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Share of primary school teachers who are women
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
72.2%
Median: 77.1%
Countries Covered
220
with available data
Highest
Niue
100.0%
Lowest
South Sudan
14.5%
Top 5 Countries
1Niue100.0%
2Belarus99.5%
3Russian Federation99.3%
4Kyrgyzstan98.9%
5Ukraine98.6%
By Region
Europe86.6%(32 countries)
South America83.2%(7 countries)
Oceania80.8%(2 countries)
North America75.0%(4 countries)
Asia72.8%(26 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (14.5%)High (100.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 72.2%)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Asia (26)
Other (140)
Africa (9)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niue | 100.0% |
| 2 | Belarus | 99.5% |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 99.3% |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.9% |
| 5 | Ukraine | 98.6% |
| 6 | Moldova, Republic of | 98.3% |
| 7 | Slovenia | 97.3% |
| 8 | Czech Republic | 97.2% |
| 9 | Uruguay | 97.0% |
| 10 | Mongolia | 96.8% |
| 11 | Lithuania | 96.1% |
| 12 | Suriname | 95.5% |
| 13 | Hungary | 95.2% |
| 14 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 94.6% |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 94.2% |
| 16 | Azerbaijan | 94.2% |
| 17 | Antigua and Barbuda | 94.1% |
| 18 | Italy | 93.8% |
| 19 | Croatia | 93.4% |
| 20 | Romania | 93.2% |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 93.2% |
| 22 | Virgin Islands, British | 92.7% |
| 23 | Tuvalu | 92.5% |
| 24 | San Marino | 92.2% |
| 25 | Latvia | 92.1% |
| 26 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 91.5% |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 91.4% |
| 28 | Anguilla | 91.4% |
| 29 | Austria | 91.4% |
| 30 | Saint Helena | 91.2% |
| 31 | Bahamas | 91.1% |
| 32 | Georgia | 90.9% |
| 33 | Syrian Arab Republic | 90.5% |
| 34 | Kuwait | 90.4% |
| 35 | Lebanon | 90.0% |
| 36 | Estonia | 89.8% |
| 37 | Montserrat | 89.7% |
| 38 | Armenia | 89.5% |
| 39 | Slovakia | 89.2% |
| 40 | Jamaica | 89.2% |
| 41 | Brazil | 89.1% |
| 42 | Dominica | 88.9% |
| 43 | Albania | 88.8% |
| 44 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 88.4% |
| 45 | Bermuda | 88.3% |
| 46 | Serbia | 88.3% |
| 47 | Philippines | 88.3% |
| 48 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 87.9% |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 87.9% |
| 50 | Seychelles | 87.6% |
| 51 | Cook Islands | 87.5% |
| 52 | United States of America | 87.5% |
| 53 | Argentina | 87.4% |
| 54 | Germany | 87.3% |
| 55 | Guyana | 87.3% |
| 56 | Poland | 87.1% |
| 57 | Puerto Rico | 87.1% |
| 58 | Netherlands | 87.0% |
| 59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 86.6% |
| 60 | United Kingdom | 86.4% |
| 61 | Saint Lucia | 86.2% |
| 62 | Israel | 86.2% |
| 63 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 86.1% |
| 64 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 86.0% |
| 65 | Malta | 85.8% |
| 66 | Palau | 85.4% |
| 67 | Maldives | 85.3% |
| 68 | Cayman Islands | 84.8% |
| 69 | New Zealand | 84.6% |
| 70 | Ireland | 84.5% |
| 71 | Aruba | 84.4% |
| 72 | Kiribati | 84.3% |
| 73 | Cyprus | 84.3% |
| 74 | Switzerland | 83.5% |
| 75 | Mauritius | 83.4% |
| 76 | Gibraltar | 83.2% |
| 77 | Turkmenistan | 83.2% |
| 78 | France | 83.0% |
| 79 | Belgium | 82.7% |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | 82.3% |
| 81 | North Korea | 82.2% |
| 82 | Portugal | 81.9% |
| 83 | Nauru | 81.8% |
| 84 | Sweden | 81.8% |
| 85 | Andorra | 81.6% |
| 86 | Iceland | 81.5% |
| 87 | Chile | 81.3% |
| 88 | Macao | 81.1% |
| 89 | Cuba | 81.1% |
| 90 | Liechtenstein | 80.9% |
| 91 | Samoa | 80.8% |
| 92 | Singapore | 80.5% |
| 93 | Monaco | 80.5% |
| 94 | Myanmar | 80.3% |
| 95 | Jordan | 79.9% |
| 96 | Finland | 79.7% |
| 97 | Costa Rica | 79.6% |
| 98 | Ecuador | 79.4% |
| 99 | Qatar | 79.1% |
| 100 | Vietnam | 79.0% |
| 101 | South Africa | 78.5% |
| 102 | Tonga | 78.2% |
| 103 | Dominican Republic | 77.9% |
| 104 | Nicaragua | 77.9% |
| 105 | Brunei Darussalam | 77.8% |
| 106 | Spain | 77.7% |
| 107 | Belize | 77.4% |
| 108 | State of Palestine | 77.4% |
| 109 | Tokelau | 77.3% |
| 110 | Bahrain | 77.1% |
| 111 | Colombia | 77.0% |
| 112 | Australia | 76.9% |
| 113 | United Arab Emirates | 76.8% |
| 114 | Barbados | 76.8% |
| 115 | Panama | 76.7% |
| 116 | Venezuela | 76.7% |
| 117 | South Korea | 76.7% |
| 118 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 76.6% |
| 119 | Luxembourg | 76.4% |
| 120 | Honduras | 76.2% |
| 121 | Hong Kong | 76.1% |
| 122 | Tajikistan | 76.0% |
| 123 | Grenada | 76.0% |
| 124 | Greece | 75.6% |
| 125 | Canada | 75.1% |
| 126 | Oman | 74.8% |
| 127 | People's Republic of China | 74.5% |
| 128 | Lesotho | 74.5% |
| 129 | Botswana | 74.1% |
| 130 | French Guiana | 73.9% |
| 131 | Norway | 73.6% |
| 132 | El Salvador | 73.5% |
| 133 | Martinique | 72.6% |
| 134 | Indonesia | 72.4% |
| 135 | Tunisia | 71.9% |
| 136 | Peru | 71.3% |
| 137 | Paraguay | 71.2% |
| 138 | Reunion | 71.0% |
| 139 | Namibia | 70.8% |
| 140 | Japan | 70.4% |
| 141 | Mexico | 70.3% |
| 142 | Algeria | 70.1% |
| 143 | Malaysia | 70.1% |
| 144 | Eswatini | 69.8% |
| 145 | Sudan | 69.3% |
| 146 | Iraq | 68.8% |
| 147 | New Caledonia | 68.3% |
| 148 | Thailand | 68.3% |
| 149 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 67.6% |
| 150 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 67.3% |
| 151 | French Polynesia | 67.3% |
| 152 | Denmark | 67.2% |
| 153 | Guatemala | 67.1% |
| 154 | Egypt | 66.2% |
| 155 | Bangladesh | 65.9% |
| 156 | Bolivia | 65.6% |
| 157 | American Samoa | 65.1% |
| 158 | Morocco | 64.7% |
| 159 | Fiji | 64.6% |
| 160 | Guadeloupe | 64.2% |
| 161 | Cape Verde | 63.5% |
| 162 | Vanuatu | 62.8% |
| 163 | Zimbabwe | 62.0% |
| 164 | Republic of the Congo | 61.6% |
| 165 | Cameroon | 61.4% |
| 166 | Türkiye | 61.4% |
| 167 | Kenya | 60.5% |
| 168 | Cambodia | 60.1% |
| 169 | Zambia | 59.2% |
| 170 | Saudi Arabia | 58.8% |
| 171 | India | 58.6% |
| 172 | Marshall Islands | 57.6% |
| 173 | Gabon | 57.5% |
| 174 | Rwanda | 56.7% |
| 175 | Niger | 56.5% |
| 176 | Burundi | 55.2% |
| 177 | Nigeria | 55.2% |
| 178 | Sao Tome and Principe | 54.9% |
| 179 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 54.9% |
| 180 | Madagascar | 54.9% |
| 181 | Nepal | 54.7% |
| 182 | Libya | 53.0% |
| 183 | Timor-Leste | 52.8% |
| 184 | Pakistan | 51.9% |
| 185 | Ghana | 50.2% |
| 186 | Burkina Faso | 50.1% |
| 187 | Angola | 49.5% |
| 188 | Papua New Guinea | 49.3% |
| 189 | United Republic of Tanzania | 47.8% |
| 190 | Solomon Islands | 47.5% |
| 191 | Mozambique | 47.3% |
| 192 | Malawi | 47.1% |
| 193 | Republic of The Gambia | 46.5% |
| 194 | Bhutan | 45.8% |
| 195 | Ethiopia | 44.8% |
| 196 | Equatorial Guinea | 44.4% |
| 197 | Eritrea | 44.1% |
| 198 | Comoros | 43.2% |
| 199 | Uganda | 43.1% |
| 200 | Afghanistan | 41.6% |
| 201 | Mauritania | 41.3% |
| 202 | Guinea | 40.9% |
| 203 | Cote d'Ivoire | 37.9% |
| 204 | Western Sahara | 37.7% |
| 205 | Djibouti | 37.4% |
| 206 | Senegal | 34.5% |
| 207 | Sierra Leone | 33.8% |
| 208 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 33.3% |
| 209 | Yemen | 33.3% |
| 210 | Haiti | 32.4% |
| 211 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 32.4% |
| 212 | Mali | 31.9% |
| 213 | Benin | 29.6% |
| 214 | Togo | 22.4% |
| 215 | Guinea-Bissau | 21.8% |
| 216 | Chad | 21.3% |
| 217 | Central African Republic | 19.1% |
| 218 | Somalia | 16.6% |
| 219 | Liberia | 15.7% |
| 220 | South Sudan | 14.5% |
Showing 220 of 220 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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