Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
172
Highest
783,887
United States
Lowest
2
Cook Islands
Median
4,239
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
12,655
What the numbers show
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) is currently reported for 172 countries. The highest value is 783,887 in United States; the lowest is 2 in Cook Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,239, and the mean is 30,322.
Over the past decade 137 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 1,901.6%), and the largest decrease in Cook Islands (down 85.7%).
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 783,887 | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 2 | India | 736,778 | 2023 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 3 | China | 724,970 | 2011 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Brazil | 210,722 | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Germany | 201,576 | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 132,320 | 2023 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 7 | Russia | 128,718 | 2024 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 97,906 | 2023 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Spain | 94,515 | 2024 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Mongolia | 92,261 | 2024 | up 1,623.2% | volatile |
| 11 | South Korea | 88,020 | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Japan | 87,357 | 1995 | up 157.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Philippines | 85,629 | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 14 | Turkey | 85,220 | 2023 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Canada | 82,315 | 2016 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 16 | Iran | 78,291 | 2020 | up 108.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Egypt | 75,929 | 2025 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 18 | Argentina | 69,099 | 2009 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Colombia | 65,007 | 2022 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Pakistan | 58,517 | 2024 | up 79.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Thailand | 56,321 | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Malaysia | 48,383 | 2024 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Italy | 46,472 | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 45,795 | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 25 | Vietnam | 43,984 | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Netherlands | 42,305 | 2024 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 27 | Peru | 41,847 | 2024 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Venezuela | 41,659 | 2008 | up 102.8% | volatile |
| 29 | France | 40,890 | 2013 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 30 | Cuba | 38,005 | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Algeria | 37,371 | 2024 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 30,798 | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Austria | 29,868 | 2024 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 29,436 | 2025 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 24,430 | 2024 | up 147.6% | rising |
| 36 | Portugal | 22,337 | 2023 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Myanmar | 22,185 | 2018 | up 152.9% | rising |
| 38 | Lebanon | 22,133 | 2014 | up 202.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Israel | 21,229 | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 40 | Norway | 19,780 | 2024 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Sweden | 19,654 | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 42 | Nigeria | 18,397 | 2011 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Switzerland | 17,341 | 2024 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Belgium | 16,094 | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 45 | Georgia | 16,009 | 2025 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 46 | Morocco | 15,412 | 2024 | up 79.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Belarus | 15,406 | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 48 | Azerbaijan | 14,917 | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 49 | Kyrgyzstan | 14,584 | 2025 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 50 | Romania | 13,950 | 2023 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Ecuador | 13,878 | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 52 | Hungary | 13,254 | 2024 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 53 | Denmark | 12,631 | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 54 | Uruguay | 12,542 | 2023 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 11,039 | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 56 | Tunisia | 10,579 | 2012 | up 163.2% | volatile |
| 57 | South Africa | 10,132 | 1994 | up 105.9% | rising |
| 58 | Armenia | 9,974 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 59 | Croatia | 9,808 | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 60 | Bangladesh | 9,583 | 2024 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Finland | 9,541 | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 9,517 | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 63 | United Arab Emirates | 9,328 | 2024 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Australia | 8,626 | 1992 | up 68.7% | rising |
| 65 | New Zealand | 8,511 | 2024 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Lithuania | 8,428 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 67 | Greece | 7,629 | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 68 | Sri Lanka | 7,555 | 2023 | up 136.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Iraq | 6,751 | 2005 | up 86.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Panama | 6,557 | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 71 | Czechia | 6,458 | 2012 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 72 | Serbia | 6,312 | 2024 | up 39.9% | flat |
| 73 | Tajikistan | 5,947 | 2017 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 74 | Albania | 5,804 | 2024 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Singapore | 5,789 | 2023 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Slovakia | 5,639 | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 77 | Honduras | 5,628 | 2024 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Ghana | 5,531 | 2024 | up 109.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Puerto Rico | 5,474 | 2023 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,953 | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 81 | Ireland | 4,844 | 2009 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 82 | El Salvador | 4,749 | 2023 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Slovenia | 4,567 | 2023 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Syria | 4,405 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Cambodia | 4,403 | 2024 | up 129.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 4,270 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Jordan | 4,208 | 2024 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Turkmenistan | 4,136 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 89 | Mozambique | 4,005 | 2018 | up 418.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3,913 | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 91 | Latvia | 3,609 | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 92 | Laos | 3,480 | 2020 | up 107.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Moldova | 3,099 | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 94 | Palestine | 2,853 | 2023 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Ethiopia | 2,841 | 2014 | up 524.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Oman | 2,788 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 97 | Tanzania | 2,617 | 2024 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Afghanistan | 2,588 | 2020 | up 398.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Angola | 2,503 | 2024 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Estonia | 2,382 | 2024 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 101 | Zimbabwe | 2,292 | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 102 | North Macedonia | 2,252 | 2023 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 103 | Namibia | 2,122 | 2022 | up 327.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Madagascar | 2,082 | 2023 | up 81.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Cameroon | 2,055 | 2024 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Libya | 1,990 | 2002 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Senegal | 1,935 | 2024 | up 369.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Iceland | 1,666 | 2023 | up 57.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Hong Kong | 1,656 | 1994 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Uganda | 1,624 | 2011 | up 108.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Cyprus | 1,549 | 2023 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Botswana | 1,348 | 2023 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Yemen | 1,261 | 2007 | up 1,901.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Macao | 1,151 | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Malta | 1,103 | 2024 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Burkina Faso | 1,038 | 2024 | up 191.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Bahrain | 1,002 | 2024 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Qatar | 963 | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Grenada | 862 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Rwanda | 825 | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Montenegro | 762 | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 122 | Burundi | 699 | 2025 | up 201.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Mauritius | 670 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Luxembourg | 641.25 | 2024 | up 119.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Congo | 596 | 2017 | up 910.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Kuwait | 592 | 2004 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Trinidad and Tobago | 582 | 2004 | up 307.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Lesotho | 577 | 2018 | up 90.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Cape Verde | 571 | 2018 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 130 | Niger | 567 | 2019 | up 247.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Benin | 538 | 2018 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Brunei | 466 | 2023 | up 49.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Barbados | 383 | 2007 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 134 | Chad | 375 | 2020 | up 326.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Belize | 357 | 2024 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Guyana | 356 | 2012 | up 154.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Andorra | 314 | 2024 | up 582.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Eswatini | 299 | 2015 | up 91.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Togo | 297 | 2021 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Bhutan | 279 | 2023 | up 149.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Guinea | 264 | 2023 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Haiti | 243 | 1986 | up 406.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Liberia | 239 | 2012 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 234 | 2020 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Malawi | 230 | 2011 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 146 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 183 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Samoa | 179 | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Sierra Leone | 175 | 2002 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Saint Lucia | 142 | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 150 | United States Virgin Islands | 134 | 2007 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 151 | Tonga | 107 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Eritrea | 100 | 2016 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Fiji | 92 | 1991 | up 109.1% | rising |
| 154 | Gambia | 86 | 2012 | up 290.9% | volatile |
| 155 | San Marino | 76 | 2024 | up 123.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Aruba | 75 | 2016 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 157 | Monaco | 51 | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 157 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 51 | 1990 | up 96.2% | volatile |
| 159 | British Virgin Islands | 48 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 160 | Liechtenstein | 40 | 2021 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 161 | Central African Republic | 36 | 2011 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 161 | Comoros | 36 | 2012 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Mauritania | 33 | 2013 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 164 | Seychelles | 31 | 2024 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 165 | Bermuda | 30 | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 166 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 26 | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 167 | Cayman Islands | 20 | 2008 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 167 | Djibouti | 20 | 2007 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 167 | New Caledonia | 20 | 1984 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Dominica | 11 | 1993 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Anguilla | 6 | 2008 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 172 | Cook Islands | 2 | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- MDG: World 6.36 million
- SDG: World 6.36 million
- UIS: World 6.36 million
- WB: World 6.36 million
- UNICEF: World 6.35 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 4.55 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 4.41 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 4.29 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 4.27 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 4.24 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 4.13 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 3.36 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 3.10 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 2.80 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 2.28 million
- WB: Oecd Members 2.28 million
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 2.16 million
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 2.14 million
- MDG: Developed Regions 2.10 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 2.02 million
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 1.98 million
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 1.95 million
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 1.92 million
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 1.90 million
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 1.55 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 1.52 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 1.39 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 1.39 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 1.39 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 1.38 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 1.35 million
- AIMS: East Asia 1.35 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 1.30 million
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 1.28 million
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 1.28 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 1.15 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 1.15 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 1.09 million
- SDG: Europe 1.07 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 1.02 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release