Secondary education, teachers (% female) - Gender 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) - Gender Statistics (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Kazakhstan (2009)85.7
2Georgia (2009)85.59
3Burma (2009)84.31
4Armenia (2008)84.23
5Lithuania (2008)81.5
6Latvia (2008)81.27
7Russia (2008)81.08
8Belarus (2007)80.34
9Ukraine (2007)79.45
10Bulgaria (2008)78.56
11San Marino (2009)78.44
12Estonia (2008)77.67
13Moldova (2009)76.75
14Philippines (2007)76.23
15Europe & Central Asia (developing only) (2007)76.11
16Kyrgyzstan (2007)74.45
17Slovakia (2008)74.15
18Mongolia (2006)73.25
19Dominica (2009)72.71
20Uruguay (1999)72.16
21Slovenia (2008)71.8
22Hungary (2008)71.47
23Fiji (2008)71.38
24Israel (2008)71.36
25Bahamas (2008)70.4
26Poland (2008)69.79
27Guyana (2009)69.43
28Portugal (2008)68.93
29Jamaica (2007)68.68
30Croatia (2008)68.65
31Argentina (2007)68.65
32Antigua and Barbuda (2009)68.58
33Monaco (2008)68.4
34Brazil (2008)68.23
35Canada (2000)68.07
36St. Lucia (2009)68.06
37Europe & Central Asia (all income levels) (2008)67.64
38Azerbaijan (2009)67.62
39Dominican Republic (2009)67.62
40Bermuda (2006)67.47
41Italy (2007)67.39
42Romania (2008)67.33
43Upper middle income (2008)66.54
44Singapore (2009)65.88
45Malaysia (2008)65.83
46Czech Republic (2008)65.55
47Venezuela (2009)64.62
48Lesotho (2007)64.2
49St. Kitts and Nevis (2009)63.95
50Vietnam (2008)63.8
51Serbia (2009)63.79
52Finland (2008)63.67
53Trinidad and Tobago (2008)63.31
54Ecuador (2009)63.29
55Uzbekistan (2009)63.22
56Brunei Darussalam (2009)63.2
57Sri Lanka (2004)63.16
58Cyprus (2008)62.99
59Chile (2008)62.76
60United Kingdom (2008)62.24
61Ireland (2006)62.14
62Paraguay (2008)62.08
63European Union (2008)61.94
64Guam (1980)61.87
65Turks and Caicos Islands (2005)61.83
66Austria (2008)61.82
67Albania (2009)61.67
68New Zealand (2008)61.55
69Cayman Islands (2008)61.5
70Malta (2008)61.47
71Grenada (2009)61.17
72Seychelles (2009)60.74
73High income (2008)60.64
74High income: OECD (2008)60.49
75United States (2008)60.36
76North America (2008)60.36
77Belize (2009)59.74
78Suriname (2007)59.74
79Syria (2008)59.71
80Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels) (2008)59.55
81Latin America & Caribbean (developing only) (2008)59.53
82Western Samoa (2004)59.51
83Andorra (2005)59.34
84Macau (2009)59.29
85Costa Rica (2009)59.26
86Sweden (2008)59.26
87OECD members (2008)59.04
88France (2008)58.9
89Barbados (2006)58.81
90Palau (2000)58.73
91Panama (2009)58.59
92Euro area (2008)58.51
93United Arab Emirates (2009)58.29
94Oman (2009)58.11
95Germany (2008)57.6
96Jordan (2003)57.6
97Greece (2007)57.54
98Mauritius (2009)57.54
99Belgium (2003)57.42
100Aruba (2009)57.32
101Virgin Islands (U.S.) (1997)56.02
102Nicaragua (2008)55.34
103Thailand (2008)55.25
104Cuba (2009)55.08
105Spain (2008)54.9
106Sudan (2009)54.89
107South Africa (2009)54.76
108Netherlands Antilles (2003)54.7
109Iraq (2007)54.69
110Honduras (2004)54.68
111Lebanon (2009)54.67
112Qatar (2009)54.47
113Bahrain (2002)54.33
114Macedonia (2008)54.25
115Kuwait (2009)54.16
116South Korea (2008)53.59
117North Korea (2008)53.59
118Bolivia (2004)52.83
119El Salvador (2008)51.95
120Tonga (2002)51.88
121Saudi Arabia (2009)51.87
122Pakistan (2004)50.87
123Australia (1992)50.63
124Hong Kong (1996)50.36
125Middle income (2003)50.32
126Botswana (2007)50.16
127St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2009)50.11
128Colombia (2009)49.99
129Namibia (2005)49.8
130Algeria (2004)49.31
131Liechtenstein (2008)49.24
132Low & middle income (2003)49.14
133Tajikistan (2008)48.97
134Bhutan (2009)48.96
135West Bank and Gaza (2009)48.5
136Denmark (2001)48.06
137East Asia & Pacific (all income levels) (2009)47.88
138Mexico (2008)47.86
139East Asia & Pacific (developing only) (2009)47.83
140Luxembourg (2008)47.78
141Kiribati (2008)47.74
142Swaziland (2007)47.64
143Indonesia (2009)47.56
144China (2009)47.43
145Netherlands (2008)47.37
146Gibraltar (2009)46.45
147Norway (1995)45.93
148French Polynesia (1993)45.85
149Tunisia (2005)44.99
150Arab World (2004)44.91
151Lower middle income (2003)44.79
152Madagascar (2009)44.67
153Zambia (2008)44.62
154Laos (2008)44.46
155Iran (1997)44.21
156Guatemala (2008)43.84
157Peru (2008)43.72
158Egypt (2007)41.74
159New Caledonia (1997)41.49
160Middle East & North Africa (all income levels) (1997)41.33
161Turkey (1997)41.31
162Middle East & North Africa (developing only) (1997)40.99
163Kenya (2009)40.9
164Switzerland (1980)40
165Cape Verde (2009)39.84
166Zimbabwe (2003)39.81
167American Samoa (1992)38.72
168Marshall Islands (2003)38.5
169Vanuatu (2002)35.56
170Papua New Guinea (1998)35.12
171Maldives (2003)34.67
172Ivory Coast (1974)34.64
173South Asia (2004)34.18
174Nigeria (2007)34.14
175India (2004)33.92
176Morocco (2004)33.29
177Solomon Islands (2000)32.69
178Tanzania (2009)32.09
179Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) (2007)31.78
180Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) (2007)31.78
181Cambodia (2007)31.71
182Japan (2003)31.11
183Angola (2001)30.02
184Iceland (1977)29.99
185Rwanda (2009)27.9
186Libya (1983)27.66
187Afghanistan (2007)27.59
188Cameroon (2006)26.41
189Low income (2008)26.39
190Liberia (2000)26.23
191Least developed countries: UN classification (2008)24
192Djibouti (2009)23.05
193Uganda (2009)22.89
194Timor-Leste (2007)22.87
195Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) (2009)22.78
196Ghana (2009)22.26
197Yemen (2003)20.75
198Bangladesh (2008)19.53
199Ethiopia (2009)19.09
200Burundi (2009)18.53
201Mozambique (2009)17.44
202Gambia (2008)17.39
203Niger (2009)17.27
204Gabon (1999)16.28
205Sierra Leone (2007)16.04
206Burkina Faso (2009)16
207Nepal (2008)14.85
208Senegal (2005)14.14
209Republic of the Congo (2004)13.84
210Somalia (2007)13.52
211Comoros (2005)12.97
212Sao Tome and Principe (2005)12.6
213Benin (2004)12.3
214Central African Republic (2009)12.01
215Eritrea (2009)10.6
216Democratic Republic of the Congo (2009)10.38
217Mauritania (2007)10.38
218Mali (2009)10.14
219Togo (2007)6.75
220Guinea-Bissau (2000)6.73
221Guinea (2009)5.79
222Chad (2009)5.41
223Equatorial Guinea (2000)4.36
Country Comparison Graph