Primary education, teachers (% female) by country
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Countries reporting
200
Highest
99.5%
Belarus
Lowest
15.7%
Liberia
Median
77.2%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
8,480
What the numbers show
Primary education, teachers (% female) is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 99.5% in Belarus; the lowest is 15.7% in Liberia.
The median across all reporting countries is 77.2%, and the mean is 72.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 145 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 123.1%), and the largest decrease in Haiti (down 38.0%).
Primary education, teachers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 2 | Russia | 99.3% | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.9% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 4 | Ukraine | 98.6% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 5 | Moldova | 98.3% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 6 | Slovenia | 97.3% | 2016 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 7 | Czechia | 97.2% | 2012 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 8 | Uruguay | 97.0% | 1997 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 9 | Mongolia | 96.8% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 10 | Lithuania | 96.1% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 11 | Suriname | 95.5% | 2021 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 12 | Hungary | 95.2% | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 13 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 94.6% | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 94.2% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 94.2% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 16 | Antigua and Barbuda | 94.1% | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 17 | Italy | 93.8% | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 18 | Croatia | 93.4% | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 19 | Romania | 93.2% | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 20 | Uzbekistan | 93.2% | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 21 | British Virgin Islands | 92.7% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 22 | Tuvalu | 92.5% | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 23 | San Marino | 92.2% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 24 | Latvia | 92.1% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 91.4% | 2025 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 26 | Austria | 91.4% | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 27 | Bahamas | 91.1% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 28 | Georgia | 90.9% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 29 | Syria | 90.5% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 30 | Kuwait | 90.4% | 2021 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 31 | Lebanon | 90.0% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 32 | Estonia | 89.8% | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 33 | Armenia | 89.5% | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 34 | Slovakia | 89.2% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 35 | Jamaica | 89.2% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 36 | Brazil | 89.1% | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 37 | Dominica | 88.9% | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 38 | Albania | 88.8% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 39 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 88.4% | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 40 | Bermuda | 88.3% | 2016 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 41 | Serbia | 88.3% | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 42 | Philippines | 88.3% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 43 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 87.9% | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 87.9% | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 45 | Seychelles | 87.6% | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 46 | United States | 87.5% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 47 | Argentina | 87.4% | 2008 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 48 | Germany | 87.3% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 49 | Guyana | 87.3% | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 50 | Poland | 87.1% | 2025 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | 87.1% | 2018 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 52 | Netherlands | 87.0% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 53 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 86.6% | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 54 | United Kingdom | 86.4% | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 55 | Saint Lucia | 86.2% | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 56 | Israel | 86.2% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 57 | North Macedonia | 86.0% | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 58 | Malta | 85.8% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 59 | Palau | 85.4% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 60 | Maldives | 85.3% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 61 | Cayman Islands | 84.8% | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 62 | New Zealand | 84.6% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 63 | Ireland | 84.5% | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 64 | Aruba | 84.4% | 2015 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 65 | Kiribati | 84.3% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 66 | Cyprus | 84.3% | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 67 | Switzerland | 83.5% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 68 | Mauritius | 83.4% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 69 | Gibraltar | 83.2% | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 70 | Turkmenistan | 83.2% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 71 | France | 83.0% | 2013 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 72 | Belgium | 82.7% | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 73 | Trinidad and Tobago | 82.3% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 74 | Portugal | 81.9% | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 75 | Nauru | 81.8% | 2025 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 76 | Sweden | 81.8% | 2024 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 77 | Andorra | 81.6% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 78 | Iceland | 81.5% | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 79 | Chile | 81.3% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 80 | Macao | 81.1% | 2024 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 81 | Cuba | 81.1% | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 82 | Liechtenstein | 80.9% | 2021 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 83 | Samoa | 80.8% | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 84 | Singapore | 80.5% | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 85 | Monaco | 80.5% | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 86 | Myanmar | 80.3% | 2018 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 87 | Jordan | 79.9% | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 88 | Finland | 79.7% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 89 | Costa Rica | 79.6% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 90 | Ecuador | 79.4% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 91 | Qatar | 79.1% | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 92 | Vietnam | 79.0% | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 93 | South Africa | 78.5% | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 94 | Tonga | 78.2% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 77.9% | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 96 | Nicaragua | 77.9% | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 97 | Brunei | 77.8% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 98 | Spain | 77.7% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 99 | Belize | 77.4% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 100 | Palestine | 77.4% | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 101 | Bahrain | 77.1% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 102 | Colombia | 77.0% | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 103 | Australia | 76.9% | 1997 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 104 | United Arab Emirates | 76.8% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 105 | Barbados | 76.8% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 106 | Panama | 76.7% | 2017 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 107 | Venezuela | 76.7% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 108 | South Korea | 76.7% | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 109 | Iran | 76.6% | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 110 | Luxembourg | 76.4% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 111 | Honduras | 76.2% | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 112 | Hong Kong | 76.1% | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 113 | Tajikistan | 76.0% | 2017 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 114 | Grenada | 76.0% | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 115 | Greece | 75.6% | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 116 | Canada | 75.1% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 117 | Oman | 74.8% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 118 | China | 74.5% | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 119 | Lesotho | 74.5% | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 120 | Botswana | 74.1% | 2022 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 121 | Norway | 73.6% | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 122 | El Salvador | 73.5% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 123 | Indonesia | 72.4% | 2025 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 124 | Tunisia | 71.9% | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 125 | Peru | 71.3% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 126 | Paraguay | 71.2% | 2012 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 127 | Namibia | 70.8% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 128 | Japan | 70.4% | 1998 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 129 | Mexico | 70.3% | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 130 | Algeria | 70.1% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 131 | Malaysia | 70.1% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 132 | Eswatini | 69.8% | 2023 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 133 | Iraq | 68.8% | 2007 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 134 | Thailand | 68.3% | 2025 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 135 | Micronesia (country) | 67.3% | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 136 | French Polynesia | 67.3% | 1996 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 137 | Denmark | 67.2% | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 138 | Guatemala | 67.1% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 139 | Egypt | 66.2% | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 140 | Bangladesh | 65.9% | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Bolivia | 65.6% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 142 | American Samoa | 65.1% | 1992 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 143 | Morocco | 64.7% | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 144 | Fiji | 64.6% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 145 | Cape Verde | 63.5% | 2022 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 146 | Vanuatu | 62.8% | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 147 | Zimbabwe | 62.0% | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 148 | Congo | 61.6% | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 149 | Cameroon | 61.4% | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 150 | Turkey | 61.4% | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 151 | Kenya | 60.5% | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 152 | Cambodia | 60.1% | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 153 | Zambia | 59.2% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 154 | Saudi Arabia | 58.8% | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 155 | India | 58.6% | 2025 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 156 | Marshall Islands | 57.6% | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 157 | Gabon | 57.5% | 2019 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 158 | Rwanda | 56.7% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 159 | Niger | 56.5% | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 160 | Burundi | 55.2% | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 161 | Nigeria | 55.2% | 2021 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 162 | Sao Tome and Principe | 54.9% | 2017 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 163 | Laos | 54.9% | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 164 | Madagascar | 54.9% | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 165 | Nepal | 54.7% | 2025 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 166 | Libya | 53.0% | 1983 | up 123.1% | rising |
| 167 | East Timor | 52.8% | 2023 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 168 | Pakistan | 51.9% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 169 | Ghana | 50.2% | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 170 | Burkina Faso | 50.1% | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 171 | Angola | 49.5% | 2023 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 172 | Papua New Guinea | 49.3% | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 173 | Tanzania | 47.8% | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 174 | Solomon Islands | 47.5% | 2019 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 175 | Mozambique | 47.3% | 2022 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 176 | Malawi | 47.1% | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 177 | Gambia | 46.5% | 2025 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 178 | Bhutan | 45.8% | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 179 | Ethiopia | 44.8% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 180 | Equatorial Guinea | 44.4% | 2015 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 181 | Eritrea | 44.1% | 2022 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 182 | Comoros | 43.2% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 183 | Uganda | 43.1% | 2017 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 184 | Afghanistan | 41.6% | 2023 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 185 | Mauritania | 41.3% | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 186 | Guinea | 40.9% | 2020 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 187 | Cote d'Ivoire | 37.9% | 2024 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 188 | Djibouti | 37.4% | 2023 | up 53.9% | falling |
| 189 | Senegal | 34.5% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 190 | Sierra Leone | 33.8% | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 191 | Haiti | 32.4% | 1998 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 192 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 32.4% | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 193 | Mali | 31.9% | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 194 | Benin | 29.6% | 2022 | up 41.8% | falling |
| 195 | Togo | 22.4% | 2024 | up 39.8% | falling |
| 196 | Guinea-Bissau | 21.8% | 2010 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 197 | Chad | 21.3% | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 198 | Central African Republic | 19.1% | 2016 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 199 | Somalia | 16.6% | 2007 | — | rising |
| 200 | Liberia | 15.7% | 2022 | up 12.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central Europe and the Baltics 91.6%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 87.5%
- Caribbean small states 87.3%
- Europe & Central Asia 86.0%
- North America 85.9%
- European Union 85.6%
- Euro area 85.3%
- Post-demographic dividend 83.8%
- High income 83.5%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 82.7%
- OECD members 81.3%
- Latin America & Caribbean 77.8%
About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.