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Trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

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Key Insights

Global Average
77.8% of female teachers in preprimary education
Median: 89.7% of female teachers in preprimary education
Countries Covered
140
with available data
Highest
Cambodia
100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
Lowest
Lao People's Democratic Republic
10.6% of female teachers in preprimary education
Top 5 Countries
1Cambodia100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
2Cayman Islands100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
3Cuba100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
4Cyprus100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
5Dominican Republic100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
By Region
South America94.6% of female teachers in preprimary education(2 countries)
Africa91.2% of female teachers in preprimary education(8 countries)
North America90.6% of female teachers in preprimary education(2 countries)
Europe89.2% of female teachers in preprimary education(8 countries)
Asia83.6% of female teachers in preprimary education(17 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (10.6% of female teachers in preprimary education)High (100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 77.8% of female teachers in preprimary education)

South America (2)
Africa (8)
North America (2)
Europe (8)
Asia (17)
Other (103)

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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Cambodia100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
2Cayman Islands100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
3Cuba100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
4Cyprus100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
5Dominican Republic100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
6Ethiopia100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
7Djibouti100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
8State of Palestine100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
9Iraq100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
10Cote d'Ivoire100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
11Kazakhstan100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
12Jordan100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
13Kenya100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
14South Korea100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
15Kuwait100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
16Lesotho100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
17Latvia100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
18Mauritania100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
19Mauritius100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
20Moldova, Republic of100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
21Morocco100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
22Oman100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
23Nauru100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
24Aruba100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
25Palau100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
26Panama100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
27Philippines100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
28Portugal100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
29Qatar100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
30San Marino100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
31Saudi Arabia100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
32Spain100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
33Tajikistan100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
34Thailand100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
35Trinidad and Tobago100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
36United Arab Emirates100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
37Tunisia100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
38United States of America100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
39Uzbekistan100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
40Samoa100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
41Algeria100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
42Andorra100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
43Bahrain100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
44Bermuda100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
45Bhutan100.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
46Macao99.7% of female teachers in preprimary education
47Suriname99.6% of female teachers in preprimary education
48Niger98.4% of female teachers in preprimary education
49Mongolia98.2% of female teachers in preprimary education
50Hong Kong98.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
51Colombia97.5% of female teachers in preprimary education
52El Salvador97.5% of female teachers in preprimary education
53Georgia96.6% of female teachers in preprimary education
54Belarus95.7% of female teachers in preprimary education
55Kiribati93.7% of female teachers in preprimary education
56Bahamas93.3% of female teachers in preprimary education
57India93.1% of female teachers in preprimary education
58Namibia93.1% of female teachers in preprimary education
59Paraguay93.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
60Tonga92.7% of female teachers in preprimary education
61Burundi92.4% of female teachers in preprimary education
62Botswana92.4% of female teachers in preprimary education
63Saint Lucia92.3% of female teachers in preprimary education
64Turks and Caicos Islands92.2% of female teachers in preprimary education
65Kyrgyzstan92.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
66Azerbaijan91.9% of female teachers in preprimary education
67Ecuador91.6% of female teachers in preprimary education
68Republic of the Congo91.4% of female teachers in preprimary education
69Vietnam91.1% of female teachers in preprimary education
70Costa Rica90.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
71Bolivia89.4% of female teachers in preprimary education
72Equatorial Guinea89.1% of female teachers in preprimary education
73Venezuela88.3% of female teachers in preprimary education
74Seychelles87.6% of female teachers in preprimary education
75Ghana87.4% of female teachers in preprimary education
76Democratic Republic of the Congo86.8% of female teachers in preprimary education
77Gibraltar86.5% of female teachers in preprimary education
78Fiji85.2% of female teachers in preprimary education
79Puerto Rico84.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
80Angola84.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
81Croatia83.8% of female teachers in preprimary education
82Lithuania83.2% of female teachers in preprimary education
83Egypt82.4% of female teachers in preprimary education
84Togo81.9% of female teachers in preprimary education
85Myanmar81.3% of female teachers in preprimary education
86Mexico81.2% of female teachers in preprimary education
87Monaco79.3% of female teachers in preprimary education
88Chad78.6% of female teachers in preprimary education
89Zimbabwe78.4% of female teachers in preprimary education
90Republic of The Gambia76.9% of female teachers in preprimary education
91Belize76.7% of female teachers in preprimary education
92Armenia76.3% of female teachers in preprimary education
93Serbia75.9% of female teachers in preprimary education
94South Africa75.6% of female teachers in preprimary education
95Guyana75.1% of female teachers in preprimary education
96Tuvalu75.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
97Barbados73.8% of female teachers in preprimary education
98Ukraine70.5% of female teachers in preprimary education
99Jamaica69.8% of female teachers in preprimary education
100Cameroon69.2% of female teachers in preprimary education
101Brunei Darussalam67.4% of female teachers in preprimary education
102Antigua and Barbuda64.7% of female teachers in preprimary education
103Uganda64.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
104Sierra Leone63.2% of female teachers in preprimary education
105Liberia60.4% of female teachers in preprimary education
106Nicaragua55.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
107Dominica54.3% of female teachers in preprimary education
108Albania53.4% of female teachers in preprimary education
109Rwanda53.1% of female teachers in preprimary education
110Marshall Islands52.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
111Gabon51.9% of female teachers in preprimary education
112Honduras51.8% of female teachers in preprimary education
113Solomon Islands51.4% of female teachers in preprimary education
114Eswatini50.7% of female teachers in preprimary education
115Virgin Islands, British49.5% of female teachers in preprimary education
116Benin49.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
117Lebanon48.4% of female teachers in preprimary education
118Madagascar46.6% of female teachers in preprimary education
119Grenada44.1% of female teachers in preprimary education
120South Sudan43.8% of female teachers in preprimary education
121Sri Lanka41.1% of female teachers in preprimary education
122Maldives39.6% of female teachers in preprimary education
123Eritrea39.3% of female teachers in preprimary education
124Vanuatu38.5% of female teachers in preprimary education
125United Republic of Tanzania38.1% of female teachers in preprimary education
126Guinea37.8% of female teachers in preprimary education
127Nepal37.1% of female teachers in preprimary education
128Cape Verde37.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
129Malaysia36.7% of female teachers in preprimary education
130Senegal35.5% of female teachers in preprimary education
131Sao Tome and Principe28.5% of female teachers in preprimary education
132Guinea-Bissau25.5% of female teachers in preprimary education
133Micronesia, Federated States of19.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
134Burkina Faso17.3% of female teachers in preprimary education
135Mali16.6% of female teachers in preprimary education
136Saint Kitts and Nevis15.0% of female teachers in preprimary education
137Saint Vincent and the Grenadines14.1% of female teachers in preprimary education
138Indonesia12.5% of female teachers in preprimary education
139Syrian Arab Republic11.5% of female teachers in preprimary education
140Lao People's Democratic Republic10.6% of female teachers in preprimary education
Showing 140 of 140 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).

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