Primary education, teachers (% female) - Inputs - Education - World Development Indicators



Other country level comparisons:
Loading map, please wait...

Less → More


Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Primary education, teachers (% female) - Inputs - Education - World Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Armenia (2007)99.68
2Belarus (2008)99.24
3Ukraine (2008)98.79
4Russia (2007)98.67
5Kazakhstan (2009)98.35
6Kyrgyzstan (2008)97.62
7Slovenia (2007)97.58
8Moldova (2008)97.32
9Lithuania (2007)97.21
10Latvia (2006)96.79
11Hungary (2007)96.01
12Mongolia (2008)95.31
13Italy (2007)95.25
14Czech Republic (2007)94.21
15Estonia (2007)93.62
16Bulgaria (2007)93.3
17Suriname (2008)93.06
18Antigua and Barbuda (2007)92.38
19Uruguay (1999)92
20Europe & Central Asia (2007)91.18
21San Marino (2008)91.13
22Croatia (2007)91.11
23Brazil (2007)91.03
24Bermuda (2006)89.42
25Austria (2007)89.33
26Kuwait (2008)89.2
27St. Kitts and Nevis (2008)89.03
28Jamaica (2005)88.98
29United States (2007)88.62
30Argentina (2006)88.29
31Guyana (2008)87.75
32Cayman Islands (2008)87.7
33Macau (2008)87.43
34Philippines (2007)87.27
35Azerbaijan (2008)87.06
36Romania (2007)86.7
37St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2008)86.57
38Netherlands Antilles (2003)86.38
39Israel (2007)86.2
40Virgin Islands (U.S.) (1991)86.14
41St. Lucia (2008)86.09
42Lebanon (2008)85.74
43Malta (2005)85.6
44High income: OECD (2007)85.57
45Seychelles (2007)85.37
46Qatar (2008)85.29
47Georgia (2008)85.2
48Dominica (2008)85
49Uzbekistan (2007)84.93
50Slovakia (2007)84.6
51Sri Lanka (2007)84.6
52Bahamas (2007)84.58
53United Arab Emirates (2007)84.5
54Poland (2007)84.3
55Ireland (2007)84.04
56Germany (2007)84.03
57Serbia (2008)83.51
58New Zealand (2007)83.28
59High income (2007)83.06
60Euro area (2007)82.97
61Burma (2007)82.63
62Aruba (2008)82.56
63France (2007)82.09
64Cyprus (2007)82.07
65Portugal (2007)81.78
66United Kingdom (2007)81.28
67Venezuela (2008)81.27
68Sweden (2007)81.2
69Singapore (2008)81.03
70Upper middle income (2007)80.21
71Monaco (2004)80.15
72Botswana (2006)80.11
73Costa Rica (2008)79.99
74Belgium (2007)79.75
75Iceland (2007)79.62
76Barbados (2008)79.33
77Palau (2000)79.03
78Trinidad and Tobago (2008)78.61
79Chile (2007)78.4
80Samoa (2007)78.25
81Colombia (2008)77.92
82Andorra (2008)77.9
83Hong Kong (2008)77.89
84Latin America & Caribbean (2007)77.61
85Vietnam (2008)77.33
86Liechtenstein (2007)77.14
87Finland (2007)76.96
88Lesotho (2007)76.63
89Cuba (2008)76.56
90South Korea (2007)76.55
91North Korea (2007)76.55
92South Africa (2007)76.52
93Nicaragua (2008)76.26
94Bahrain (2002)75.79
95Albania (2004)75.71
96Panama (2008)75.56
97Grenada (2008)75.28
98Kiribati (2005)75.23
99Honduras (2008)74.8
100Brunei Darussalam (2008)74.52
101El Salvador (2008)72.84
102Norway (2004)72.57
103Paraguay (2004)72.45
104Macedonia (2007)72.22
105Iraq (2005)72.16
106Spain (2007)71.99
107Maldives (2008)71.95
108Belize (2008)71.9
109Luxembourg (2007)71.88
110Australia (1991)71.5
111Swaziland (2007)70.46
112Ecuador (2007)70.04
113Dominican Republic (2008)69.22
114Tajikistan (2008)68.32
115Canada (2000)68.07
116Malaysia (2006)67.82
117Cape Verde (2008)66.67
118West Bank and Gaza (2007)66.63
119Mexico (2007)66.53
120Mauritius (2008)66.44
121Syria (2008)65.96
122Guatemala (2008)65.39
123Greece (2007)65.33
124High income: nonOECD (2007)65.03
125Japan (2006)64.88
126Namibia (2007)64.67
127Peru (2007)64.6
128American Samoa (1991)64.21
129Denmark (2001)64
130Jordan (2003)63.98
131Oman (2008)63.77
132Iran (2008)63.41
133Tonga (2004)62.99
134Middle income (2007)62.31
135Bolivia (2004)61.41
136Sudan (2009)61.31
137Low & middle income (2007)60.04
138Thailand (2008)59.98
139East Asia & Pacific (2007)58.72
140Indonesia (2007)57.58
141Madagascar (2008)56.39
142Egypt (2007)55.8
143Middle East & North Africa (2007)55.67
144China (2007)55.54
145Fiji (2008)55.22
146Vanuatu (2007)54.65
147Rwanda (2008)54.42
148Algeria (2008)53.23
149Tunisia (2007)53.14
150Lower middle income (2003)53.01
151Netherlands (1991)52.98
152Burundi (2007)52.75
153Saudi Arabia (2008)50.91
154Zimbabwe (2003)50.63
155Tanzania (2008)50.26
156Zambia (2008)50.14
157Laos (2008)48.87
158Sao Tome and Principe (2009)48.64
159Morocco (2008)48.54
160Eritrea (2008)48.32
161Nigeria (2007)48.29
162Pakistan (2008)47.2
163Republic of the Congo (2008)46.5
164Kenya (2008)45.51
165Niger (2009)45.4
166Haiti (1991)44.67
167Gabon (2004)44.65
168South Asia (2004)44.35
169Cameroon (2008)44.21
170India (2004)44
171Low income (2008)43.97
172Cambodia (2008)43.94
173Turkey (1991)43.3
174Papua New Guinea (2006)42.66
175Bangladesh (2008)41.82
176Solomon Islands (1999)40.58
177Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) (2008)40.2
178Uganda (2008)39.83
179Sub-Saharan Africa (2008)39.49
180Least developed countries: UN classification (2008)39.43
181Ethiopia (2008)39.08
182Malawi (2008)38.36
183Mauritania (2008)35.52
184Nepal (2008)35.5
185Mozambique (2008)35.35
186Bhutan (2009)34.59
187Equatorial Guinea (2007)34.37
188Marshall Islands (2003)34.22
189Gambia (2008)33.38
190Burkina Faso (2009)33.38
191Ghana (2008)33.03
192Comoros (2005)32.85
193Timor-Leste (2008)32.77
194Afghanistan (2008)29
195Senegal (2008)28.8
196Chad (2008)28.44
197Guinea (2008)27.64
198Mali (2008)26.69
199Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008)26.51
200Djibouti (2008)25.77
201Sierra Leone (2007)25.68
202Angola (1998)24.47
203Ivory Coast (2008)22.87
204Guinea-Bissau (2000)20.23
205Yemen (2000)19.84
206Benin (2008)18.66
207Central African Republic (2008)12.7
208Togo (2007)12.09
209Liberia (2008)12.07
Country Comparison Graph