2%
- SDG: Northern America 51.2%
- WB: North America 51.2%
- UNICEF: North America 51.2%
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 51.0%
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 49.6%
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 49.2%
- UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 49.0%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 49.0%
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 48.9%
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 48.9%
- MDG: South-eastern Asia 48.9%
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 48.9%
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 48.8%
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 48.7%
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 48.6%
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 48.5%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release