Secondary education, teachers (% female) by country
Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Countries reporting
198
Highest
88.7%
Armenia
Lowest
5.4%
Guinea
Median
59.3%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
6,756
What the numbers show
Secondary education, teachers (% female) is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 88.7% in Armenia; the lowest is 5.4% in Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 59.3%, and the mean is 54.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 140 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Central African Republic (up 290.0%), and the largest decrease in Guinea-Bissau (down 52.8%).
Secondary education, teachers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 88.7% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 2 | Italy | 86.5% | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 3 | Myanmar | 86.2% | 2018 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 4 | Georgia | 83.8% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 5 | Ukraine | 82.8% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 6 | Russia | 82.8% | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 7 | Republic of Moldova | 82.1% | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 8 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 82.1% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 9 | Lithuania | 81.3% | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 10 | Belarus | 81.3% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 11 | Latvia | 80.8% | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 12 | Guyana | 79.6% | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 13 | Azerbaijan | 78.3% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 78.3% | 2022 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 77.0% | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 16 | Estonia | 76.1% | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 17 | Mongolia | 75.9% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 18 | San Marino | 75.7% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 19 | Slovak Republic | 75.5% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 20 | Suriname | 74.8% | 2021 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 74.4% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 22 | Slovenia | 74.0% | 2016 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 23 | Antigua and Barbuda | 74.0% | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 24 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 73.8% | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 25 | Romania | 73.6% | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 72.8% | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 27 | Israel | 72.5% | 2009 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 28 | Trinidad and Tobago | 72.4% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 29 | Puerto Rico | 72.4% | 2018 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 30 | Lebanon | 72.0% | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 31 | Jamaica | 71.9% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 32 | British Virgin Islands | 71.8% | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 33 | Syrian Arab Republic | 71.6% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 34 | Poland | 71.5% | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 35 | United Arab Emirates | 71.5% | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 36 | Philippines | 71.5% | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 37 | Croatia | 71.3% | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 38 | Saint Lucia | 71.3% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 39 | Albania | 70.7% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 40 | Portugal | 70.2% | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 41 | Malaysia | 70.1% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 42 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 70.1% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 43 | Algeria | 70.0% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 44 | Dominica | 69.9% | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 45 | Oman | 69.8% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 46 | Brunei Darussalam | 69.7% | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 47 | Serbia | 69.0% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 48 | Hungary | 68.8% | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 49 | Turkmenistan | 68.7% | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 50 | Argentina | 68.3% | 2008 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 51 | Ireland | 68.0% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 52 | Cyprus | 67.8% | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 53 | Finland | 67.7% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 54 | Bermuda | 67.4% | 2016 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 55 | Canada | 67.2% | 1996 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 56 | Cayman Islands | 66.3% | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 57 | Malta | 66.0% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 58 | Norway | 65.9% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 59 | Czechia | 65.8% | 2012 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 60 | Bahamas | 65.7% | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 61 | Thailand | 65.6% | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 62 | Belize | 65.5% | 2024 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 63 | Barbados | 65.4% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 64 | Cuba | 65.3% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 65 | Korea | 65.0% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 64.8% | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 67 | Greece | 64.7% | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 68 | Mauritius | 64.5% | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 69 | New Zealand | 64.4% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 70 | Singapore | 64.4% | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 71 | Andorra | 64.3% | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 72 | Austria | 64.3% | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 64.2% | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 74 | Grenada | 64.0% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 75 | Belgium | 64.0% | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 76 | Uzbekistan | 63.9% | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 77 | Germany | 63.9% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 78 | United Kingdom | 63.4% | 2021 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 79 | Tuvalu | 63.0% | 2025 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 80 | Kiribati | 62.8% | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 81 | United States | 62.8% | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 82 | Gibraltar | 62.6% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 83 | Nicaragua | 62.5% | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 84 | Paraguay | 62.2% | 2012 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 85 | Indonesia | 62.1% | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 86 | North Macedonia | 62.1% | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 87 | Guam | 61.9% | 1980 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 88 | Chile | 61.6% | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 89 | Brazil | 61.6% | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 90 | South Africa | 60.5% | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 91 | Naoero | 60.4% | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 92 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 60.4% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 93 | China (People’s Republic of) | 60.3% | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 94 | Bahrain | 60.1% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 95 | France | 60.0% | 2019 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 96 | Sweden | 59.9% | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 97 | Spain | 59.5% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 98 | Ecuador | 59.3% | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 99 | Aruba | 59.3% | 2012 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 100 | Honduras | 59.2% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 101 | Panama | 59.2% | 2017 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 102 | Namibia | 58.8% | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 103 | Liechtenstein | 58.6% | 2021 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 104 | Samoa | 58.3% | 2010 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 105 | Costa Rica | 57.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 106 | Tonga | 57.7% | 2015 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 107 | Fiji | 57.5% | 2012 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 108 | Macau (China) | 57.4% | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 109 | Kuwait | 57.2% | 2021 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 110 | Netherlands | 57.2% | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 111 | Jordan | 57.1% | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 112 | Monaco | 56.9% | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 113 | Seychelles | 56.8% | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 114 | Tunisia | 56.6% | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 115 | Pakistan | 56.3% | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 116 | Palestine, State of | 56.1% | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 117 | Denmark | 56.1% | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 118 | United States Virgin Islands | 56.0% | 1997 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 119 | Botswana | 55.8% | 2021 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 120 | Türkiye | 55.8% | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 121 | Luxembourg | 55.6% | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 122 | Maldives | 55.5% | 2022 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 123 | El Salvador | 55.3% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 124 | Lesotho | 55.2% | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 125 | Hong Kong (China) | 55.2% | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 126 | Guatemala | 54.9% | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 127 | Iraq | 54.7% | 2007 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 128 | Mexico | 53.7% | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 129 | Switzerland | 52.2% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 130 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 52.1% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 131 | Qatar | 51.8% | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 132 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 51.8% | 2022 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 133 | Eswatini | 51.7% | 2022 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 134 | Egypt | 51.0% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 135 | Nigeria | 50.7% | 2021 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 136 | Australia | 50.6% | 1992 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 137 | Colombia | 50.6% | 2022 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 138 | Cape Verde | 50.6% | 2022 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 139 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 49.9% | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 140 | Zambia | 49.7% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 141 | Vanuatu | 49.6% | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 142 | Saudi Arabia | 49.4% | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 143 | India | 49.3% | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 144 | Iran | 49.3% | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 145 | Marshall Islands | 47.7% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 146 | Cambodia | 47.1% | 2021 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 147 | Central African Republic | 46.8% | 2017 | up 290.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Peru | 46.1% | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 149 | Tajikistan | 46.0% | 2011 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 150 | French Polynesia | 45.9% | 1993 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 151 | Zimbabwe | 45.7% | 2013 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 152 | Togo | 45.4% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Kenya | 43.4% | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 154 | Bhutan | 43.0% | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 155 | New Caledonia | 41.5% | 1997 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 156 | Madagascar | 41.0% | 2019 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 157 | Cameroon | 40.9% | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 158 | Morocco | 40.1% | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 159 | American Samoa | 38.7% | 1992 | up 162.9% | rising |
| 160 | Papua New Guinea | 38.1% | 2016 | — | rising |
| 161 | Timor-Leste | 37.1% | 2020 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 162 | Afghanistan | 35.5% | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 163 | Angola | 34.4% | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 164 | Rwanda | 34.3% | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 165 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 33.0% | 2020 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 166 | Japan | 32.7% | 1995 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 167 | Solomon Islands | 32.6% | 2015 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 168 | Sao Tome and Principe | 32.6% | 2016 | up 158.6% | rising |
| 169 | Mozambique | 31.3% | 2017 | up 90.5% | falling |
| 170 | Ghana | 31.1% | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 171 | Eritrea | 31.0% | 2022 | up 88.7% | rising |
| 172 | Bangladesh | 28.7% | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 173 | Niger | 28.6% | 2024 | up 42.9% | flat |
| 174 | Djibouti | 27.8% | 2023 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 175 | Libya | 27.7% | 1983 | up 203.6% | rising |
| 176 | Nepal | 27.0% | 2025 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 177 | Burundi | 26.2% | 2025 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 178 | Gambia | 25.2% | 2021 | up 62.2% | falling |
| 179 | Gabon | 25.2% | 2019 | — | falling |
| 180 | Malawi | 23.9% | 2019 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 181 | Uganda | 23.7% | 2014 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 182 | Ethiopia | 22.9% | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 183 | Burkina Faso | 18.4% | 2024 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 184 | Senegal | 18.3% | 2023 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 185 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 17.6% | 2023 | up 48.2% | flat |
| 186 | Côte d'Ivoire | 17.4% | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 187 | Sierra Leone | 14.0% | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 188 | Somalia | 13.5% | 2007 | — | rising |
| 189 | Mali | 13.3% | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 190 | Benin | 12.2% | 2022 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 191 | Congo | 11.8% | 2023 | up 28.7% | falling |
| 192 | Mauritania | 11.2% | 2020 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 193 | Comoros | 10.7% | 2022 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Chad | 10.1% | 2024 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 195 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.4% | 2005 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 196 | Liberia | 6.7% | 2020 | up 45.2% | falling |
| 197 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.2% | 2000 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 198 | Guinea | 5.4% | 2011 | down 41.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central Europe and the Baltics 72.0%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 71.4%
- Euro area 64.4%
- Caribbean Small States 71.4%
- Europe & Central Asia 68.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 65.8%
- High income 64.4%
- Late-demographic dividend 64.1%
- North America 63.1%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 61.6%
- Post-demographic dividend 61.4%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 61.4%
About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.