Teachers in primary education, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
212
Highest
5.02 million
China
Lowest
5
Falkland Islands
Median
19,773
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
17,733
What the numbers show
Teachers in primary education, female (number) is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 5.02 million in China; the lowest is 5 in Falkland Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 19,773, and the mean is 108,614.
Over the past decade 152 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in Micronesia (country) (up 2,964.7%), and the largest decrease in Falkland Islands (down 64.3%).
Teachers in primary education, female (number): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 5.02 million | 2024 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 2 | India | 3.04 million | 2025 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 1.56 million | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 1.09 million | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 620,653 | 2024 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 6 | Nigeria | 504,448 | 2021 | up 82.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Philippines | 465,772 | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 401,971 | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 9 | Russia | 324,727 | 2023 | up 15.2% | flat |
| 10 | Egypt | 319,626 | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 11 | Vietnam | 300,791 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 12 | Iran | 285,113 | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 13 | Venezuela | 270,438 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Japan | 261,117 | 1998 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 252,704 | 2024 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Argentina | 252,452 | 2008 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 17 | Germany | 247,884 | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 242,999 | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 19 | Italy | 235,443 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 20 | Pakistan | 231,541 | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 21 | South Africa | 225,583 | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 22 | Thailand | 208,533 | 2025 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 23 | Iraq | 197,420 | 2007 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Spain | 193,014 | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 25 | Malaysia | 191,898 | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 26 | France | 190,544 | 2013 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 27 | Turkey | 184,069 | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 28 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 181,566 | 2023 | up 106.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Myanmar | 174,621 | 2018 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 30 | Algeria | 173,713 | 2025 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 31 | Kenya | 170,289 | 2023 | up 101.3% | rising |
| 32 | Ethiopia | 151,765 | 2024 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 143,804 | 2024 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 34 | Peru | 142,500 | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 35 | Colombia | 139,228 | 2022 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 36 | South Korea | 132,721 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 37 | Syria | 130,893 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Morocco | 122,904 | 2024 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 121,737 | 2025 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 40 | Poland | 117,904 | 2025 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 41 | Tanzania | 109,854 | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Ukraine | 104,240 | 2024 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 103,620 | 2025 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 44 | Canada | 96,008 | 2000 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 45 | Uganda | 89,256 | 2017 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Nepal | 86,127 | 2025 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Netherlands | 86,024 | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Guatemala | 82,077 | 2024 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Israel | 79,924 | 2024 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 50 | Australia | 79,796 | 1997 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 51 | Chile | 76,965 | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 52 | Madagascar | 76,092 | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 53 | Cameroon | 74,549 | 2024 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Zambia | 69,123 | 2024 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Afghanistan | 67,949 | 2023 | up 67.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Cuba | 66,944 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 57 | Belgium | 66,778 | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 64,434 | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 59 | Mozambique | 63,215 | 2022 | up 57.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 62,598 | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 61 | Ghana | 61,540 | 2024 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Ecuador | 61,519 | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 63 | Tunisia | 60,832 | 2023 | up 71.7% | rising |
| 64 | Sweden | 58,504 | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 65 | Zimbabwe | 55,969 | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 66 | Greece | 53,465 | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 67 | Jordan | 51,389 | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Bolivia | 50,309 | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 69 | Switzerland | 48,721 | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 70 | Angola | 47,539 | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 71 | Burkina Faso | 45,944 | 2024 | up 89.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Romania | 44,527 | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 73 | Portugal | 42,707 | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 74 | Malawi | 41,351 | 2024 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 75 | Cote d'Ivoire | 39,603 | 2024 | up 106.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Niger | 39,331 | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Rwanda | 38,725 | 2024 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Norway | 38,168 | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 79 | Honduras | 38,116 | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 36,475 | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 81 | Ireland | 35,618 | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 82 | Hungary | 35,478 | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 83 | Costa Rica | 34,294 | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 84 | Lebanon | 33,038 | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 85 | Austria | 32,675 | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 86 | United Arab Emirates | 30,531 | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Kuwait | 29,649 | 2021 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Georgia | 29,463 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 89 | Denmark | 28,282 | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 90 | Cambodia | 27,672 | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan | 26,544 | 2025 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 26,278 | 2017 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 93 | Oman | 25,990 | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Senegal | 24,875 | 2024 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Paraguay | 24,695 | 2012 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 96 | Finland | 24,571 | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 97 | Czechia | 24,449 | 2012 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 98 | Burundi | 23,880 | 2025 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 23,138 | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 100 | Libya | 22,627 | 1983 | up 436.2% | volatile |
| 101 | New Zealand | 22,505 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 102 | Belarus | 22,119 | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 103 | Hong Kong | 21,519 | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 104 | Bulgaria | 21,397 | 2024 | up 55.3% | falling |
| 105 | Turkmenistan | 20,790 | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 106 | Papua New Guinea | 20,178 | 2023 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Palestine | 19,369 | 2023 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 108 | Mali | 19,136 | 2023 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Guinea | 17,979 | 2020 | up 81.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Benin | 17,708 | 2022 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Slovakia | 16,531 | 2024 | up 30.9% | flat |
| 112 | Uruguay | 16,363 | 1997 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 113 | El Salvador | 16,272 | 2024 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 114 | Sierra Leone | 15,753 | 2024 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Namibia | 15,030 | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 116 | Panama | 14,629 | 2017 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 117 | Serbia | 14,622 | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 118 | Haiti | 14,419 | 1998 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 119 | Congo | 14,171 | 2023 | up 60.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Singapore | 13,402 | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 121 | Puerto Rico | 12,589 | 2018 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 122 | Croatia | 12,557 | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 123 | Botswana | 12,313 | 2022 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 124 | Laos | 11,991 | 2025 | down 33.6% | rising |
| 125 | Qatar | 11,805 | 2024 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Chad | 11,656 | 2024 | up 57.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Mongolia | 11,593 | 2024 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 128 | Jamaica | 10,494 | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 129 | Mauritania | 10,141 | 2024 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Latvia | 9,176 | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 131 | Lithuania | 8,538 | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 132 | Slovenia | 8,430 | 2016 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 133 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8,415 | 2023 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 134 | Albania | 8,290 | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 135 | Togo | 8,245 | 2024 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Estonia | 7,751 | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 137 | Lesotho | 7,735 | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 138 | Moldova | 7,279 | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 139 | Bahrain | 7,252 | 2024 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Armenia | 6,750 | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 141 | North Macedonia | 6,641 | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 142 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6,334 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 143 | Gabon | 6,288 | 2019 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Gambia | 6,273 | 2025 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Eswatini | 6,201 | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 146 | Liberia | 5,838 | 2022 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 147 | Guyana | 5,525 | 2024 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 148 | Eritrea | 5,301 | 2022 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 149 | Mauritius | 5,126 | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 150 | Suriname | 4,840 | 2021 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 151 | Cyprus | 4,544 | 2023 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Luxembourg | 4,490 | 2024 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Fiji | 4,069 | 2024 | up 86.3% | rising |
| 154 | Maldives | 4,001 | 2024 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 155 | East Timor | 3,772 | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 156 | Brunei | 2,991 | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 157 | Iceland | 2,908 | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 158 | Reunion | 2,781 | 1987 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 159 | Macao | 2,349 | 2024 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 160 | Somalia | 2,139 | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Solomon Islands | 2,065 | 2019 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Belize | 1,933 | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 163 | Cape Verde | 1,925 | 2022 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 164 | Martinique | 1,891 | 1996 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 165 | Central African Republic | 1,862 | 2016 | up 163.0% | rising |
| 166 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,785 | 2015 | up 155.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Comoros | 1,709 | 2024 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Malta | 1,666 | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 169 | Bhutan | 1,544 | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 170 | French Polynesia | 1,381 | 1996 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 171 | Bahamas | 1,364 | 2024 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 172 | Samoa | 1,259 | 2023 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 173 | Guadeloupe | 1,232 | 1993 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 174 | Barbados | 1,222 | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 175 | Vanuatu | 1,188 | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 176 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,170 | 2010 | up 69.8% | rising |
| 177 | Djibouti | 1,024 | 2023 | up 127.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,023 | 2023 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 179 | Saint Lucia | 920 | 2024 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 180 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 900 | 2024 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 181 | Sao Tome and Principe | 655 | 2017 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 182 | Tonga | 640 | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 183 | Kiribati | 619 | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 184 | French Guiana | 593 | 1996 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 185 | Seychelles | 588 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 186 | Micronesia (country) | 521 | 2023 | up 2,964.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Aruba | 519 | 2015 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 188 | Dominica | 491 | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 189 | Grenada | 471 | 2024 | down 33.6% | rising |
| 190 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 386 | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 191 | Bermuda | 371 | 2016 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 192 | American Samoa | 341 | 1992 | up 86.3% | rising |
| 193 | Andorra | 337 | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 194 | Cayman Islands | 274 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 195 | Marshall Islands | 253 | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 196 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 239 | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 197 | Liechtenstein | 229 | 2021 | up 13.9% | flat |
| 197 | British Virgin Islands | 229 | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 199 | San Marino | 226 | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 200 | Palau | 175 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 201 | Gibraltar | 164 | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 202 | Monaco | 157 | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 203 | Tuvalu | 99 | 2025 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 204 | Cook Islands | 84 | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 205 | Anguilla | 64 | 2022 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 206 | Nauru | 54 | 2025 | up 45.9% | flat |
| 207 | Saint Helena | 52 | 1998 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 208 | Montserrat | 26 | 2019 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 209 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 25 | 1987 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 210 | Tokelau | 17 | 2025 | up 54.5% | falling |
| 211 | Niue | 12 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 212 | Falkland Islands | 5 | 1980 | down 64.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 23.60 million
- UIS: World 23.60 million
- MDG: World 23.60 million
- WB: World 23.60 million
- UNICEF: World 23.55 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 19.43 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 19.00 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 18.90 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 18.57 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 17.26 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 15.25 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 12.93 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 12.33 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 10.05 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 9.04 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 8.16 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 8.15 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 8.15 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 8.14 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 8.02 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 8.01 million
- AIMS: East Asia 8.00 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 7.57 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 7.56 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 7.50 million
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 7.22 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 7.22 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 6.83 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 6.20 million
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 5.56 million
- SDG: Eastern Asia 5.56 million
- MDG: Eastern Asia 5.25 million
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 5.14 million
- WB: Oecd Members 5.10 million
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 4.85 million
- MDG: Developed Regions 4.70 million
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 4.32 million
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 4.26 million
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 4.20 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 4.17 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release