Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%) by country
Number of female teachers at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the upper secondary 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...
Countries reporting
131
Highest
80.3%
Latvia
Lowest
8.3%
Sierra Leone
Median
56.1%
Years covered
49
1971–2019
Data points
2,828
What the numbers show
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%) is currently reported for 131 countries. The highest value is 80.3% in Latvia; the lowest is 8.3% in Sierra Leone.
The median across all reporting countries is 56.1%, and the mean is 52.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 99 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Eritrea (up 194.7%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 36.3%).
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvia | 80.3% | 2018 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 2 | Lithuania | 79.1% | 2018 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 3 | Myanmar | 78.7% | 2018 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 4 | Georgia | 77.3% | 2019 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 77.0% | 2018 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 6 | Belarus | 76.0% | 2018 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Canada | 75.0% | 2018 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 8 | Republic of Moldova | 74.1% | 2019 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 9 | Puerto Rico | 73.5% | 2018 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 10 | Antigua and Barbuda | 72.9% | 2015 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 11 | Dominica | 72.8% | 2016 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 12 | Slovakia | 72.0% | 2018 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 13 | Romania | 71.4% | 2018 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 14 | Thailand | 70.8% | 2019 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 15 | Mongolia | 70.4% | 2006 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 16 | Saint Lucia | 70.1% | 2019 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 17 | Bahamas | 70.0% | 2018 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 18 | Estonia | 69.7% | 2018 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 19 | Portugal | 69.1% | 2018 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 20 | Brunei Darussalam | 68.6% | 2019 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 21 | Oman | 68.0% | 2019 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 22 | Israel | 68.0% | 2009 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 23 | Montenegro | 67.2% | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 24 | Croatia | 67.2% | 2018 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 25 | Slovenia | 67.2% | 2018 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 26 | Guyana | 66.8% | 2012 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 27 | Bermuda | 66.8% | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 28 | Albania | 66.5% | 2019 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 29 | Suriname | 66.0% | 2014 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 30 | Poland | 65.8% | 2018 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 31 | Serbia | 65.7% | 2019 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 32 | Cayman Islands | 65.4% | 2018 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 33 | Grenada | 65.1% | 2018 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 34 | Gibraltar | 65.0% | 2017 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 35 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 65.0% | 2010 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 36 | British Virgin Islands | 64.9% | 2011 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 37 | Argentina | 64.5% | 2008 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 38 | Hungary | 64.0% | 2016 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 39 | Barbados | 64.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 40 | Italy | 63.6% | 2018 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 41 | Belgium | 62.9% | 2018 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 42 | Malaysia | 62.5% | 2004 | — | flat |
| 43 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 62.0% | 2012 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 44 | Cyprus | 61.7% | 2018 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 45 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 61.6% | 2019 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 46 | Philippines | 61.6% | 2018 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 47 | Lebanon | 61.5% | 2016 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 48 | New Zealand | 60.8% | 2018 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 49 | Finland | 60.5% | 2018 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 50 | Cuba | 60.1% | 2019 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 51 | North Macedonia | 59.9% | 2018 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 52 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 59.9% | 2018 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 53 | Belize | 59.8% | 2019 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 54 | France | 59.6% | 2018 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 55 | Malta | 58.6% | 2017 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 56 | Brazil | 58.2% | 2018 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 58.0% | 2019 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 58 | Czechia | 58.0% | 2012 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 59 | United States of America | 57.9% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 60 | Bahrain | 57.9% | 2019 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 57.8% | 2019 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 62 | Samoa | 57.8% | 2019 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 63 | Honduras | 56.5% | 2019 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 64 | Germany | 56.2% | 2018 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 65 | Macau, China | 56.1% | 2019 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 66 | Kuwait | 56.1% | 2019 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 67 | Chile | 56.0% | 2018 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 68 | Jordan | 56.0% | 2019 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 69 | Indonesia | 55.8% | 2018 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 70 | Spain | 55.5% | 2018 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 71 | Austria | 55.4% | 2017 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 72 | Panama | 55.4% | 2017 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 73 | Liechtenstein | 55.4% | 2018 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 74 | Ecuador | 55.2% | 2018 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 75 | Nicaragua | 55.0% | 2008 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 76 | Maldives | 55.0% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 77 | Luxembourg | 54.7% | 2018 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 78 | Norway | 54.5% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 79 | Greece | 54.4% | 2018 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 80 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 54.2% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 81 | China | 53.9% | 2019 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 82 | Netherlands | 53.9% | 2018 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 83 | Sweden | 53.8% | 2018 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 84 | Qatar | 53.7% | 2019 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 85 | Uzbekistan | 53.3% | 2017 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 86 | Iceland | 52.9% | 2012 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 87 | Saudi Arabia | 52.8% | 2019 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 88 | Syrian Arab Republic | 52.6% | 2013 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 89 | Republic of Korea | 52.5% | 2018 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 90 | Palestine, State of | 52.3% | 2019 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 91 | El Salvador | 51.4% | 2018 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 92 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 51.2% | 2019 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 93 | Denmark | 50.8% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 94 | Tunisia | 50.1% | 2018 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 95 | Türkiye | 50.0% | 2018 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 96 | Guatemala | 48.6% | 2019 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 97 | Sudan | 46.4% | 2017 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 98 | Mexico | 46.3% | 2012 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 99 | Colombia | 46.2% | 2017 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 100 | Nigeria | 45.9% | 2010 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 101 | Cape Verde | 45.7% | 2018 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 102 | Switzerland | 45.2% | 2018 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 103 | Egypt | 44.7% | 2019 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 104 | India | 43.3% | 2019 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 105 | Kiribati | 41.6% | 2008 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 106 | Bhutan | 39.4% | 2018 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 107 | Madagascar | 38.6% | 2018 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 108 | Kenya | 37.7% | 2016 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 109 | Pakistan | 36.9% | 2018 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 110 | Afghanistan | 35.0% | 2018 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 111 | Morocco | 32.9% | 2019 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 112 | Timor-Leste | 30.9% | 2019 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 113 | Cambodia | 27.4% | 2007 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 114 | Djibouti | 26.0% | 2019 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 115 | Eritrea | 25.0% | 2018 | up 194.7% | rising |
| 116 | Ghana | 23.1% | 2019 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 117 | Burundi | 21.4% | 2019 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 118 | Bangladesh | 20.1% | 2019 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 119 | Mozambique | 20.0% | 2013 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 120 | Comoros | 19.7% | 2018 | up 120.4% | rising |
| 121 | Niger | 19.2% | 2018 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 122 | Nepal | 18.7% | 2019 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 123 | Burkina Faso | 17.4% | 2019 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 124 | Senegal | 14.5% | 2004 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 125 | Mali | 14.1% | 2017 | up 101.5% | rising |
| 126 | Gambia | 11.5% | 2019 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 127 | Mauritania | 10.7% | 2019 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 128 | Ethiopia | 9.5% | 2015 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 129 | Benin | 9.4% | 2014 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 130 | Chad | 9.3% | 2018 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 131 | Sierra Leone | 8.3% | 2019 | down 0.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 75.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 73.9%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 67.1%
- Europe & Central Asia 65.9%
- Caribbean Small States 64.3%
- European Union 60.7%
- Euro area 59.9%
- Late-demographic dividend 59.6%
- North America 58.9%
- Upper middle income 57.2%
- Post-demographic dividend 57.2%
- High income 56.7%
- Small states 55.1%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 55.0%
- OECD members 54.8%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 54.8%
- IBRD only 53.3%
- East Asia & Pacific 52.9%
- Other small states 52.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean 52.4%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 52.2%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 52.1%
- Middle income 50.9%
- World 50.7%
- IDA & IBRD total 49.3%
- Low & middle income 48.9%
- Pacific island small states 47.3%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 46.7%
- Early-demographic dividend 45.5%
- Arab World 44.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 43.3%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 43.1%
- Lower middle income 41.8%
- South Asia 41.3%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 41.3%
- IDA blend 37.6%
- IDA total 28.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 27.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 27.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 27.3%
About this data
Number of female teachers at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the upper secondary 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.