Secondary education, teachers (% female) - Teachers - Education Statistics

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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Secondary education, teachers (% female) - Teachers - Education Statistics (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Kazakhstan (2009)85.7
2Armenia (2008)84.23
3Burma (2008)84
4Georgia (2004)81.63
5Lithuania (2008)81.5
6Latvia (2008)81.27
7Russia (2008)81.08
8Belarus (2007)80.34
9Ukraine (2007)79.45
10Bulgaria (2008)78.56
11Estonia (2008)77.67
12Europe & Central Asia (developing only) (2003)76.24
13Philippines (2007)76.23
14Moldova (2008)76.17
15Kyrgyzstan (2007)74.45
16Slovakia (2008)74.15
17Mongolia (2008)73.84
18Israel (2008)72.33
19Uruguay (1999)72.16
20Slovenia (2008)71.8
21Hungary (2008)71.47
22Fiji (2008)71.38
23Antigua and Barbuda (2000)70.56
24Bahamas (2008)70.4
25Poland (2006)69.14
26Guyana (2008)68.77
27Jamaica (2007)68.68
28Portugal (2007)68.67
29Argentina (2007)68.65
30Monaco (2008)68.4
31Brazil (2008)68.23
32Dominica (2008)68.18
33Canada (2000)68.07
34Croatia (2007)67.93
35Upper middle income (2003)67.61
36Bermuda (2006)67.47
37Italy (2007)67.39
38Romania (2008)67.33
39St. Lucia (2008)67.31
40Singapore (2008)66.55
41Latin America & Caribbean (developing only) (2003)66.34
42Azerbaijan (2007)66.12
43Iceland (2007)66.05
44Czech Republic (2008)65.55
45Malaysia (2007)64.59
46Lesotho (2007)64.2
47Venezuela (2008)63.95
48Serbia (2008)63.93
49Vietnam (2008)63.8
50Finland (2008)63.67
51Trinidad and Tobago (2008)63.31
52Sri Lanka (2004)63.16
53Grenada (2008)63.12
54Cyprus (2008)62.99
55St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2008)62.88
56Chile (2007)62.86
57Uzbekistan (2008)62.68
58Paraguay (2004)62.15
59Ireland (2006)62.14
60Austria (2008)61.82
61United Kingdom (2007)61.72
62San Marino (1980)61.61
63New Zealand (2008)61.55
64Cayman Islands (2008)61.5
65Brunei Darussalam (2008)61.41
66United States (2008)60.36
67Suriname (2007)59.74
68Syria (2008)59.71
69Macau (2008)59.53
70Western Samoa (2004)59.51
71Andorra (2005)59.34
72Dominican Republic (2008)59.29
73Sweden (2008)59.26
74Belize (2008)59.24
75France (2008)58.9
76High income: OECD (2004)58.84
77Barbados (2006)58.81
78Palau (2000)58.73
79Panama (2008)58.72
80High income (2004)58.65
81Euro area (2004)58.4
82Costa Rica (2008)58.36
83Iraq (2005)58.28
84Norway (2004)57.88
85Germany (2008)57.6
86Jordan (2003)57.6
87Greece (2007)57.54
88Belgium (2006)57.42
89Seychelles (2008)57.4
90St. Kitts and Nevis (2008)57.31
91Oman (2008)57.3
92Malta (2005)57.27
93Mauritius (2008)57.25
94Aruba (2008)56.94
95Virgin Islands (U.S.) (1991)56.74
96Albania (2004)56.04
97Qatar (2008)55.62
98United Arab Emirates (2007)55.36
99Nicaragua (2008)55.34
100Thailand (2008)55.25
101Spain (2008)54.9
102Sudan (2009)54.89
103Netherlands Antilles (2003)54.7
104Honduras (2004)54.68
105Kuwait (2008)54.55
106Cuba (2008)54.54
107Lebanon (2008)54.53
108Bahrain (2002)54.33
109Macedonia (2008)54.25
110North Korea (2008)53.59
111South Korea (2008)53.59
112Rwanda (2007)53.36
113South Africa (2007)53.2
114Saudi Arabia (2008)52.93
115Bolivia (2004)52.83
116El Salvador (2008)51.95
117Tonga (2002)51.88
118Pakistan (2004)50.87
119Australia (1992)50.63
120Hong Kong (1995)50.36
121Colombia (2008)50.11
122Namibia (2005)49.8
123Ecuador (2008)49.76
124Middle income (2002)49.74
125Liechtenstein (2008)49.39
126Algeria (2004)49.31
127Botswana (2006)48.99
128Tajikistan (2008)48.97
129Bhutan (2009)48.96
130West Bank and Gaza (2008)48.66
131Denmark (2001)48.06
132Mexico (2008)47.86
133Lower middle income (2004)47.83
134Luxembourg (2008)47.78
135Kiribati (2008)47.74
136Swaziland (2007)47.64
137Indonesia (2008)47.25
138Madagascar (2006)47.13
139Low & middle income (2004)46.5
140Netherlands (2007)46.38
141French Polynesia (1992)45.85
142Middle East & North Africa (developing only) (2004)45.49
143China (2007)45.08
144East Asia & Pacific (developing only) (2004)45.05
145Tunisia (2005)44.99
146Zambia (2008)44.62
147Laos (2008)44.46
148Iran (1996)44.21
149Guatemala (2008)43.84
150Peru (2008)43.72
151New Caledonia (1970)43.32
152Egypt (2007)41.74
153Turkey (1996)41.31
154Kenya (2008)41.17
155Zimbabwe (2003)39.81
156Low income (2004)39.29
157American Samoa (1991)39.13
158Cape Verde (2004)39.08
159Marshall Islands (2003)38.5
160Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) (1990)37.36
161South Asia (2004)36.28
162Vanuatu (2002)35.56
163Maldives (2003)34.67
164Nigeria (2007)34.14
165India (2004)33.92
166Papua New Guinea (1992)33.37
167Morocco (2004)33.29
168Solomon Islands (2000)32.69
169Ivory Coast (1991)31.93
170Cambodia (2007)31.71
171Japan (2003)31.11
172Angola (2001)30.02
173Afghanistan (2007)27.59
174Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) (1990)27.08
175Cameroon (2006)26.41
176Tanzania (1996)26.4
177Uganda (2008)25.2
178Djibouti (2008)23.98
179Timor-Leste (2007)22.87
180Ghana (2008)22.08
181Burundi (2008)21.02
182Yemen (2003)20.75
183Bangladesh (2007)19.77
184Libya (1985)19.17
185Ethiopia (2008)18.9
186Gambia (2008)17.39
187Niger (2008)17.12
188Burkina Faso (2008)16.86
189Mozambique (2008)16.77
190Gabon (1999)16.28
191Sierra Leone (2007)16.04
192Nepal (2008)14.85
193Senegal (2005)14.14
194Republic of the Congo (2004)13.84
195Somalia (2007)13.52
196Comoros (2005)12.97
197Sao Tome and Principe (2006)12.53
198Benin (2004)12.3
199Central African Republic (2008)10.72
200Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008)10.55
201Eritrea (2007)10.46
202Mauritania (2007)10.38
203Mali (2008)10.2
204Togo (2007)6.75
205Guinea-Bissau (2000)6.73
206Guinea (2008)6.05
207Chad (2005)5.25
208Equatorial Guinea (2000)4.36
209Liberia (2008)4.16
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