Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
196
Highest
3.04 million
China
Lowest
7
Tokelau
Median
6,087
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
13,398
What the numbers show
Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 3.04 million in China; the lowest is 7 in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 6,087, and the mean is 57,427.
Over the past decade 146 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 869.2%), and the largest decrease in Laos (down 85.7%).
Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (pre-primary): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3.04 million | 2024 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 2.89 million | 2025 | up 110.1% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 518,591 | 2023 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 366,598 | 2025 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Germany | 345,342 | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 6 | Vietnam | 285,719 | 2024 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 279,097 | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 220,376 | 2023 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | 126,834 | 2023 | up 139.4% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 121,884 | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 11 | Ukraine | 117,133 | 2024 | down 18.0% | flat |
| 12 | Poland | 113,575 | 2025 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 13 | Turkey | 107,560 | 2023 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 107,100 | 2025 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 15 | Thailand | 106,984 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 16 | France | 104,599 | 2013 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 17 | Japan | 97,283 | 1997 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 95,162 | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Peru | 89,964 | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Kenya | 86,584 | 2023 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 21 | South Korea | 76,412 | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Venezuela | 70,852 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Argentina | 68,884 | 2008 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Malaysia | 67,095 | 2024 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 63,715 | 2024 | up 481.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Egypt | 63,253 | 2024 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Philippines | 62,373 | 2024 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Nepal | 55,261 | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Colombia | 45,790 | 2022 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 30 | Belarus | 43,481 | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 31 | Guatemala | 40,353 | 2024 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 32 | Morocco | 40,023 | 2022 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Sudan | 38,323 | 2019 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 34 | Ghana | 37,180 | 2024 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 35 | Madagascar | 37,087 | 2024 | up 197.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Romania | 37,060 | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 37 | Belgium | 36,751 | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 38 | Sweden | 36,391 | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 39 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 35,237 | 2023 | up 236.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Sri Lanka | 34,473 | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 41 | Cameroon | 31,821 | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Ecuador | 31,613 | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 43 | United Kingdom | 28,583 | 2023 | down 55.8% | rising |
| 44 | Netherlands | 28,141 | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 27,629 | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 46 | Chile | 26,477 | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 47 | Austria | 25,661 | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 48 | Hungary | 25,456 | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 49 | Czechia | 24,708 | 2012 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 50 | Uganda | 23,861 | 2017 | up 144.6% | rising |
| 51 | South Africa | 22,706 | 2014 | up 174.0% | rising |
| 52 | Finland | 21,336 | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 21,155 | 2002 | up 82.0% | rising |
| 54 | Greece | 21,062 | 2023 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 55 | Cuba | 19,641 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 19,511 | 2024 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 57 | Bulgaria | 19,069 | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 58 | Denmark | 18,139 | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Zimbabwe | 17,247 | 2024 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 60 | Portugal | 16,633 | 2023 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Iran | 16,589 | 2005 | up 170.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Serbia | 16,048 | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 63 | Switzerland | 15,734 | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 64 | Slovakia | 15,553 | 2024 | up 24.0% | flat |
| 65 | Algeria | 15,411 | 2025 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Tanzania | 15,252 | 2024 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 67 | New Zealand | 15,027 | 2024 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Norway | 14,044 | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 69 | Lebanon | 13,080 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 70 | United Arab Emirates | 12,632 | 2024 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Senegal | 12,324 | 2023 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Liberia | 12,299 | 2022 | up 92.1% | rising |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 12,172 | 2024 | up 24.4% | falling |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 11,946 | 2025 | up 134.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Bolivia | 11,886 | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 76 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11,824 | 2024 | up 107.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 11,574 | 2024 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Hong Kong | 11,416 | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 79 | Croatia | 10,708 | 2023 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 80 | Myanmar | 10,264 | 2018 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 81 | Palestine | 10,244 | 2023 | up 64.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Jordan | 10,235 | 2024 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Moldova | 10,003 | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 84 | Mongolia | 9,496 | 2024 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Armenia | 9,137 | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 86 | Jamaica | 9,063 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 87 | Rwanda | 9,049 | 2024 | up 141.3% | rising |
| 88 | Kuwait | 8,754 | 2021 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Canada | 8,628 | 1996 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 90 | Tajikistan | 7,828 | 2017 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 91 | Estonia | 7,809 | 2011 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 92 | Georgia | 7,259 | 2007 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Iraq | 7,232 | 2007 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 94 | Latvia | 7,210 | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 95 | El Salvador | 7,064 | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Burkina Faso | 6,594 | 2024 | up 183.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Israel | 6,430 | 1978 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 98 | Oman | 6,232 | 2024 | up 153.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Sierra Leone | 5,942 | 2024 | up 152.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Togo | 5,938 | 2024 | up 94.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Panama | 5,917 | 2017 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Mali | 5,859 | 2023 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Niger | 5,816 | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Syria | 5,625 | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Paraguay | 5,585 | 2012 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 106 | Albania | 5,314 | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 107 | Benin | 5,309 | 2021 | up 157.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Cambodia | 5,195 | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 109 | Papua New Guinea | 4,621 | 2023 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Guinea | 4,016 | 2020 | up 111.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Ireland | 3,784 | 1997 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 112 | Slovenia | 3,706 | 2023 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 113 | Tunisia | 3,666 | 2023 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Burundi | 3,663 | 2025 | up 75.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Gambia | 3,609 | 2025 | up 164.4% | rising |
| 116 | Lithuania | 3,586 | 2024 | down 66.5% | falling |
| 117 | Afghanistan | 3,351 | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Qatar | 3,338 | 2024 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Nicaragua | 3,312 | 2023 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Botswana | 3,207 | 2022 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 121 | Iceland | 3,049 | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 122 | Lesotho | 2,852 | 2017 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 123 | Guyana | 2,778 | 2024 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 124 | Honduras | 2,702 | 2024 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 125 | North Macedonia | 2,460 | 2012 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 126 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,424 | 2023 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 127 | Bahrain | 2,411 | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Libya | 2,396 | 2006 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Luxembourg | 2,376 | 2024 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,222 | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 131 | Namibia | 2,172 | 2024 | up 81.6% | rising |
| 132 | Equatorial Guinea | 2,149 | 2015 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Mauritius | 1,956 | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Congo | 1,913 | 2023 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Eritrea | 1,821 | 2022 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Cyprus | 1,735 | 2023 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Solomon Islands | 1,640 | 2019 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 138 | Puerto Rico | 1,574 | 2018 | down 74.3% | falling |
| 139 | Vanuatu | 1,471 | 2024 | up 77.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Cape Verde | 1,424 | 2022 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 141 | Fiji | 1,414 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Yemen | 1,338 | 2016 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 143 | Macao | 1,300 | 2024 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 144 | Reunion | 1,287 | 1987 | up 76.3% | rising |
| 145 | Chad | 1,245 | 2024 | up 313.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Laos | 1,240 | 2025 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Maldives | 1,158 | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Malta | 973.71 | 2024 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 149 | Suriname | 941 | 2021 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 150 | Bhutan | 910 | 2024 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Brunei | 868 | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 152 | Singapore | 776 | 1989 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 153 | East Timor | 701 | 2020 | up 204.8% | rising |
| 154 | French Polynesia | 640 | 1996 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 155 | Guadeloupe | 636 | 1993 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Sao Tome and Principe | 624 | 2015 | up 287.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Martinique | 622 | 1996 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 158 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 450 | 2018 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 159 | Samoa | 404 | 2023 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Belize | 386 | 2024 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 161 | Bahamas | 375 | 2024 | up 72.8% | rising |
| 162 | Antigua and Barbuda | 360 | 2015 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Barbados | 355 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 164 | Grenada | 329 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 165 | Central African Republic | 299 | 2016 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 166 | Cayman Islands | 290 | 2024 | up 360.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Djibouti | 252 | 2023 | up 869.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Saint Lucia | 230 | 2022 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 169 | Guinea-Bissau | 212 | 2010 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Tonga | 191 | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 171 | Seychelles | 185 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 172 | Dominica | 184 | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 173 | Andorra | 151 | 2024 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 174 | Aruba | 141 | 2015 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 175 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 140 | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 176 | Micronesia (country) | 137 | 2023 | up 448.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Somalia | 125 | 1986 | up 104.9% | rising |
| 178 | American Samoa | 122 | 1992 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 179 | San Marino | 120 | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 180 | Liechtenstein | 104 | 2021 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 181 | Marshall Islands | 100 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 182 | British Virgin Islands | 91 | 2020 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Gibraltar | 81 | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Tuvalu | 76 | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 185 | Bermuda | 60 | 2016 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 186 | Monaco | 58 | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 187 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 51 | 2024 | up 112.5% | rising |
| 188 | Anguilla | 32 | 2022 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 189 | Nauru | 30 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 190 | Palau | 28 | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 191 | Cook Islands | 22 | 2024 | down 33.3% | flat |
| 192 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 17 | 1987 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 193 | Montserrat | 16 | 2019 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 194 | Niue | 13 | 2024 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Saint Helena | 7 | 1998 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 195 | Tokelau | 7 | 2025 | down 36.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 12.88 million
- UIS: World 12.88 million
- MDG: World 12.88 million
- WB: World 12.88 million
- UNICEF: World 12.87 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 11.03 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 10.96 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 10.73 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 10.38 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 10.15 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 9.34 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 8.96 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 8.19 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 5.25 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 5.17 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 5.02 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 4.86 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 4.70 million
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 4.46 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 4.30 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 4.29 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 4.29 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 4.29 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 4.23 million
- AIMS: East Asia 4.22 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 4.06 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 4.06 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 4.03 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 3.89 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 3.67 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 3.56 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 3.56 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 3.56 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 3.56 million
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 3.53 million
- UNICEF: South Asia 3.53 million
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 3.25 million
- SDG: Eastern Asia 3.25 million
- MDG: Eastern Asia 3.16 million
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 3.05 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release