Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
155
Highest
2.56 million
China
Lowest
6
Niue
Median
10,526
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
8,390
What the numbers show
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) is currently reported for 155 countries. The highest value is 2.56 million in China; the lowest is 6 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 10,526, and the mean is 70,694.
Over the past decade 115 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Sao Tome and Principe (up 964.3%), and the largest decrease in Micronesia (country) (down 61.1%).
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 2.56 million | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 2 | India | 1.91 million | 2025 | up 98.7% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 600,703 | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 445,015 | 2025 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 394,963 | 2024 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 337,108 | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 7 | Germany | 295,198 | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 279,531 | 2025 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 9 | Philippines | 263,342 | 2024 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 256,070 | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 11 | Nigeria | 231,312 | 2021 | up 183.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Turkey | 228,401 | 2023 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 13 | Vietnam | 199,095 | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 14 | France | 146,537 | 2013 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 15 | Egypt | 143,763 | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 141,367 | 2025 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 17 | Italy | 131,041 | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 18 | Argentina | 111,171 | 2008 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 19 | Spain | 101,969 | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 99,106 | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 21 | Myanmar | 95,255 | 2018 | up 90.3% | rising |
| 22 | Iran | 91,356 | 2023 | up 32.3% | falling |
| 23 | Thailand | 79,114 | 2025 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 24 | South Korea | 78,209 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 70,636 | 2024 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 26 | Azerbaijan | 69,278 | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 27 | Colombia | 66,900 | 2022 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 58,343 | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 57,734 | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 30 | Romania | 52,951 | 2023 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 31 | South Africa | 49,009 | 2023 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 32 | Ethiopia | 44,379 | 2024 | up 276.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Morocco | 43,526 | 2024 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 34 | Belarus | 40,791 | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 35 | United Arab Emirates | 40,015 | 2024 | up 78.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Guatemala | 36,860 | 2024 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 37 | Ghana | 36,240 | 2021 | up 72.5% | rising |
| 38 | Belgium | 33,670 | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 39 | Netherlands | 33,538 | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 40 | Austria | 31,727 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 41 | Greece | 31,210 | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 42 | Portugal | 28,997 | 2023 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 43 | Jordan | 27,983 | 2024 | up 152.7% | rising |
| 44 | Ecuador | 27,559 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 45 | Israel | 27,502 | 2024 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 46 | Hungary | 27,171 | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 47 | Serbia | 26,623 | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 48 | Sweden | 25,436 | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 49 | Cuba | 25,121 | 2024 | down 19.6% | flat |
| 50 | Czechia | 24,454 | 2012 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 51 | Madagascar | 24,403 | 2019 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 52 | Oman | 23,876 | 2024 | up 125.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Norway | 23,592 | 2024 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 54 | Tunisia | 22,799 | 2022 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 55 | Afghanistan | 22,182 | 2023 | up 104.5% | rising |
| 56 | Nepal | 22,123 | 2025 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Chile | 21,870 | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 58 | Angola | 20,712 | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 59 | Palestine | 19,943 | 2023 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 60 | Switzerland | 19,605 | 2024 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 61 | Lebanon | 19,426 | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 62 | Croatia | 19,284 | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 63 | Mongolia | 18,219 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 64 | Lithuania | 16,935 | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 65 | Slovakia | 16,766 | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 66 | Finland | 16,350 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 67 | Denmark | 16,344 | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 16,200 | 2024 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 69 | Kuwait | 15,944 | 2021 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 70 | Honduras | 15,804 | 2022 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 71 | Georgia | 15,791 | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 72 | Kenya | 15,160 | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 12,315 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 74 | New Zealand | 12,256 | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 75 | Laos | 11,982 | 2022 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 76 | Moldova | 11,701 | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 77 | Dominican Republic | 10,596 | 2022 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 78 | Albania | 10,526 | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 79 | Zambia | 9,867 | 2014 | up 373.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9,352 | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 81 | Armenia | 9,348 | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 82 | Malaysia | 8,707 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 83 | Burkina Faso | 8,643 | 2024 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 84 | Panama | 8,500 | 2017 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 85 | Hong Kong | 8,124 | 2005 | — | rising |
| 86 | Slovenia | 7,182 | 2016 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 87 | Benin | 7,175 | 2014 | up 532.7% | volatile |
| 88 | North Macedonia | 7,168 | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 89 | Rwanda | 7,103 | 2024 | up 63.7% | rising |
| 90 | Cambodia | 6,789 | 2024 | down 42.8% | rising |
| 91 | Mali | 6,691 | 2023 | up 108.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Latvia | 6,198 | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 93 | Niger | 5,966 | 2024 | up 88.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Nicaragua | 5,936 | 2008 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 95 | El Salvador | 5,685 | 2024 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 96 | Senegal | 5,378 | 2022 | up 120.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Puerto Rico | 4,686 | 2018 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 98 | Namibia | 4,679 | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 99 | Estonia | 4,617 | 2024 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 100 | Sierra Leone | 4,038 | 2024 | up 98.9% | rising |
| 101 | Mozambique | 3,817 | 2013 | up 174.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Burundi | 3,465 | 2019 | up 91.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Congo | 3,327 | 2023 | up 312.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Qatar | 3,247 | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 105 | Cyprus | 2,903 | 2023 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 106 | Bahrain | 2,678 | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 107 | Suriname | 2,612 | 2021 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,568 | 2009 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 109 | Gambia | 2,248 | 2025 | up 205.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Guyana | 2,071 | 2012 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 111 | Luxembourg | 1,740 | 2024 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 112 | Eritrea | 1,661 | 2022 | up 162.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Maldives | 1,588 | 2022 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 114 | Bhutan | 1,560 | 2023 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Malta | 1,498 | 2024 | up 25.7% | falling |
| 116 | Chad | 1,443 | 2023 | up 229.5% | volatile |
| 117 | East Timor | 1,436 | 2020 | up 104.3% | rising |
| 118 | Iceland | 1,245 | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 119 | Belize | 1,141 | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 120 | Liberia | 1,050 | 2022 | up 117.8% | rising |
| 121 | Cape Verde | 1,023 | 2022 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 122 | Brunei | 1,016 | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 123 | Macao | 874 | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 124 | Guinea | 691 | 2011 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 125 | Solomon Islands | 622 | 2019 | up 165.8% | rising |
| 126 | Bahamas | 580 | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 127 | Comoros | 573 | 2022 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 128 | Djibouti | 541 | 2023 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 129 | Mauritania | 530 | 2020 | up 158.5% | rising |
| 130 | Saint Lucia | 441 | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 131 | Barbados | 406 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 132 | Antigua and Barbuda | 340 | 2012 | up 75.3% | rising |
| 133 | Kiribati | 308 | 2024 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 134 | Sao Tome and Principe | 298 | 2017 | up 964.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Grenada | 284 | 2018 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 136 | Andorra | 272 | 2012 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 137 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 270 | 2010 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 138 | Samoa | 256 | 2010 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 139 | Micronesia (country) | 238 | 2023 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 140 | Bermuda | 230 | 2016 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 141 | Dominica | 202 | 2016 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 142 | Liechtenstein | 160 | 2021 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 143 | Monaco | 158 | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 144 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 151 | 2012 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 145 | Cayman Islands | 133 | 2024 | down 34.2% | rising |
| 146 | San Marino | 110 | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 147 | British Virgin Islands | 93 | 2011 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 148 | Marshall Islands | 91 | 2024 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Gibraltar | 56 | 2017 | down 15.2% | flat |
| 150 | Tuvalu | 48 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 151 | Cook Islands | 28 | 2024 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 152 | Tokelau | 18 | 2025 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 153 | Nauru | 14 | 2025 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 154 | Montserrat | 12 | 2009 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 155 | Niue | 6 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 13.34 million
- UIS: World 13.34 million
- MDG: World 13.34 million
- WB: World 13.34 million
- UNICEF: World 13.31 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 11.19 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 11.04 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 10.69 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 10.36 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 9.95 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 9.26 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 8.08 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 6.87 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 5.43 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 5.23 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 5.09 million
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 4.47 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 4.35 million
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 4.03 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 4.01 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 3.92 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 3.91 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 3.91 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 3.91 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 3.86 million
- AIMS: East Asia 3.84 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 3.67 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 3.67 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 3.65 million
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 3.43 million
- MDG: Developed Regions 3.39 million
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 3.37 million
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 3.37 million
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 3.25 million
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 3.19 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 3.12 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 2.95 million
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 2.79 million
- SDG: Eastern Asia 2.79 million
- WB: Oecd Members 2.78 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release