social2025
Trained teachers in primary 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
84.5% of female teachers in primary education
Median: 93.9% of female teachers in primary education
Countries Covered
150
with available data
Highest
Cambodia
100.0% of female teachers in primary education
Lowest
Gibraltar
0.0% of female teachers in primary education
Top 5 Countries
1Cambodia100.0% of female teachers in primary education
2Cape Verde100.0% of female teachers in primary education
3Cayman Islands100.0% of female teachers in primary education
4Democratic Republic of the Congo100.0% of female teachers in primary education
5Croatia100.0% of female teachers in primary education
By Region
North America96.0% of female teachers in primary education(2 countries)
Europe92.7% of female teachers in primary education(8 countries)
Asia90.1% of female teachers in primary education(21 countries)
Africa87.9% of female teachers in primary education(9 countries)
Other82.8% of female teachers in primary education(106 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0% of female teachers in primary education)High (100.0% of female teachers in primary education)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 84.5% of female teachers in primary education)
North America (2)
Europe (8)
Asia (21)
Africa (9)
Other (106)
South America (4)
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambodia | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 2 | Cape Verde | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 3 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 5 | Croatia | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 6 | Cuba | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 7 | Cyprus | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 8 | Dominican Republic | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 9 | State of Palestine | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 10 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 11 | Iraq | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 12 | Cote d'Ivoire | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 14 | Jordan | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 15 | Kenya | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 16 | South Korea | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 17 | Kuwait | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 18 | Latvia | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 19 | Mauritius | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 20 | Moldova, Republic of | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 21 | Morocco | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 22 | Oman | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 23 | Nauru | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 24 | Palau | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 25 | Philippines | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 26 | Portugal | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 27 | Qatar | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 28 | San Marino | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 30 | Spain | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 31 | Tajikistan | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 32 | Thailand | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 34 | Tunisia | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 35 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 36 | United States of America | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 37 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 38 | Algeria | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 39 | Andorra | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 40 | Bahrain | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 41 | Bermuda | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 42 | Bhutan | 100.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 43 | Botswana | 99.9% of female teachers in primary education |
| 44 | Aruba | 99.8% of female teachers in primary education |
| 45 | Suriname | 99.8% of female teachers in primary education |
| 46 | Azerbaijan | 99.7% of female teachers in primary education |
| 47 | Lesotho | 99.6% of female teachers in primary education |
| 48 | Belarus | 99.5% of female teachers in primary education |
| 49 | Mozambique | 99.5% of female teachers in primary education |
| 50 | Niger | 99.3% of female teachers in primary education |
| 51 | United Republic of Tanzania | 99.2% of female teachers in primary education |
| 52 | Panama | 99.2% of female teachers in primary education |
| 53 | Jamaica | 99.1% of female teachers in primary education |
| 54 | Macao | 99.1% of female teachers in primary education |
| 55 | Virgin Islands, British | 98.7% of female teachers in primary education |
| 56 | Colombia | 98.4% of female teachers in primary education |
| 57 | Singapore | 98.1% of female teachers in primary education |
| 58 | Zimbabwe | 98.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 59 | Zambia | 97.5% of female teachers in primary education |
| 60 | Mauritania | 97.3% of female teachers in primary education |
| 61 | El Salvador | 97.2% of female teachers in primary education |
| 62 | Burundi | 97.2% of female teachers in primary education |
| 63 | Tonga | 96.1% of female teachers in primary education |
| 64 | Nepal | 96.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 95.7% of female teachers in primary education |
| 66 | Namibia | 95.3% of female teachers in primary education |
| 67 | Burkina Faso | 95.2% of female teachers in primary education |
| 68 | Myanmar | 95.1% of female teachers in primary education |
| 69 | Georgia | 95.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 70 | Ethiopia | 95.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 71 | Malawi | 94.3% of female teachers in primary education |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 94.3% of female teachers in primary education |
| 73 | Malaysia | 94.2% of female teachers in primary education |
| 74 | Hong Kong | 94.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 75 | Bolivia | 94.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 76 | Puerto Rico | 93.8% of female teachers in primary education |
| 77 | Paraguay | 92.8% of female teachers in primary education |
| 78 | Republic of The Gambia | 92.3% of female teachers in primary education |
| 79 | Mexico | 92.1% of female teachers in primary education |
| 80 | Lithuania | 92.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 81 | Bahamas | 90.6% of female teachers in primary education |
| 82 | Ecuador | 90.5% of female teachers in primary education |
| 83 | India | 90.3% of female teachers in primary education |
| 84 | Gabon | 90.3% of female teachers in primary education |
| 85 | Belize | 90.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 86 | Kiribati | 90.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 87 | Seychelles | 90.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 88 | Vietnam | 89.9% of female teachers in primary education |
| 89 | Ukraine | 89.9% of female teachers in primary education |
| 90 | Ghana | 89.8% of female teachers in primary education |
| 91 | Brazil | 89.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 92 | Fiji | 88.5% of female teachers in primary education |
| 93 | Venezuela | 88.3% of female teachers in primary education |
| 94 | Republic of the Congo | 87.6% of female teachers in primary education |
| 95 | Honduras | 87.5% of female teachers in primary education |
| 96 | Mongolia | 86.6% of female teachers in primary education |
| 97 | Guyana | 86.1% of female teachers in primary education |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 86.1% of female teachers in primary education |
| 99 | Armenia | 85.9% of female teachers in primary education |
| 100 | Egypt | 85.9% of female teachers in primary education |
| 101 | Brunei Darussalam | 85.8% of female teachers in primary education |
| 102 | Angola | 84.3% of female teachers in primary education |
| 103 | Trinidad and Tobago | 83.4% of female teachers in primary education |
| 104 | Solomon Islands | 81.4% of female teachers in primary education |
| 105 | Saint Lucia | 81.3% of female teachers in primary education |
| 106 | Monaco | 79.6% of female teachers in primary education |
| 107 | Uganda | 79.4% of female teachers in primary education |
| 108 | Eritrea | 78.7% of female teachers in primary education |
| 109 | Barbados | 78.3% of female teachers in primary education |
| 110 | Bangladesh | 77.9% of female teachers in primary education |
| 111 | Comoros | 77.4% of female teachers in primary education |
| 112 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 77.1% of female teachers in primary education |
| 113 | Benin | 76.9% of female teachers in primary education |
| 114 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 76.7% of female teachers in primary education |
| 115 | Cameroon | 75.9% of female teachers in primary education |
| 116 | Sierra Leone | 75.8% of female teachers in primary education |
| 117 | South Africa | 75.6% of female teachers in primary education |
| 118 | Liberia | 72.2% of female teachers in primary education |
| 119 | Pakistan | 71.5% of female teachers in primary education |
| 120 | Eswatini | 71.2% of female teachers in primary education |
| 121 | Senegal | 70.4% of female teachers in primary education |
| 122 | Togo | 69.6% of female teachers in primary education |
| 123 | Rwanda | 69.3% of female teachers in primary education |
| 124 | Grenada | 69.0% of female teachers in primary education |
| 125 | Guinea | 68.5% of female teachers in primary education |
| 126 | Dominica | 66.6% of female teachers in primary education |
| 127 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 65.5% of female teachers in primary education |
| 128 | Nicaragua | 63.4% of female teachers in primary education |
| 129 | Nigeria | 60.8% of female teachers in primary education |
| 130 | Albania | 60.1% of female teachers in primary education |
| 131 | Serbia | 59.8% of female teachers in primary education |
| 132 | Guinea-Bissau | 58.7% of female teachers in primary education |
| 133 | Tuvalu | 58.6% of female teachers in primary education |
| 134 | Sudan | 58.4% of female teachers in primary education |
| 135 | Djibouti | 56.5% of female teachers in primary education |
| 136 | Antigua and Barbuda | 54.3% of female teachers in primary education |
| 137 | Lebanon | 53.8% of female teachers in primary education |
| 138 | Vanuatu | 50.8% of female teachers in primary education |
| 139 | Marshall Islands | 49.4% of female teachers in primary education |
| 140 | Chad | 48.2% of female teachers in primary education |
| 141 | Equatorial Guinea | 40.6% of female teachers in primary education |
| 142 | Syrian Arab Republic | 38.4% of female teachers in primary education |
| 143 | Indonesia | 35.3% of female teachers in primary education |
| 144 | Mali | 34.1% of female teachers in primary education |
| 145 | Sao Tome and Principe | 31.8% of female teachers in primary education |
| 146 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 28.6% of female teachers in primary education |
| 147 | Maldives | 21.4% of female teachers in primary education |
| 148 | Madagascar | 18.9% of female teachers in primary education |
| 149 | Peru | 12.3% of female teachers in primary education |
| 150 | Gibraltar | 0.0% of female teachers in primary education |
Showing 150 of 150 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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