social2025
Primary education, teachers (% female)
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
72.1% of total primary education teachers
Median: 77.1% of total primary education teachers
Countries Covered
207
with available data
Highest
Belarus
99.5% of total primary education teachers
Lowest
South Sudan
14.5% of total primary education teachers
Top 5 Countries
1Belarus99.5% of total primary education teachers
2Russian Federation99.3% of total primary education teachers
3Kyrgyzstan98.9% of total primary education teachers
4Ukraine98.6% of total primary education teachers
5Moldova, Republic of98.3% of total primary education teachers
By Region
Europe86.6% of total primary education teachers(32 countries)
South America83.2% of total primary education teachers(7 countries)
Oceania80.8% of total primary education teachers(2 countries)
North America75.0% of total primary education teachers(4 countries)
Asia72.8% of total primary education teachers(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% of total primary education teachers)High (99.5% of total primary education teachers)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 72.1% of total primary education teachers)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Asia (26)
Other (127)
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 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 | Belarus | 99.5% of total primary education teachers |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 99.3% of total primary education teachers |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.9% of total primary education teachers |
| 4 | Ukraine | 98.6% of total primary education teachers |
| 5 | Moldova, Republic of | 98.3% of total primary education teachers |
| 6 | Slovenia | 97.3% of total primary education teachers |
| 7 | Czech Republic | 97.2% of total primary education teachers |
| 8 | Uruguay | 97.0% of total primary education teachers |
| 9 | Mongolia | 96.8% of total primary education teachers |
| 10 | Lithuania | 96.1% of total primary education teachers |
| 11 | Suriname | 95.5% of total primary education teachers |
| 12 | Hungary | 95.2% of total primary education teachers |
| 13 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 94.6% of total primary education teachers |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 94.2% of total primary education teachers |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 94.2% of total primary education teachers |
| 16 | Antigua and Barbuda | 94.1% of total primary education teachers |
| 17 | Italy | 93.8% of total primary education teachers |
| 18 | Croatia | 93.4% of total primary education teachers |
| 19 | Romania | 93.2% of total primary education teachers |
| 20 | Uzbekistan | 93.2% of total primary education teachers |
| 21 | Virgin Islands, British | 92.7% of total primary education teachers |
| 22 | Tuvalu | 92.5% of total primary education teachers |
| 23 | San Marino | 92.2% of total primary education teachers |
| 24 | Latvia | 92.1% of total primary education teachers |
| 25 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 91.5% of total primary education teachers |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 91.4% of total primary education teachers |
| 27 | Austria | 91.4% of total primary education teachers |
| 28 | Bahamas | 91.1% of total primary education teachers |
| 29 | Georgia | 90.9% of total primary education teachers |
| 30 | Syrian Arab Republic | 90.5% of total primary education teachers |
| 31 | Kuwait | 90.4% of total primary education teachers |
| 32 | Lebanon | 90.0% of total primary education teachers |
| 33 | Estonia | 89.8% of total primary education teachers |
| 34 | Armenia | 89.5% of total primary education teachers |
| 35 | Slovakia | 89.2% of total primary education teachers |
| 36 | Jamaica | 89.2% of total primary education teachers |
| 37 | Brazil | 89.1% of total primary education teachers |
| 38 | Dominica | 88.9% of total primary education teachers |
| 39 | Albania | 88.8% of total primary education teachers |
| 40 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 88.4% of total primary education teachers |
| 41 | Bermuda | 88.3% of total primary education teachers |
| 42 | Serbia | 88.3% of total primary education teachers |
| 43 | Philippines | 88.3% of total primary education teachers |
| 44 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 87.9% of total primary education teachers |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 87.9% of total primary education teachers |
| 46 | Seychelles | 87.6% of total primary education teachers |
| 47 | United States of America | 87.5% of total primary education teachers |
| 48 | Argentina | 87.4% of total primary education teachers |
| 49 | Germany | 87.3% of total primary education teachers |
| 50 | Guyana | 87.3% of total primary education teachers |
| 51 | Poland | 87.1% of total primary education teachers |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | 87.1% of total primary education teachers |
| 53 | Netherlands | 87.0% of total primary education teachers |
| 54 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 86.6% of total primary education teachers |
| 55 | United Kingdom | 86.4% of total primary education teachers |
| 56 | Saint Lucia | 86.2% of total primary education teachers |
| 57 | Israel | 86.2% of total primary education teachers |
| 58 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 86.1% of total primary education teachers |
| 59 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 86.0% of total primary education teachers |
| 60 | Malta | 85.8% of total primary education teachers |
| 61 | Palau | 85.4% of total primary education teachers |
| 62 | Maldives | 85.3% of total primary education teachers |
| 63 | Cayman Islands | 84.8% of total primary education teachers |
| 64 | New Zealand | 84.6% of total primary education teachers |
| 65 | Ireland | 84.5% of total primary education teachers |
| 66 | Aruba | 84.4% of total primary education teachers |
| 67 | Kiribati | 84.3% of total primary education teachers |
| 68 | Cyprus | 84.3% of total primary education teachers |
| 69 | Switzerland | 83.5% of total primary education teachers |
| 70 | Mauritius | 83.4% of total primary education teachers |
| 71 | Gibraltar | 83.2% of total primary education teachers |
| 72 | Turkmenistan | 83.2% of total primary education teachers |
| 73 | France | 83.0% of total primary education teachers |
| 74 | Belgium | 82.7% of total primary education teachers |
| 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 82.3% of total primary education teachers |
| 76 | North Korea | 82.2% of total primary education teachers |
| 77 | Portugal | 81.9% of total primary education teachers |
| 78 | Nauru | 81.8% of total primary education teachers |
| 79 | Sweden | 81.8% of total primary education teachers |
| 80 | Andorra | 81.6% of total primary education teachers |
| 81 | Iceland | 81.5% of total primary education teachers |
| 82 | Chile | 81.3% of total primary education teachers |
| 83 | Macao | 81.1% of total primary education teachers |
| 84 | Cuba | 81.1% of total primary education teachers |
| 85 | Liechtenstein | 80.9% of total primary education teachers |
| 86 | Samoa | 80.8% of total primary education teachers |
| 87 | Singapore | 80.5% of total primary education teachers |
| 88 | Monaco | 80.5% of total primary education teachers |
| 89 | Myanmar | 80.3% of total primary education teachers |
| 90 | Jordan | 79.9% of total primary education teachers |
| 91 | Finland | 79.7% of total primary education teachers |
| 92 | Costa Rica | 79.6% of total primary education teachers |
| 93 | Ecuador | 79.4% of total primary education teachers |
| 94 | Qatar | 79.1% of total primary education teachers |
| 95 | Vietnam | 79.0% of total primary education teachers |
| 96 | South Africa | 78.5% of total primary education teachers |
| 97 | Tonga | 78.2% of total primary education teachers |
| 98 | Dominican Republic | 77.9% of total primary education teachers |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 77.9% of total primary education teachers |
| 100 | Brunei Darussalam | 77.8% of total primary education teachers |
| 101 | Spain | 77.7% of total primary education teachers |
| 102 | Belize | 77.4% of total primary education teachers |
| 103 | State of Palestine | 77.4% of total primary education teachers |
| 104 | Bahrain | 77.1% of total primary education teachers |
| 105 | Colombia | 77.0% of total primary education teachers |
| 106 | Australia | 76.9% of total primary education teachers |
| 107 | United Arab Emirates | 76.8% of total primary education teachers |
| 108 | Barbados | 76.8% of total primary education teachers |
| 109 | Panama | 76.7% of total primary education teachers |
| 110 | Venezuela | 76.7% of total primary education teachers |
| 111 | South Korea | 76.7% of total primary education teachers |
| 112 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 76.6% of total primary education teachers |
| 113 | Luxembourg | 76.4% of total primary education teachers |
| 114 | Honduras | 76.2% of total primary education teachers |
| 115 | Hong Kong | 76.1% of total primary education teachers |
| 116 | Tajikistan | 76.0% of total primary education teachers |
| 117 | Grenada | 76.0% of total primary education teachers |
| 118 | Greece | 75.6% of total primary education teachers |
| 119 | Canada | 75.1% of total primary education teachers |
| 120 | Oman | 74.8% of total primary education teachers |
| 121 | People's Republic of China | 74.5% of total primary education teachers |
| 122 | Lesotho | 74.5% of total primary education teachers |
| 123 | Botswana | 74.1% of total primary education teachers |
| 124 | Norway | 73.6% of total primary education teachers |
| 125 | El Salvador | 73.5% of total primary education teachers |
| 126 | Indonesia | 72.4% of total primary education teachers |
| 127 | Tunisia | 71.9% of total primary education teachers |
| 128 | Peru | 71.3% of total primary education teachers |
| 129 | Paraguay | 71.2% of total primary education teachers |
| 130 | Namibia | 70.8% of total primary education teachers |
| 131 | Japan | 70.4% of total primary education teachers |
| 132 | Mexico | 70.3% of total primary education teachers |
| 133 | Algeria | 70.1% of total primary education teachers |
| 134 | Malaysia | 70.1% of total primary education teachers |
| 135 | Eswatini | 69.8% of total primary education teachers |
| 136 | Sudan | 69.3% of total primary education teachers |
| 137 | Iraq | 68.8% of total primary education teachers |
| 138 | New Caledonia | 68.3% of total primary education teachers |
| 139 | Thailand | 68.3% of total primary education teachers |
| 140 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 67.3% of total primary education teachers |
| 141 | French Polynesia | 67.3% of total primary education teachers |
| 142 | Denmark | 67.2% of total primary education teachers |
| 143 | Guatemala | 67.1% of total primary education teachers |
| 144 | Egypt | 66.2% of total primary education teachers |
| 145 | Bangladesh | 65.9% of total primary education teachers |
| 146 | Bolivia | 65.6% of total primary education teachers |
| 147 | American Samoa | 65.1% of total primary education teachers |
| 148 | Morocco | 64.7% of total primary education teachers |
| 149 | Fiji | 64.6% of total primary education teachers |
| 150 | Cape Verde | 63.5% of total primary education teachers |
| 151 | Vanuatu | 62.8% of total primary education teachers |
| 152 | Zimbabwe | 62.0% of total primary education teachers |
| 153 | Republic of the Congo | 61.6% of total primary education teachers |
| 154 | Cameroon | 61.4% of total primary education teachers |
| 155 | Türkiye | 61.4% of total primary education teachers |
| 156 | Kenya | 60.5% of total primary education teachers |
| 157 | Cambodia | 60.1% of total primary education teachers |
| 158 | Zambia | 59.2% of total primary education teachers |
| 159 | Saudi Arabia | 58.8% of total primary education teachers |
| 160 | India | 58.6% of total primary education teachers |
| 161 | Marshall Islands | 57.6% of total primary education teachers |
| 162 | Gabon | 57.5% of total primary education teachers |
| 163 | Rwanda | 56.7% of total primary education teachers |
| 164 | Niger | 56.5% of total primary education teachers |
| 165 | Burundi | 55.2% of total primary education teachers |
| 166 | Nigeria | 55.2% of total primary education teachers |
| 167 | Sao Tome and Principe | 54.9% of total primary education teachers |
| 168 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 54.9% of total primary education teachers |
| 169 | Madagascar | 54.9% of total primary education teachers |
| 170 | Nepal | 54.7% of total primary education teachers |
| 171 | Libya | 53.0% of total primary education teachers |
| 172 | Timor-Leste | 52.8% of total primary education teachers |
| 173 | Pakistan | 51.9% of total primary education teachers |
| 174 | Ghana | 50.2% of total primary education teachers |
| 175 | Burkina Faso | 50.1% of total primary education teachers |
| 176 | Angola | 49.5% of total primary education teachers |
| 177 | Papua New Guinea | 49.3% of total primary education teachers |
| 178 | United Republic of Tanzania | 47.8% of total primary education teachers |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 47.5% of total primary education teachers |
| 180 | Mozambique | 47.3% of total primary education teachers |
| 181 | Malawi | 47.1% of total primary education teachers |
| 182 | Republic of The Gambia | 46.5% of total primary education teachers |
| 183 | Bhutan | 45.8% of total primary education teachers |
| 184 | Ethiopia | 44.8% of total primary education teachers |
| 185 | Equatorial Guinea | 44.4% of total primary education teachers |
| 186 | Eritrea | 44.1% of total primary education teachers |
| 187 | Comoros | 43.2% of total primary education teachers |
| 188 | Uganda | 43.1% of total primary education teachers |
| 189 | Afghanistan | 41.6% of total primary education teachers |
| 190 | Mauritania | 41.3% of total primary education teachers |
| 191 | Guinea | 40.9% of total primary education teachers |
| 192 | Cote d'Ivoire | 37.9% of total primary education teachers |
| 193 | Djibouti | 37.4% of total primary education teachers |
| 194 | Senegal | 34.5% of total primary education teachers |
| 195 | Sierra Leone | 33.8% of total primary education teachers |
| 196 | Yemen | 33.3% of total primary education teachers |
| 197 | Haiti | 32.4% of total primary education teachers |
| 198 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 32.4% of total primary education teachers |
| 199 | Mali | 31.9% of total primary education teachers |
| 200 | Benin | 29.6% of total primary education teachers |
| 201 | Togo | 22.4% of total primary education teachers |
| 202 | Guinea-Bissau | 21.8% of total primary education teachers |
| 203 | Chad | 21.3% of total primary education teachers |
| 204 | Central African Republic | 19.1% of total primary education teachers |
| 205 | Somalia | 16.6% of total primary education teachers |
| 206 | Liberia | 15.7% of total primary education teachers |
| 207 | South Sudan | 14.5% of total primary education teachers |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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