Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
170
Highest
783,887
United States
Lowest
11
Dominica
Median
4,336
Years covered
56
1970β2025
Data points
12,655
What the numbers show
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) is currently reported for 170 countries. The highest value is 783,887 in United States; the lowest is 11 in Dominica.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,336, and the mean is 30,679.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 71,262.
Over the past decade 137 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 1,901.6%), and the largest decrease in Democratic Republic of Congo (down 80.7%).
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 783,887 | 2017 | β | volatile |
| 2 | India | 736,778 | 2023 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 3 | China (People's Republic of) | 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 | 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 | TΓΌrkiye | 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 | Slovak Republic | 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 | β | volatile |
| 85 | Cambodia | 4,403 | 2024 | up 129.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 4,270 | 2023 | β | 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 | β | 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 | β | 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 | β | 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 | β | volatile |
| 147 | Samoa | 179 | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Sierra Leone | 175 | 2002 | β | 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 | β | 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 |
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
About this data
February 2026 Data Release