Teachers in secondary education, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
210
Highest
4.47 million
China (People’s Republic of)
Lowest
7
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
16,116
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
15,121
What the numbers show
Teachers in secondary education, female (number) is currently reported for 210 countries. The highest value is 4.47 million in China (People’s Republic of); the lowest is 7 in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
The median across all reporting countries is 16,116, and the mean is 110,189.
Over the past decade 154 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 1,360.1%), and the largest decrease in Tuvalu (down 60.2%).
Teachers in secondary education, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (People’s Republic of) | 4.47 million | 2024 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 3.61 million | 2025 | up 104.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Pakistan | 1.15 million | 2024 | up 278.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Russia | 1.11 million | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 5 | United States of America | 1.09 million | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 841,094 | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 629,792 | 2024 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 466,821 | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 9 | Nigeria | 462,137 | 2021 | up 147.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Türkiye | 439,973 | 2023 | up 73.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Germany | 395,262 | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 12 | Italy | 366,484 | 2024 | up 26.8% | flat |
| 13 | Philippines | 354,444 | 2024 | up 80.7% | rising |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 289,051 | 2025 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 15 | France | 274,885 | 2019 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 16 | Algeria | 273,405 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Egypt | 258,695 | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 233,866 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Poland | 230,981 | 2025 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 20 | Japan | 229,645 | 1995 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 226,973 | 2021 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 22 | Ukraine | 226,280 | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 23 | Argentina | 221,331 | 2008 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 204,966 | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 25 | Iran | 200,449 | 2023 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 187,261 | 2024 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 163,967 | 2024 | up 108.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Thailand | 160,034 | 2025 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 29 | Malaysia | 152,236 | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Korea | 151,467 | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Myanmar | 132,399 | 2018 | up 92.2% | rising |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 119,823 | 2024 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 113,295 | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 34 | South Africa | 109,909 | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 35 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 109,250 | 2023 | up 227.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Peru | 103,599 | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 37 | Colombia | 96,645 | 2022 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 38 | Romania | 92,343 | 2023 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 39 | Azerbaijan | 91,161 | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 40 | Canada | 89,558 | 1996 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 41 | Belgium | 88,129 | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 42 | Iraq | 81,142 | 2007 | up 133.5% | volatile |
| 43 | United Arab Emirates | 75,929 | 2024 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Morocco | 73,637 | 2024 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Kenya | 73,068 | 2023 | up 90.5% | rising |
| 46 | Netherlands | 67,724 | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 47 | Guatemala | 67,221 | 2024 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Ethiopia | 62,416 | 2024 | up 361.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Turkmenistan | 60,998 | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 59,497 | 2024 | up 103.0% | rising |
| 51 | Chile | 59,184 | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 52 | Portugal | 58,235 | 2018 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 53 | Belarus | 58,138 | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 54 | Ecuador | 55,489 | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Ghana | 54,230 | 2024 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Hungary | 54,013 | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 57 | Greece | 53,457 | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 58 | Australia | 52,710 | 1992 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 59 | Israel | 51,530 | 2009 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 60 | Cuba | 51,307 | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 61 | Tunisia | 50,754 | 2023 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Cambodia | 50,554 | 2021 | up 426.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Kyrgyzstan | 49,571 | 2022 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 64 | Austria | 48,483 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 65 | Cameroon | 48,324 | 2023 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Serbia | 46,852 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 67 | Sweden | 46,573 | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 68 | Czechia | 45,675 | 2012 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 69 | Jordan | 41,705 | 2024 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Norway | 39,184 | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 71 | Syrian Arab Republic | 39,112 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Croatia | 37,974 | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 73 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 37,689 | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 74 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 35,826 | 2021 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Switzerland | 35,661 | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 76 | Bulgaria | 33,757 | 2024 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 77 | Nepal | 33,511 | 2025 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Lebanon | 32,595 | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 79 | Madagascar | 32,054 | 2019 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 80 | Angola | 31,363 | 2023 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Afghanistan | 31,291 | 2023 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Tajikistan | 31,147 | 2011 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 83 | Oman | 30,704 | 2024 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Finland | 29,089 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 85 | Denmark | 28,550 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 86 | Palestine, State of | 28,457 | 2023 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 87 | Slovakia | 28,450 | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 88 | Kuwait | 27,159 | 2021 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Georgia | 26,755 | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 90 | New Zealand | 23,475 | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 91 | Togo | 23,389 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Ireland | 22,111 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 93 | Lithuania | 21,994 | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 21,434 | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 95 | Paraguay | 21,327 | 2012 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 96 | Zambia | 21,175 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Armenia | 20,029 | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 98 | Mongolia | 19,568 | 2024 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 99 | Zimbabwe | 19,470 | 2013 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Honduras | 18,587 | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 18,434 | 2022 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Côte d'Ivoire | 17,941 | 2024 | up 93.3% | rising |
| 103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17,594 | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 104 | Hong Kong (China) | 17,472 | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 105 | Albania | 16,308 | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 106 | Republic of Moldova | 15,925 | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 107 | Uganda | 15,137 | 2014 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 108 | Panama | 14,082 | 2017 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Burkina Faso | 12,609 | 2024 | up 146.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Rwanda | 11,758 | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 111 | North Macedonia | 11,662 | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 112 | Slovenia | 11,362 | 2016 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 113 | Mali | 10,669 | 2023 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Mozambique | 10,426 | 2017 | up 425.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Senegal | 10,170 | 2023 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Latvia | 10,082 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 117 | El Salvador | 9,803 | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 118 | Singapore | 8,760 | 2023 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 119 | Puerto Rico | 8,560 | 2018 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 120 | Botswana | 8,532 | 2021 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Libya | 8,483 | 1983 | up 1,360.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Niger | 8,052 | 2024 | up 96.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Nicaragua | 7,967 | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 124 | Jamaica | 7,941 | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 125 | Burundi | 7,258 | 2025 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Estonia | 7,169 | 2021 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 127 | Benin | 6,971 | 2022 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Qatar | 6,410 | 2024 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Namibia | 6,264 | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 130 | Mauritius | 6,014 | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5,758 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 132 | Papua New Guinea | 5,631 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Cyprus | 5,479 | 2023 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Bahrain | 5,384 | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Sierra Leone | 5,340 | 2024 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Guyana | 5,333 | 2024 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Congo | 4,503 | 2023 | up 169.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Luxembourg | 3,752 | 2024 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Eswatini | 3,733 | 2022 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 140 | Brunei Darussalam | 3,512 | 2023 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Malawi | 3,474 | 2019 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 142 | Suriname | 3,316 | 2021 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 143 | Gambia | 3,140 | 2021 | up 379.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Lesotho | 3,133 | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 145 | Malta | 3,078 | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 146 | Eritrea | 3,016 | 2022 | up 161.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Bhutan | 3,010 | 2023 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 148 | Fiji | 2,898 | 2012 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 149 | Réunion | 2,834 | 1996 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 150 | Gabon | 2,545 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Chad | 2,404 | 2024 | up 86.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Timor-Leste | 2,294 | 2020 | up 80.5% | rising |
| 153 | Central African Republic | 2,040 | 2017 | up 1,357.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Martinique | 2,035 | 1996 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 155 | Maldives | 1,927 | 2022 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Cape Verde | 1,787 | 2022 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 157 | Macau (China) | 1,687 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 158 | Belize | 1,518 | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 159 | Bahamas | 1,440 | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 160 | Liberia | 1,203 | 2020 | up 77.4% | rising |
| 161 | Guinea | 1,052 | 2011 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 162 | Mauritania | 1,011 | 2020 | up 140.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Djibouti | 987 | 2023 | up 77.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Comoros | 830 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 165 | Barbados | 813 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 166 | New Caledonia | 805 | 1997 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 167 | Saint Lucia | 739 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 168 | French Polynesia | 730 | 1993 | up 77.2% | rising |
| 169 | Solomon Islands | 718 | 2015 | up 64.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Samoa | 706 | 2010 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 171 | Antigua and Barbuda | 640 | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 172 | Tonga | 627 | 2015 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 173 | Kiribati | 609 | 2024 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Somalia | 609 | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 604 | 2024 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 176 | Vanuatu | 588 | 2024 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 177 | French Guiana | 580 | 1997 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 178 | Grenada | 522 | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 179 | Bermuda | 453 | 2016 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 180 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 445 | 2021 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 181 | Guam | 430 | 1980 | up 92.0% | rising |
| 182 | Seychelles | 405 | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 183 | United States Virgin Islands | 400 | 1997 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 184 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 392 | 2023 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 185 | Andorra | 389 | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 186 | Dominica | 357 | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 187 | Aruba | 329 | 2012 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 188 | Sao Tome and Principe | 305 | 2016 | up 548.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Monaco | 289 | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 190 | Cayman Islands | 252 | 2024 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 191 | San Marino | 203 | 2024 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Marshall Islands | 194 | 2024 | down 43.4% | rising |
| 193 | Liechtenstein | 190 | 2021 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 194 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 163 | 2024 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 195 | Gibraltar | 161 | 2024 | up 106.4% | rising |
| 196 | British Virgin Islands | 140 | 2023 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 197 | Equatorial Guinea | 112 | 2005 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 198 | Guinea-Bissau | 106 | 2000 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 199 | American Samoa | 103 | 1992 | up 442.1% | volatile |
| 200 | Anguilla | 102 | 2022 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 201 | Cook Islands | 93 | 2024 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 202 | Tuvalu | 68 | 2025 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 203 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 37 | 1986 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 204 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 35 | 1997 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 205 | Naoero | 29 | 2025 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 206 | Tokelau | 27 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 207 | Montserrat | 23 | 2020 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 208 | Niue | 22 | 2024 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 209 | Western Sahara | 20 | 1979 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 210 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 7 | 1996 | up 75.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 23.62 million
- UIS: World 23.62 million
- MDG: World 23.62 million
- WB: World 23.62 million
- UNICEF: World 23.57 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 19.62 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 19.31 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 18.71 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 18.21 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 18.00 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 15.87 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 14.32 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release