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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Primary education, teachers (% female) - Gender Statistics (Most Recent Data)
Rank
Country
Value
1
Armenia (2007)
99.68
2
Belarus (2008)
99.24
3
Ukraine (2009)
98.94
4
Russia (2008)
98.46
5
Kazakhstan (2009)
98.35
6
Moldova (2009)
98.16
7
Czech Republic (2008)
97.55
8
Slovenia (2008)
97.51
9
Kyrgyzstan (2009)
97.5
10
Lithuania (2008)
97.32
11
Hungary (2008)
95.9
12
Mongolia (2009)
95.42
13
Italy (2007)
95.25
14
Antigua and Barbuda (2009)
94.96
15
Estonia (2008)
94.04
16
Bulgaria (2008)
93.47
17
Suriname (2008)
93.06
18
Latvia (2008)
92.89
19
Europe & Central Asia (developing only) (2008)
92.82
20
Uruguay (1999)
92
21
Croatia (2008)
91.35
22
Brazil (2008)
91.08
23
San Marino (2009)
90.87
24
Kuwait (2009)
89.8
25
Bermuda (2006)
89.42
26
Slovakia (2008)
89.34
27
Austria (2008)
89.19
28
Turks and Caicos Islands (2005)
89.19
29
Uzbekistan (2009)
89.15
30
Jamaica (2005)
88.98
31
Malta (2008)
88.18
32
Guyana (2009)
88.18
33
Macau (2009)
87.7
34
Cayman Islands (2008)
87.7
35
St. Lucia (2009)
87.54
36
St. Kitts and Nevis (2009)
87.36
37
Philippines (2007)
87.27
38
Argentina (2007)
87.26
39
Bahamas (2008)
87.14
40
Azerbaijan (2009)
87.13
41
Monaco (2001)
86.52
42
Netherlands Antilles (2003)
86.38
43
Dominica (2009)
86.27
44
Georgia (2009)
86.17
45
Europe & Central Asia (all income levels) (2008)
86.16
46
Virgin Islands (U.S.) (1991)
86.14
47
Romania (2008)
85.94
48
Lebanon (2009)
85.9
49
United Arab Emirates (2009)
85.87
50
North America (2008)
85.64
51
United States (2008)
85.64
52
Germany (2008)
85.2
53
Seychelles (2009)
84.94
54
Sri Lanka (2009)
84.91
55
Ireland (2008)
84.46
56
Israel (2008)
84.37
57
Burma (2009)
84.37
58
High income: OECD (2008)
83.89
59
Poland (2008)
83.79
60
Serbia (2009)
83.79
61
New Zealand (2008)
83.52
62
Aruba (2009)
82.99
63
European Union (2008)
82.87
64
Qatar (2009)
82.67
65
Cyprus (2008)
82.39
66
France (2008)
82.36
67
Albania (2009)
81.96
68
OECD members (2008)
81.59
69
Euro area (2008)
81.56
70
Kiribati (2008)
81.55
71
United Kingdom (2008)
81.44
72
High income (2008)
81.39
73
Singapore (2009)
81.23
74
Sweden (2008)
81.01
75
Venezuela (2009)
80.82
76
Belgium (2008)
80.3
77
Costa Rica (2009)
80.16
78
Tuvalu (2003)
80
79
Grenada (2009)
79.88
80
Portugal (2008)
79.76
81
Upper middle income (2008)
79.28
82
Palau (2000)
79.03
83
Trinidad and Tobago (2009)
78.76
84
Andorra (2009)
78.52
85
Finland (2008)
78.35
86
Barbados (2009)
78.22
87
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2009)
78.16
88
Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels) (2008)
78.08
89
Latin America & Caribbean (developing only) (2008)
78.07
90
Chile (2008)
78.05
91
Vietnam (2009)
77.97
92
Dominican Republic (2009)
77.94
93
Hong Kong (2009)
77.89
94
Cuba (2009)
77.85
95
Gibraltar (2009)
77.83
96
Colombia (2009)
77.76
97
South Korea (2008)
77.21
98
North Korea (2008)
77.21
99
South Africa (2009)
77.15
100
Australia (1997)
76.89
101
Lesotho (2009)
76.84
102
Macedonia (2008)
76.64
103
Botswana (2007)
76.32
104
Nicaragua (2008)
76.26
105
Liechtenstein (2008)
76.2
106
Panama (2009)
75.86
107
Brunei Darussalam (2009)
75.85
108
Bahrain (2002)
75.79
109
Spain (2008)
75.2
110
Honduras (2008)
74.8
111
Maldives (2009)
73.52
112
El Salvador (2008)
72.84
113
Western Samoa (2004)
72.61
114
Belize (2009)
72.3
115
Luxembourg (2008)
71.66
116
Paraguay (2008)
71.36
117
Swaziland (2007)
70.46
118
Switzerland (1995)
69.34
119
Iraq (2007)
68.81
120
Malaysia (2008)
68.44
121
Tajikistan (2008)
68.32
122
New Caledonia (1973)
68.31
123
Namibia (2009)
68.1
124
Canada (2000)
68.07
125
Mauritius (2009)
68.02
126
French Polynesia (1996)
67.3
127
Cape Verde (2009)
67.09
128
West Bank and Gaza (2009)
66.53
129
Mexico (2008)
66.4
130
Syria (2008)
65.96
131
Guatemala (2008)
65.39
132
Greece (2007)
65.33
133
Peru (2008)
65.25
134
American Samoa (1992)
65.08
135
Japan (2006)
64.88
136
Oman (2009)
64.05
137
Denmark (2001)
64
138
Jordan (2003)
63.98
139
Ecuador (2009)
63.29
140
Middle income (2007)
63.25
141
Tonga (2004)
62.99
142
Norway (1973)
62.97
143
Bolivia (2004)
61.41
144
Sudan (2009)
61.31
145
Low & middle income (2007)
60.46
146
Netherlands (1998)
60.28
147
Thailand (2008)
59.98
148
Indonesia (2009)
59.55
149
East Asia & Pacific (all income levels) (2009)
58.89
150
East Asia & Pacific (developing only) (2009)
58.78
151
Lower middle income (2007)
58.25
152
Arab World (2007)
57.95
153
Iran (2009)
57.49
154
Middle East & North Africa (all income levels) (2003)
57.4
155
China (2009)
56.76
156
Madagascar (2009)
56.44
157
Egypt (2007)
55.8
158
Middle East & North Africa (developing only) (2003)
55.47
159
Fiji (2008)
55.22
160
Vanuatu (2007)
54.65
161
Tunisia (2008)
54.07
162
Rwanda (2009)
54.04
163
Libya (1983)
53
164
Burundi (2009)
52.84
165
Republic of the Congo (2009)
51.22
166
Algeria (2009)
50.69
167
Zimbabwe (2003)
50.63
168
Morocco (2009)
50.6
169
Iceland (1975)
50.36
170
Zambia (2008)
50.14
171
Saudi Arabia (2009)
49.7
172
Tanzania (2009)
49.06
173
Laos (2008)
48.87
174
Sao Tome and Principe (2009)
48.64
175
Nigeria (2007)
48.29
176
Pakistan (2009)
46.47
177
Cameroon (2009)
45.62
178
Niger (2009)
45.4
179
Cambodia (2009)
45.18
180
Gabon (2004)
44.65
181
South Asia (2004)
44.35
182
India (2004)
44
183
Kenya (2009)
43.94
184
Turkey (1995)
43.57
185
Bangladesh (2009)
43.46
186
Least developed countries: UN classification (2009)
43.41
187
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) (2009)
43.35
188
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) (2009)
43.34
189
Papua New Guinea (2006)
42.66
190
Low income (2009)
42.58
191
Solomon Islands (1999)
40.58
192
Uganda (2009)
40.45
193
Eritrea (2009)
40.3
194
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) (2009)
38.97
195
Timor-Leste (2009)
38.81
196
Nepal (2009)
38.61
197
Equatorial Guinea (2009)
38.23
198
Ethiopia (2009)
38.01
199
Mozambique (2009)
37.16
200
Comoros (2008)
36.88
201
Mauritania (2009)
36.58
202
Bhutan (2009)
34.59
203
Marshall Islands (2003)
34.22
204
Ghana (2009)
33.68
205
Burkina Faso (2009)
33.38
206
Gambia (2008)
33.38
207
Haiti (1998)
32.42
208
Malawi (1991)
31.28
209
Senegal (2009)
29.62
210
Afghanistan (2008)
29
211
Guinea (2009)
27.57
212
Mali (2009)
26.76
213
Djibouti (2009)
26.74
214
Democratic Republic of the Congo (2009)
26.34
215
Sierra Leone (2007)
25.68
216
Angola (1998)
24.47
217
Ivory Coast (2009)
23.45
218
Guinea-Bissau (2000)
20.23
219
Yemen (2000)
19.84
220
Benin (2009)
18.75
221
Somalia (2007)
16.62
222
Central African Republic (2009)
14.17
223
Chad (2009)
13.99
224
Togo (2009)
12.83
225
Liberia (2008)
11.87
Country Comparison Graph
Armenia (2007)