Of the economies in the World Bank's latest release, Armenia has the highest secondary education, teachers (% female) (88.72% in 2024) and Chad the lowest (10.07% in 2024). The world figure is 56.43% (2024).
What this measures
Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.
Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.
Ranking
| # | Economy | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 88.72% | 2024 |
| 2 | Italy | 86.48% | 2024 |
| 3 | Myanmar | 86.16% | 2018 |
| 4 | Georgia | 83.8% | 2024 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 82.8% | 2024 |
| 6 | Moldova | 82.14% | 2024 |
| 7 | Lithuania | 81.31% | 2024 |
| 8 | Belarus | 81.3% | 2024 |
| 9 | Latvia | 80.76% | 2024 |
| 10 | Guyana | 79.6% | 2024 |
| 11 | Kyrgyz Republic | 78.25% | 2022 |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 77.01% | 2024 |
| 13 | Estonia | 76.14% | 2024 |
| 14 | Mongolia | 75.85% | 2024 |
| 15 | San Marino | 75.75% | 2024 |
| 16 | Slovak Republic | 75.48% | 2024 |
| 17 | Suriname | 74.77% | 2021 |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 74.42% | 2024 |
| 19 | Slovenia | 74.01% | 2016 |
| 20 | Antigua and Barbuda | 73.99% | 2023 |
| 21 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 73.82% | 2023 |
| 22 | Romania | 73.64% | 2023 |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 72.84% | 2023 |
| 24 | Lebanon | 72.03% | 2023 |
| 25 | Jamaica | 71.91% | 2024 |
| 26 | British Virgin Islands | 71.79% | 2023 |
| 27 | Syrian Arab Republic | 71.64% | 2024 |
| 28 | Poland | 71.53% | 2025 |
| 29 | United Arab Emirates | 71.51% | 2024 |
| 30 | Philippines | 71.48% | 2024 |
| 31 | Croatia | 71.34% | 2023 |
| 32 | St. Lucia | 71.26% | 2024 |
| 33 | Albania | 70.66% | 2024 |
| 34 | Portugal | 70.24% | 2023 |
| 35 | Malaysia | 70.12% | 2024 |
| 36 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 70.07% | 2024 |
| 37 | Algeria | 70% | 2024 |
| 38 | Dominica | 69.86% | 2023 |
| 39 | Oman | 69.81% | 2024 |
| 40 | Brunei Darussalam | 69.68% | 2023 |
| 41 | Serbia | 68.96% | 2024 |
| 42 | Hungary | 68.75% | 2024 |
| 43 | Ireland | 67.97% | 2023 |
| 44 | Cyprus | 67.78% | 2023 |
| 45 | Finland | 67.75% | 2024 |
| 46 | Bermuda | 67.41% | 2016 |
| 47 | Cayman Islands | 66.32% | 2024 |
| 48 | Malta | 66% | 2024 |
| 49 | Norway | 65.89% | 2024 |
| 50 | Bahamas, The | 65.69% | 2024 |
| 51 | Thailand | 65.59% | 2025 |
| 52 | Belize | 65.46% | 2024 |
| 53 | Barbados | 65.35% | 2024 |
| 54 | Cuba | 65.3% | 2024 |
| 55 | Korea, Rep. | 64.99% | 2024 |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 64.81% | 2024 |
| 57 | Greece | 64.74% | 2023 |
| 58 | Mauritius | 64.46% | 2024 |
| 59 | New Zealand | 64.45% | 2024 |
| 60 | Singapore | 64.41% | 2023 |
| 61 | Andorra | 64.3% | 2024 |
| 62 | Austria | 64.27% | 2024 |
| 63 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 64.15% | 2023 |
| 64 | Grenada | 63.97% | 2024 |
| 65 | Belgium | 63.96% | 2023 |
| 66 | Uzbekistan | 63.92% | 2025 |
| 67 | Germany | 63.89% | 2024 |
| 68 | United Kingdom | 63.36% | 2021 |
| 69 | Tuvalu | 62.96% | 2025 |
| 70 | Kiribati | 62.85% | 2024 |
| 71 | United States | 62.81% | 2023 |
| 72 | Gibraltar | 62.65% | 2024 |
| 73 | Nicaragua | 62.54% | 2023 |
| 74 | Indonesia | 62.14% | 2025 |
| 75 | North Macedonia | 62.05% | 2023 |
| 76 | Chile | 61.62% | 2024 |
| 77 | Brazil | 61.59% | 2024 |
| 78 | South Africa | 60.48% | 2023 |
| 79 | Naoero | 60.42% | 2025 |
| 80 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 60.37% | 2024 |
| 81 | China | 60.33% | 2024 |
| 82 | Bahrain | 60.06% | 2024 |
| 83 | France | 60.02% | 2019 |
| 84 | Sweden | 59.85% | 2024 |
| 85 | Spain | 59.55% | 2024 |
| 86 | Ecuador | 59.32% | 2024 |
| 87 | Honduras | 59.24% | 2024 |
| 88 | Panama | 59.23% | 2017 |
| 89 | Namibia | 58.8% | 2024 |
| 90 | Liechtenstein | 58.64% | 2021 |
| 91 | Costa Rica | 57.91% | 2024 |
| 92 | Tonga | 57.73% | 2015 |
| 93 | Macao SAR, China | 57.42% | 2024 |
| 94 | Kuwait | 57.25% | 2021 |
| 95 | Netherlands | 57.16% | 2024 |
| 96 | Jordan | 57.09% | 2024 |
| 97 | Monaco | 56.89% | 2024 |
| 98 | Seychelles | 56.8% | 2024 |
| 99 | Tunisia | 56.62% | 2023 |
| 100 | Pakistan | 56.28% | 2024 |
| 101 | West Bank and Gaza | 56.09% | 2023 |
| 102 | Denmark | 56.05% | 2024 |
| 103 | Botswana | 55.82% | 2021 |
| 104 | Türkiye | 55.81% | 2023 |
| 105 | Luxembourg | 55.6% | 2024 |
| 106 | Maldives | 55.46% | 2022 |
| 107 | El Salvador | 55.34% | 2024 |
| 108 | Lesotho | 55.24% | 2023 |
| 109 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 55.16% | 2024 |
| 110 | Guatemala | 54.85% | 2024 |
| 111 | Mexico | 53.75% | 2023 |
| 112 | Switzerland | 52.24% | 2024 |
| 113 | Bolivia | 52.14% | 2024 |
| 114 | Qatar | 51.83% | 2024 |
| 115 | Lao PDR | 51.8% | 2022 |
| 116 | Eswatini | 51.67% | 2022 |
| 117 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 50.98% | 2024 |
| 118 | Nigeria | 50.66% | 2021 |
| 119 | Colombia | 50.62% | 2022 |
| 120 | Cabo Verde | 50.57% | 2022 |
| 121 | Vanuatu | 49.58% | 2024 |
| 122 | Saudi Arabia | 49.44% | 2024 |
| 123 | India | 49.32% | 2025 |
| 124 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 49.32% | 2023 |
| 125 | Central African Republic | 46.82% | 2017 |
| 126 | Peru | 46.09% | 2024 |
| 127 | Togo | 45.43% | 2023 |
| 128 | Kenya | 43.39% | 2023 |
| 129 | Bhutan | 43.03% | 2023 |
| 130 | Cameroon | 40.92% | 2023 |
| 131 | Morocco | 40.14% | 2024 |
| 132 | Papua New Guinea | 38.07% | 2016 |
| 133 | Afghanistan | 35.55% | 2023 |
| 134 | Rwanda | 34.26% | 2024 |
| 135 | Tanzania | 33.04% | 2020 |
| 136 | Solomon Islands | 32.61% | 2015 |
| 137 | Mozambique | 31.33% | 2017 |
| 138 | Ghana | 31.09% | 2024 |
| 139 | Eritrea | 31.01% | 2022 |
| 140 | Bangladesh | 28.68% | 2024 |
| 141 | Niger | 28.61% | 2024 |
| 142 | Djibouti | 27.77% | 2023 |
| 143 | Nepal | 26.97% | 2025 |
| 144 | Burundi | 26.16% | 2025 |
| 145 | Gambia, The | 25.22% | 2021 |
| 146 | Gabon | 25.15% | 2019 |
| 147 | Malawi | 23.91% | 2019 |
| 148 | Ethiopia | 22.9% | 2024 |
| 149 | Burkina Faso | 18.39% | 2024 |
| 150 | Senegal | 18.26% | 2023 |
| 151 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 17.58% | 2023 |
| 152 | Côte d'Ivoire | 17.38% | 2024 |
| 153 | Sierra Leone | 14.04% | 2024 |
| 154 | Mali | 13.27% | 2023 |
| 155 | Benin | 12.17% | 2022 |
| 156 | Congo, Rep. | 11.83% | 2023 |
| 157 | Mauritania | 11.2% | 2020 |
| 158 | Comoros | 10.74% | 2022 |
| 159 | Chad | 10.07% | 2024 |
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- Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
- Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
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Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, SE.SEC.TCHR.FE.ZS, CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.
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