Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Teachers in primary education, female (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
206
Highest
29.19 % change on previous year
Libya
Lowest
-29.41 % change on previous year
Niue
Median
0.934 % change on previous year
Years covered
55
1971–2025
Data points
16,499
What the numbers show
Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 29.19 % change on previous year in Libya; the lowest is -29.41 % change on previous year in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.934 % change on previous year, and the mean is 1.56 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 104 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 67,632.3%), and the largest decrease in Pakistan (down 43,086.2%).
Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya | 29.19 % change on previous year | 1981 | up 70.1% | rising |
| 2 | Slovenia | 26.9 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 14,758.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Falkland Islands | 25 % change on previous year | 1980 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Somalia | 21.21 % change on previous year | 1980 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Oman | 20.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 189.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Guatemala | 20.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31,507.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 17.79 % change on previous year | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Guyana | 16.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 644.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Botswana | 16.24 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 382.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Djibouti | 15.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3,590.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 15.35 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 377.6% | volatile |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 14.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,527.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Maldives | 14.53 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 931.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Mauritius | 14.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 229.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Venezuela | 14 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 16 | South Africa | 13.81 % change on previous year | 2015 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Gabon | 13.41 % change on previous year | 2003 | up 304.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Solomon Islands | 12.23 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 104.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Chad | 11.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 20 | American Samoa | 11.8 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Austria | 11.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,488.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Kenya | 10.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Nauru | 10.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 365.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Tuvalu | 10 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 122.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Tanzania | 9.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 34,803.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Equatorial Guinea | 9.7 % change on previous year | 2012 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Reunion | 9.62 % change on previous year | 1987 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Iran | 9.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 293.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Namibia | 9.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 8.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Morocco | 8.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 136.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Bhutan | 7.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 7.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 539.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Monaco | 7.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 198.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Haiti | 7.32 % change on previous year | 1998 | up 120.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Guinea | 6.98 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Tajikistan | 6.69 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 67,632.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Qatar | 6.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 300.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Tunisia | 6.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 404.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Samoa | 6.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Congo | 6.36 % change on previous year | 2012 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Tokelau | 6.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Malaysia | 6.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 131.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Zimbabwe | 6.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Nigeria | 6.08 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 128.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Bahrain | 5.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Bermuda | 5.12 % change on previous year | 2014 | up 123.3% | volatile |
| 49 | India | 5.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4,039.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Malawi | 4.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.65 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.63 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Benin | 4.6 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Mozambique | 4.48 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Cameroon | 4.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Madagascar | 4.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Lesotho | 4.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 409.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Montserrat | 4 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Uzbekistan | 3.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Cambodia | 3.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Poland | 3.78 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Palestine | 3.78 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 63 | French Polynesia | 3.76 % change on previous year | 1996 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 201.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Senegal | 3.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Sierra Leone | 3.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Germany | 3.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 159.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Colombia | 3.29 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Jordan | 3.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Uganda | 3.18 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Israel | 3.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Ireland | 3.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 271.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Eritrea | 3.07 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 223.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Turkmenistan | 2.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | falling |
| 76 | Niger | 2.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Switzerland | 2.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 78 | Indonesia | 2.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 159.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Eswatini | 2.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Saint Lucia | 2.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Australia | 2.44 % change on previous year | 1997 | up 101.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Cyprus | 2.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 83.6% | volatile |
| 83 | East Timor | 2.19 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Latvia | 2.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 241.2% | volatile |
| 85 | North Macedonia | 2.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 93.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Romania | 2.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Spain | 2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Macao | 2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 90 | China | 1.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Belgium | 1.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Finland | 1.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,297.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Lebanon | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 269.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 211.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Estonia | 1.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 370.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Afghanistan | 1.49 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Burundi | 1.28 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Sri Lanka | 1.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Georgia | 1.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 775.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Mongolia | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 173.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Croatia | 0.9811 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 363.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Lithuania | 0.9697 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 141.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Andorra | 0.8982 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 126.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Togo | 0.8563 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Czechia | 0.8165 % change on previous year | 2012 | up 132.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Slovakia | 0.8111 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Mexico | 0.7992 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Rwanda | 0.7467 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Serbia | 0.6126 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 169.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Iceland | 0.5533 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 112 | South Korea | 0.5287 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,867.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Belize | 0.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Bolivia | 0.4994 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 118.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Mali | 0.387 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Bangladesh | 0.3662 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Vietnam | 0.3526 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 160.2% | volatile |
| 118 | United States | 0.3158 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Norway | 0.2429 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Canada | 0.2307 % change on previous year | 2000 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 121 | New Zealand | 0.0667 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Uruguay | 0.0061 % change on previous year | 1997 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Aruba | 0 % change on previous year | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Panama | 0 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Saint Helena | 0 % change on previous year | 1986 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Chile | -0.0408 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Portugal | -0.1263 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 98.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Dominica | -0.2033 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 97.2% | volatile |
| 129 | United Kingdom | -0.3003 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 120.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Thailand | -0.336 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 82.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Kazakhstan | -0.3663 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 103.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Sweden | -0.3763 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 115.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Japan | -0.4271 % change on previous year | 1998 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Brunei | -0.4328 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Russia | -0.4604 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 139.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Italy | -0.5163 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Syria | -0.6248 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Ukraine | -0.6453 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 174.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Hungary | -0.6608 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 84.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Moldova | -0.7229 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Algeria | -0.7371 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 109.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Gambia | -0.7437 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 105.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Liechtenstein | -0.8658 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 96.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Nepal | -0.926 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 149.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Nicaragua | -0.9588 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 121.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Singapore | -1.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 111.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Gibraltar | -1.04 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 115.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Saudi Arabia | -1.08 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 120.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Philippines | -1.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 161.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Belarus | -1.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Azerbaijan | -1.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Albania | -1.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 339.1% | volatile |
| 153 | France | -1.36 % change on previous year | 2013 | down 167.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Costa Rica | -1.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,392.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Dominican Republic | -1.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 110.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Kiribati | -1.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Denmark | -1.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 199.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Hong Kong | -1.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 178.5% | volatile |
| 159 | San Marino | -1.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 197.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Bulgaria | -1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 215.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Egypt | -1.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 237.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Zambia | -1.94 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 123.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Ecuador | -1.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Netherlands | -2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 316.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Barbados | -2.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Seychelles | -2.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Kuwait | -3.09 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 267.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Ghana | -3.22 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 229.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Fiji | -3.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 136.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Peru | -3.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 359.7% | volatile |
| 171 | El Salvador | -3.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,722.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Micronesia (country) | -3.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 120.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Armenia | -3.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Iraq | -4.19 % change on previous year | 2004 | down 188.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Tonga | -4.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 121.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Suriname | -4.27 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 248.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Argentina | -4.41 % change on previous year | 2008 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Greece | -4.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 179 | Honduras | -6.11 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Jamaica | -6.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Trinidad and Tobago | -6.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 208.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Ethiopia | -6.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Puerto Rico | -6.81 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Cuba | -7.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 498.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Guinea-Bissau | -7.29 % change on previous year | 1988 | down 612.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Liberia | -7.32 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 112.5% | volatile |
| 187 | Cape Verde | -7.5 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 2,598.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Papua New Guinea | -8.17 % change on previous year | 2001 | down 213.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Laos | -8.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 452.8% | volatile |
| 190 | British Virgin Islands | -8.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 332.4% | volatile |
| 191 | Turkey | -8.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Malta | -8.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 264.1% | volatile |
| 193 | Myanmar | -9.31 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 319.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Cook Islands | -9.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 559.7% | volatile |
| 195 | Comoros | -10.64 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -10.71 % change on previous year | 1987 | down 135.7% | volatile |
| 197 | Vanuatu | -11.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Cayman Islands | -11.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 199 | Marshall Islands | -12.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 200 | Brazil | -13.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,575.7% | volatile |
| 201 | Mauritania | -13.58 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 282.1% | volatile |
| 202 | Grenada | -14.81 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 163.5% | volatile |
| 203 | Anguilla | -20.19 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 796.6% | volatile |
| 204 | Pakistan | -20.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 43,086.2% | volatile |
| 205 | Bahamas | -25.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 311.7% | volatile |
| 206 | Niue | -29.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 14.33 % change on previous year
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 14.33 % change on previous year
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 14.33 % change on previous year
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 11.24 % change on previous year
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 11.24 % change on previous year
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 10.27 % change on previous year
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 8.52 % change on previous year
- Cecc-sica 8.27 % change on previous year
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 7.99 % change on previous year
- MDG: Northern Africa 6.81 % change on previous year
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 6.61 % change on previous year
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 5.75 % change on previous year
- SDG: Northern Africa 5.66 % change on previous year
- WB: South Asia 4.77 % change on previous year
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 4.77 % change on previous year
- ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 4.5 % change on previous year
- UIS: Arab States 4.2 % change on previous year
- ALECSO: Member Countries 4.19 % change on previous year
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 4.19 % change on previous year
- WB: Arab World 4.19 % change on previous year
- AIMS: Central Asia 4.1 % change on previous year
- SDG: Central Asia 4.1 % change on previous year
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 4.09 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 4.04 % change on previous year
- UNICEF: South Asia 4.04 % change on previous year
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 4.01 % change on previous year
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 3.94 % change on previous year
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 3.93 % change on previous year
- AIMS: South and West Asia 3.92 % change on previous year
- MDG: Southern Asia 3.92 % change on previous year
- SDG: Southern Asia 3.92 % change on previous year
- UIS: South and West Asia 3.92 % change on previous year
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 3.89 % change on previous year
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 3.84 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 3.72 % change on previous year
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 3.42 % change on previous year
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 3.42 % change on previous year
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 3.42 % change on previous year
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 3.37 % change on previous year
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 3.14 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Teachers in primary education, female (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Teachers in primary education, female (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.