Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled by country
Secondary education, teachers, female with 670 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Countries reporting
198
Highest
4.47 million
China
Lowest
29
Nauru
Median
19,028
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
7,422
What the numbers show
Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 4.47 million in China; the lowest is 29 in Nauru.
The median across all reporting countries is 19,028, and the mean is 116,837.
Over the past decade 144 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 1,360.1%), and the largest decrease in Tuvalu (down 60.2%).
Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 4.47 million | 2024 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 3.61 million | 2025 | up 104.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Pakistan | 1.15 million | 2024 | up 278.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Russia | 1.11 million | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 5 | United States | 1.09 million | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 841,094 | 2025 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 629,792 | 2024 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 466,821 | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 9 | Nigeria | 462,137 | 2021 | up 147.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Turkey | 439,973 | 2023 | up 73.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Germany | 395,262 | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 12 | Italy | 366,484 | 2024 | up 26.8% | flat |
| 13 | Philippines | 354,444 | 2024 | up 80.7% | rising |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 289,051 | 2025 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 15 | France | 274,885 | 2019 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 16 | Algeria | 273,405 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Egypt | 258,695 | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Venezuela | 233,866 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Poland | 230,981 | 2025 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 20 | Japan | 229,645 | 1995 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 226,973 | 2021 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 22 | Ukraine | 226,280 | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 23 | Argentina | 221,331 | 2008 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 204,966 | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 25 | Iran | 200,449 | 2023 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 187,261 | 2024 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 163,967 | 2024 | up 92.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Thailand | 160,034 | 2025 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 29 | Malaysia | 152,236 | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 30 | South Korea | 151,467 | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Myanmar | 132,399 | 2018 | up 92.2% | rising |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 119,823 | 2024 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 113,295 | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 34 | South Africa | 109,909 | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 35 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 109,250 | 2023 | up 227.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Peru | 103,599 | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 37 | Colombia | 96,645 | 2022 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 38 | Romania | 92,343 | 2023 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 39 | Azerbaijan | 91,161 | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 40 | Canada | 89,558 | 1996 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 41 | Belgium | 88,129 | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 42 | Iraq | 81,142 | 2007 | up 125.3% | volatile |
| 43 | United Arab Emirates | 75,929 | 2024 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Morocco | 73,637 | 2024 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Kenya | 73,068 | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 46 | Netherlands | 67,724 | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 47 | Guatemala | 67,221 | 2024 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Ethiopia | 62,416 | 2024 | up 230.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Turkmenistan | 60,998 | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 59,497 | 2024 | up 103.0% | rising |
| 51 | Chile | 59,184 | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 52 | Portugal | 58,235 | 2018 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 53 | Belarus | 58,138 | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 54 | Ecuador | 55,489 | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Ghana | 54,230 | 2024 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Hungary | 54,013 | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 57 | Greece | 53,457 | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 58 | Australia | 52,710 | 1992 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 59 | Israel | 51,530 | 2009 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 60 | Cuba | 51,307 | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 61 | Tunisia | 50,754 | 2023 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Cambodia | 50,554 | 2021 | up 426.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Kyrgyzstan | 49,571 | 2022 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 64 | Austria | 48,483 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 65 | Cameroon | 48,324 | 2023 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Serbia | 46,852 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 67 | Sweden | 46,573 | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 68 | Czechia | 45,675 | 2012 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 69 | Jordan | 41,705 | 2024 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Norway | 39,184 | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 71 | Syria | 39,112 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Croatia | 37,974 | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 73 | Bolivia | 37,689 | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 74 | Tanzania | 35,826 | 2021 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Switzerland | 35,661 | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 76 | Bulgaria | 33,757 | 2024 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 77 | Nepal | 33,511 | 2025 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Lebanon | 32,595 | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 79 | Madagascar | 32,054 | 2019 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 80 | Angola | 31,363 | 2023 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Afghanistan | 31,291 | 2023 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Tajikistan | 31,147 | 2011 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 83 | Oman | 30,704 | 2024 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Finland | 29,089 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 85 | Denmark | 28,550 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 86 | Palestine | 28,457 | 2023 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 87 | Slovakia | 28,450 | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 88 | Kuwait | 27,159 | 2021 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Georgia | 26,755 | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 90 | New Zealand | 23,475 | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 91 | Togo | 23,389 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Ireland | 22,111 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 93 | Lithuania | 21,994 | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 21,434 | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 95 | Paraguay | 21,327 | 2012 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 96 | Zambia | 21,175 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Armenia | 20,029 | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 98 | Mongolia | 19,568 | 2024 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 99 | Zimbabwe | 19,470 | 2013 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Honduras | 18,587 | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Laos | 18,434 | 2022 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Cote d'Ivoire | 17,941 | 2024 | up 93.3% | rising |
| 103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17,594 | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 104 | Hong Kong | 17,472 | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 105 | Albania | 16,308 | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 106 | Moldova | 15,925 | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 107 | Uganda | 15,137 | 2014 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 108 | Panama | 14,082 | 2017 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Burkina Faso | 12,609 | 2024 | up 146.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Rwanda | 11,758 | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 111 | North Macedonia | 11,662 | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 112 | Slovenia | 11,362 | 2016 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 113 | Mali | 10,669 | 2023 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Mozambique | 10,426 | 2017 | up 425.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Senegal | 10,170 | 2023 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Latvia | 10,082 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 117 | El Salvador | 9,803 | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 118 | Singapore | 8,760 | 2023 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 119 | Puerto Rico | 8,560 | 2018 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 120 | Botswana | 8,532 | 2021 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Libya | 8,483 | 1983 | up 1,360.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Niger | 8,052 | 2024 | up 96.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Nicaragua | 7,967 | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 124 | Jamaica | 7,941 | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 125 | Burundi | 7,258 | 2025 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Estonia | 7,169 | 2021 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 127 | Benin | 6,971 | 2022 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Qatar | 6,410 | 2024 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Namibia | 6,264 | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 130 | Mauritius | 6,014 | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5,758 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 132 | Papua New Guinea | 5,631 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Cyprus | 5,479 | 2023 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Bahrain | 5,384 | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Sierra Leone | 5,340 | 2024 | up 89.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Guyana | 5,333 | 2024 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Congo | 4,503 | 2023 | up 169.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Luxembourg | 3,752 | 2024 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Eswatini | 3,733 | 2022 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 140 | Brunei | 3,512 | 2023 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Malawi | 3,474 | 2019 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 142 | Suriname | 3,316 | 2021 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 143 | Gambia | 3,140 | 2021 | up 379.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Lesotho | 3,133 | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 145 | Malta | 3,078 | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 146 | Eritrea | 3,016 | 2022 | up 161.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Bhutan | 3,010 | 2023 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 148 | Fiji | 2,898 | 2012 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 149 | Gabon | 2,545 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Chad | 2,404 | 2024 | up 102.6% | volatile |
| 151 | East Timor | 2,294 | 2020 | up 80.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Central African Republic | 2,040 | 2017 | up 1,357.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Maldives | 1,927 | 2022 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Cape Verde | 1,787 | 2022 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 155 | Macao | 1,687 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 156 | Belize | 1,518 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 157 | Bahamas | 1,440 | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 158 | Liberia | 1,203 | 2020 | up 77.4% | rising |
| 159 | Guinea | 1,052 | 2011 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 160 | Mauritania | 1,011 | 2020 | up 140.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Djibouti | 987 | 2023 | up 77.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Comoros | 830 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 163 | Barbados | 813 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 164 | New Caledonia | 805 | 1997 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 165 | Saint Lucia | 739 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 166 | French Polynesia | 730 | 1993 | up 77.2% | rising |
| 167 | Solomon Islands | 718 | 2015 | up 64.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Samoa | 706 | 2010 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 169 | Antigua and Barbuda | 640 | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 170 | Tonga | 627 | 2015 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 171 | Kiribati | 609 | 2024 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Somalia | 609 | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 604 | 2024 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 174 | Vanuatu | 588 | 2024 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Grenada | 522 | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 176 | Bermuda | 453 | 2016 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 177 | Micronesia (country) | 445 | 2021 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 178 | Guam | 430 | 1980 | up 92.0% | rising |
| 179 | Seychelles | 405 | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 180 | United States Virgin Islands | 400 | 1997 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 181 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 392 | 2023 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 182 | Andorra | 389 | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 183 | Dominica | 357 | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 184 | Aruba | 329 | 2012 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 185 | Sao Tome and Principe | 305 | 2016 | up 548.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Monaco | 289 | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 187 | Cayman Islands | 252 | 2024 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 188 | San Marino | 203 | 2024 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 189 | Marshall Islands | 194 | 2024 | down 43.4% | rising |
| 190 | Liechtenstein | 190 | 2021 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 191 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 163 | 2024 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Gibraltar | 161 | 2024 | up 106.4% | rising |
| 193 | British Virgin Islands | 140 | 2023 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Equatorial Guinea | 112 | 2005 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 195 | Guinea-Bissau | 106 | 2000 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 196 | American Samoa | 103 | 1992 | up 249.2% | volatile |
| 197 | Tuvalu | 68 | 2025 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 198 | Nauru | 29 | 2025 | up 26.1% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 23.62 million
- IDA & IBRD total 19.31 million
- Low & middle income 18.71 million
- European Union 2.22 million
- Middle income 18.21 million
- Euro area 1.68 million
- IBRD only 15.87 million
- Upper middle income 9.62 million
- Early-demographic dividend 9.61 million
- Late-demographic dividend 8.61 million
- Lower middle income 7.43 million
- East Asia & Pacific 6.83 million
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 6.34 million
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 6.30 million
- High income 5.83 million
- Europe & Central Asia 5.49 million
- OECD members 5.15 million
- Post-demographic dividend 4.17 million
- South Asia 3.72 million
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 3.72 million
- IDA total 3.44 million
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 3.34 million
- Latin America & Caribbean 2.64 million
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.56 million
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 2.42 million
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 2.26 million
- IDA blend 2.00 million
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 1.84 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.32 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.32 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 1.32 million
- Pre-demographic dividend 1.22 million
- IDA only 1.22 million
- North America 1.20 million
- Arab World 1.18 million
- Least developed countries 893,693
- Africa Western and Central 724,916
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 662,207
- Africa Eastern and Southern 595,055
- Central Europe and the Baltics 583,489
How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers, female with 670 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers, female Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers, female with 670 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.