Secondary education, teachers, female by country
Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.
Countries reporting
194
Highest
4.47 million
China
Lowest
29
Nauru
Median
19,519
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
6,752
What the numbers show
Secondary education, teachers, female is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 4.47 million in China; the lowest is 29 in Nauru.
The median across all reporting countries is 19,519, and the mean is 119,096.
Over the past decade 141 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: 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 8.5% | rising |
| 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 108.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Thailand | 160,034 | 2025 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 29 | Malaysia | 152,236 | 2024 | up 9.5% | 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 133.5% | 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 90.5% | rising |
| 46 | Netherlands | 67,724 | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 47 | Guatemala | 67,221 | 2024 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Ethiopia | 62,416 | 2024 | up 361.8% | 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 35.2% | 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 |
| 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 7.1% | 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 101.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Guyana | 5,333 | 2024 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Congo | 4,503 | 2023 | up 169.6% | 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 18.7% | 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 |
| 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 86.5% | volatile |
| 151 | East Timor | 2,294 | 2020 | up 80.5% | rising |
| 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 16.6% | 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 29.8% | 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 |
| 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 21.8% | rising |
| 194 | Equatorial Guinea | 112 | 2005 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 195 | Guinea-Bissau | 106 | 2000 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 196 | American Samoa | 103 | 1992 | up 442.1% | volatile |
| 197 | Tuvalu | 68 | 2025 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 198 | Nauru | 29 | 2025 | up 11.5% | 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
- Middle income 18.21 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
About this data
Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.