Primary education, teachers (% female) - Country Ranking

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Belarus 99.48 2018
2 Russia 99.23 2018
3 Kyrgyz Republic 98.78 2020
4 Ukraine 98.50 2020
5 Moldova 98.19 2020
6 Slovenia 97.31 2016
7 Czech Republic 97.17 2012
8 Uruguay 97.00 1997
9 Lithuania 96.66 2019
10 Hungary 95.77 2019
11 Italy 95.44 2019
12 Mongolia 95.32 2019
13 Suriname 95.15 2019
14 Croatia 93.54 2019
15 Azerbaijan 93.40 2020
16 Bulgaria 93.37 2019
17 The Bahamas 93.01 2018
18 Kazakhstan 92.89 2020
19 San Marino 92.46 2020
20 Antigua and Barbuda 92.16 2018
21 Latvia 92.11 2019
22 St. Kitts and Nevis 92.11 2016
23 Austria 91.95 2019
24 Uzbekistan 91.64 2020
25 Georgia 90.87 2020
26 Romania 90.57 2019
27 Slovak Republic 90.21 2019
28 Estonia 90.16 2019
29 Kuwait 89.71 2020
30 Jamaica 89.17 2020
31 Dominica 89.04 2020
32 Armenia 88.89 2020
33 Lebanon 88.60 2020
34 Guyana 88.55 2012
35 Brazil 88.22 2019
36 Sri Lanka 87.94 2019
37 Bosnia and Herzegovina 87.79 2020
38 Argentina 87.42 2008
39 Netherlands 87.39 2019
40 Germany 87.35 2019
41 Puerto Rico 87.10 2018
42 Philippines 87.09 2019
43 United States 86.79 2019
44 Cayman Islands 86.48 2020
45 St. Lucia 86.35 2020
46 Serbia 86.23 2020
47 United Kingdom 86.15 2019
48 Albania 85.84 2020
49 Malta 85.76 2019
50 Israel 85.52 2019
51 Cyprus 85.40 2019
52 Ireland 84.89 2012
53 Seychelles 84.75 2020
54 New Zealand 84.67 2019
55 North Macedonia 84.34 2018
56 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 83.97 2018
57 France 83.47 2019
58 Switzerland 83.35 2019
59 Venezuela 83.24 1987
60 Kiribati 83.10 2020
61 Poland 82.90 2019
62 Iceland 82.75 2019
63 Belgium 82.65 2019
64 Cuba 82.46 2020
65 Turkmenistan 82.34 2020
66 Algeria 82.34 2020
67 Dem. People's Rep. Korea 82.23 2018
68 Sweden 81.70 2019
69 Grenada 81.54 2018
70 Dominican Republic 81.46 2020
71 Macao SAR, China 81.46 2020
72 Portugal 80.92 2019
73 Chile 80.80 2019
74 Singapore 80.73 2019
75 Mauritius 80.67 2021
76 Liechtenstein 80.61 2019
77 Myanmar 80.26 2018
78 Monaco 80.22 2021
79 Finland 79.98 2019
80 Andorra 79.56 2020
81 Nauru 79.37 2020
82 Tuvalu 79.25 2019
83 Palau 79.03 2000
84 Costa Rica 78.89 2020
85 South Africa 78.81 2015
86 Trinidad and Tobago 78.76 2009
87 Vietnam 78.56 2020
88 Ecuador 78.38 2020
89 Tonga 78.31 2020
90 Brunei 78.11 2020
91 Jordan 78.04 2020
92 Korea 77.47 2019
93 Samoa 77.28 2010
94 United Arab Emirates 77.23 2020
95 Spain 77.20 2019
96 Colombia 77.12 2019
97 Nicaragua 77.02 2010
98 Australia 76.89 1997
99 Qatar 76.76 2020
100 Panama 76.70 2017
101 Hong Kong SAR, China 76.45 2020
102 Barbados 76.42 2020
103 Luxembourg 76.12 2019
104 Tajikistan 76.00 2017
105 Belize 75.60 2020
106 Lesotho 74.83 2018
107 Norway 74.77 2019
108 Bahrain 74.32 2020
109 Botswana 73.99 2017
110 El Salvador 73.66 2018
111 Greece 72.59 2019
112 Paraguay 71.18 2012
113 Honduras 71.12 2020
114 Cabo Verde 71.00 2019
115 China 70.23 2020
116 Malaysia 69.75 2019
117 Eswatini 69.73 2019
118 Oman 69.10 2020
119 Syrian Arab Republic 69.02 2002
120 Iraq 68.81 2007
121 Thailand 68.80 2020
122 Namibia 68.50 2018
123 Denmark 68.36 2019
124 New Caledonia 68.31 1973
125 Canada 68.07 2000
126 Mexico 67.90 2019
127 Iran 67.43 2017
128 Peru 67.22 2020
129 Tunisia 67.06 2020
130 Indonesia 67.02 2019
131 Bolivia 64.94 2018
132 Japan 64.88 2005
133 Turkey 64.02 2019
134 Egypt 62.29 2019
135 Vanuatu 62.10 2020
136 Fiji 61.44 2019
137 Zimbabwe 61.35 2020
138 Bangladesh 61.30 2018
139 Cambodia 58.95 2020
140 Morocco 58.74 2020
141 Gabon 56.85 2019
142 Niger 55.94 2020
143 Pakistan 55.72 2019
144 Cameroon 55.51 2019
145 Rwanda 55.48 2019
146 India 55.36 2020
147 São Tomé and Principe 54.90 2017
148 Nigeria 53.78 2018
149 Lao PDR 53.71 2020
150 Libya 53.00 1983
151 Madagascar 52.99 2019
152 Saudi Arabia 52.80 2020
153 Burundi 50.59 2021
154 Zambia 50.46 2017
155 Kenya 50.24 2015
156 Papua New Guinea 49.42 2016
157 Tanzania 49.22 2020
158 Burkina Faso 47.85 2020
159 Solomon Islands 47.49 2019
160 Nepal 47.42 2020
161 Angola 47.18 2016
162 Mozambique 46.78 2020
163 Malawi 45.01 2019
164 Ghana 44.54 2020
165 Equatorial Guinea 44.39 2015
166 Uganda 43.07 2017
167 The Gambia 41.31 2021
168 Timor-Leste 41.27 2019
169 Bhutan 41.18 2020
170 Ethiopia 41.12 2020
171 Guinea 40.94 2020
172 Eritrea 39.02 2018
173 Congo 37.72 2018
174 Afghanistan 36.16 2019
175 Mauritania 35.44 2019
176 Côte d'Ivoire 34.73 2020
177 Yemen 33.30 2016
178 Djibouti 32.66 2021
179 Haiti 32.42 1998
180 Senegal 32.23 2020
181 Mali 31.69 2018
182 Sierra Leone 30.83 2020
183 Comoros 29.49 2018
184 Benin 28.65 2020
185 Dem. Rep. Congo 28.61 2018
186 Guatemala 22.94 2020
187 Guinea-Bissau 21.78 2010
188 Central African Republic 19.01 2017
189 Chad 18.78 2019
190 Liberia 18.46 2017
191 Togo 17.45 2020
192 Somalia 16.62 2007

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Development Relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of female teachers in primary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at primary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual