Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
152
Highest
1.91 million
China (People’s Republic of)
Lowest
15
Nauru
Median
8,378
Years covered
55
1971–2025
Data points
8,192
What the numbers show
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) is currently reported for 152 countries. The highest value is 1.91 million in China (People’s Republic of); the lowest is 15 in Nauru.
The median across all reporting countries is 8,378, and the mean is 63,021.
Over the past decade 109 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 1,506.2%), and the largest decrease in Tuvalu (down 81.3%).
Teachers in upper secondary education, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (People’s Republic of) | 1.91 million | 2024 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 65 | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 2 | India | 1.70 million | 2025 | up 110.9% | rising |
| 2 | Niue | 16 | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Pakistan | 810,859 | 2024 | up 1,262.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Montserrat | 8 | 2009 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 493,762 | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 396,079 | 2025 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 289,051 | 2025 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 234,829 | 2024 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 8 | Nigeria | 230,825 | 2021 | up 118.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Türkiye | 211,572 | 2023 | up 87.2% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 210,751 | 2023 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 184,503 | 2019 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 12 | Malaysia | 143,529 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 131,251 | 2018 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 14 | France | 125,197 | 2013 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 15 | Egypt | 114,932 | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 16 | Canada | 112,756 | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 17 | Argentina | 110,161 | 2008 | up 70.5% | rising |
| 18 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 109,093 | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 19 | Spain | 102,997 | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 20 | Germany | 100,065 | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 93,331 | 2024 | up 145.4% | rising |
| 22 | Philippines | 91,102 | 2024 | up 82.1% | rising |
| 23 | Poland | 89,614 | 2025 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 24 | Thailand | 80,920 | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 25 | Korea | 73,258 | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 62,089 | 2024 | down 19.2% | flat |
| 27 | South Africa | 60,900 | 2023 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 28 | Kenya | 57,908 | 2023 | up 160.1% | rising |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 54,952 | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 30 | Belgium | 54,459 | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 31 | Cambodia | 42,419 | 2021 | up 1,506.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Romania | 39,392 | 2023 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 33 | Syrian Arab Republic | 39,112 | 2024 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 34 | Chile | 37,314 | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 35 | Myanmar | 37,144 | 2018 | up 97.2% | rising |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | 35,914 | 2024 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 35,654 | 2022 | up 236.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Netherlands | 34,186 | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 39 | Sudan | 32,930 | 2018 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 40 | Guatemala | 30,361 | 2024 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 41 | Morocco | 30,111 | 2024 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 42 | Colombia | 29,745 | 2022 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 43 | Israel | 28,660 | 2009 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 44 | Ecuador | 27,930 | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 45 | Tunisia | 26,890 | 2022 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 46 | Hungary | 26,842 | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 47 | Cuba | 26,186 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 48 | Portugal | 25,344 | 2015 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 49 | Greece | 22,247 | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 50 | Azerbaijan | 21,883 | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 51 | Czechia | 21,221 | 2012 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 52 | Sweden | 21,137 | 2024 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 53 | Serbia | 20,229 | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 54 | Croatia | 18,690 | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 55 | Ethiopia | 18,037 | 2024 | up 943.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 17,557 | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 57 | Belarus | 17,347 | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 58 | Austria | 16,756 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 59 | Norway | 15,592 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 60 | Ghana | 15,436 | 2021 | up 127.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Switzerland | 14,438 | 2018 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 62 | Jordan | 13,722 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 63 | Honduras | 13,618 | 2022 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 64 | Lebanon | 13,169 | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 65 | Finland | 12,739 | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 66 | Denmark | 12,206 | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 67 | Slovak Republic | 11,684 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 68 | Nepal | 11,388 | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 69 | New Zealand | 11,219 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 70 | Kuwait | 11,215 | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 71 | Georgia | 10,964 | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 72 | Armenia | 10,681 | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 73 | Angola | 10,651 | 2023 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 74 | Costa Rica | 9,119 | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 75 | Afghanistan | 9,108 | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 76 | Palestine, State of | 8,514 | 2023 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8,242 | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 78 | Madagascar | 7,651 | 2019 | up 80.2% | rising |
| 79 | Oman | 6,828 | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6,452 | 2022 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Albania | 5,782 | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 82 | Panama | 5,582 | 2017 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 83 | Lithuania | 5,059 | 2024 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 84 | Rwanda | 4,655 | 2024 | up 119.4% | rising |
| 85 | Senegal | 4,644 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 86 | North Macedonia | 4,494 | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 87 | Moldova | 4,224 | 2024 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 88 | Slovenia | 4,181 | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 89 | El Salvador | 4,118 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 90 | Mali | 3,978 | 2023 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Burkina Faso | 3,966 | 2024 | up 127.5% | rising |
| 92 | Latvia | 3,884 | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 93 | Puerto Rico | 3,874 | 2018 | down 71.6% | falling |
| 94 | Mongolia | 3,811 | 2006 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 95 | Fiji | 3,279 | 2024 | up 142.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Qatar | 3,163 | 2024 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 97 | Nicaragua | 3,009 | 2008 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 98 | Estonia | 2,953 | 2018 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 99 | Burundi | 2,892 | 2020 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 100 | Benin | 2,811 | 2014 | up 340.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Bahrain | 2,706 | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 102 | Cyprus | 2,576 | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 103 | Brunei Darussalam | 2,496 | 2023 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Niger | 2,086 | 2024 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Luxembourg | 2,012 | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 106 | Namibia | 1,585 | 2024 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 107 | Malta | 1,580 | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 108 | Chad | 1,566 | 2023 | up 187.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Montenegro | 1,550 | 2023 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 110 | Bhutan | 1,427 | 2024 | up 116.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Eritrea | 1,355 | 2022 | up 160.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Sierra Leone | 1,302 | 2024 | up 108.3% | rising |
| 113 | Mozambique | 1,178 | 2013 | up 294.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Congo | 1,176 | 2023 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Iceland | 983 | 2012 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 116 | Suriname | 981 | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 117 | Guyana | 932 | 2012 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 118 | Bahamas | 860 | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 119 | Timor-Leste | 858 | 2020 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 120 | Macau (China) | 813 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 121 | Cape Verde | 764 | 2022 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 122 | Samoa | 634 | 2022 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 123 | Gambia | 600 | 2021 | up 338.0% | rising |
| 124 | Mauritania | 481 | 2020 | up 146.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Djibouti | 446 | 2023 | up 88.2% | rising |
| 126 | Liberia | 415 | 2020 | up 111.7% | falling |
| 127 | Barbados | 407 | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 128 | Belize | 377 | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 129 | Maldives | 338.71 | 2022 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Kiribati | 301 | 2024 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 131 | Saint Lucia | 298 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 132 | Comoros | 257 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 133 | Bermuda | 223 | 2016 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 134 | Micronesia | 204 | 2021 | up 31.6% | flat |
| 135 | Dominica | 203 | 2016 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 136 | Grenada | 179 | 2018 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 137 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 167 | 2010 | up 142.0% | rising |
| 138 | Antigua and Barbuda | 153 | 2012 | up 82.1% | rising |
| 139 | Monaco | 131 | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 140 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 129 | 2012 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 141 | Cayman Islands | 119 | 2024 | down 45.9% | rising |
| 142 | Marshall Islands | 103 | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 143 | San Marino | 93 | 2024 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 144 | British Virgin Islands | 61 | 2011 | up 90.6% | rising |
| 145 | Palau | 55 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 146 | Gibraltar | 39 | 2017 | down 40.9% | rising |
| 147 | Liechtenstein | 30 | 2021 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 148 | Tuvalu | 20 | 2025 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Nauru | 15 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 10.28 million
- UIS: World 10.28 million
- MDG: World 10.28 million
- WB: World 10.28 million
- UNICEF: World 10.25 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 8.44 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 8.27 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 8.05 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 8.02 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 7.85 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 6.61 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 6.24 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release