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Trained teachers in lower secondary 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
81.6% of female teachers in lower secondary education
Median: 89.2% of female teachers in lower secondary education
Countries Covered
125
with available data
Highest
Cambodia
100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
Lowest
Equatorial Guinea
11.1% of female teachers in lower secondary education
Top 5 Countries
1Cambodia100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
2Cayman Islands100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
3Croatia100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
4Cuba100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
5Cyprus100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
By Region
North America100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education(1 countries)
Europe93.3% of female teachers in lower secondary education(6 countries)
Africa90.2% of female teachers in lower secondary education(7 countries)
South America86.8% of female teachers in lower secondary education(3 countries)
Asia85.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education(18 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (11.1% of female teachers in lower secondary education)High (100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 81.6% of female teachers in lower secondary education)

North America (1)
Europe (6)
Africa (7)
South America (3)
Asia (18)
Other (90)

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 lower secondary education
2Cayman Islands100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
3Croatia100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
4Cuba100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
5Cyprus100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
6Dominican Republic100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
7Fiji100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
8State of Palestine100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
9Gibraltar100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
10Islamic Republic of Iran100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
11Iraq100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
12Jordan100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
13Kenya100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
14South Korea100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
15Kuwait100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
16Latvia100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
17Moldova, Republic of100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
18Morocco100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
19Oman100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
20Nauru100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
21Papua New Guinea100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
22Philippines100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
23Portugal100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
24Qatar100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
25San Marino100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
26Saudi Arabia100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
27Spain100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
28Thailand100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
29United Arab Emirates100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
30Tunisia100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
31Turks and Caicos Islands100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
32United States of America100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
33Uzbekistan100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
34Andorra100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
35Bahrain100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
36Bermuda100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
37Bhutan100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
38Botswana100.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
39Republic of the Congo99.3% of female teachers in lower secondary education
40Azerbaijan99.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
41Belarus98.6% of female teachers in lower secondary education
42Colombia98.1% of female teachers in lower secondary education
43Maldives98.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
44Nepal97.5% of female teachers in lower secondary education
45Costa Rica96.7% of female teachers in lower secondary education
46El Salvador96.6% of female teachers in lower secondary education
47Macao96.3% of female teachers in lower secondary education
48Palau96.3% of female teachers in lower secondary education
49Republic of The Gambia96.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
50Zambia95.5% of female teachers in lower secondary education
51Namibia95.5% of female teachers in lower secondary education
52Georgia95.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
53Vietnam94.3% of female teachers in lower secondary education
54Panama94.2% of female teachers in lower secondary education
55Lao People's Democratic Republic94.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
56Malaysia93.9% of female teachers in lower secondary education
57Solomon Islands93.4% of female teachers in lower secondary education
58Guinea93.4% of female teachers in lower secondary education
59Lesotho91.3% of female teachers in lower secondary education
60India91.3% of female teachers in lower secondary education
61Ethiopia89.9% of female teachers in lower secondary education
62Myanmar89.6% of female teachers in lower secondary education
63Brunei Darussalam89.2% of female teachers in lower secondary education
64Eritrea89.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
65Kiribati89.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
66Mozambique88.7% of female teachers in lower secondary education
67Angola88.3% of female teachers in lower secondary education
68Venezuela88.3% of female teachers in lower secondary education
69Tonga87.5% of female teachers in lower secondary education
70Suriname87.4% of female teachers in lower secondary education
71Egypt87.4% of female teachers in lower secondary education
72Sierra Leone87.2% of female teachers in lower secondary education
73Paraguay86.9% of female teachers in lower secondary education
74Bahamas86.2% of female teachers in lower secondary education
75Armenia85.9% of female teachers in lower secondary education
76Malawi85.3% of female teachers in lower secondary education
77Ghana84.6% of female teachers in lower secondary education
78Mauritania84.5% of female teachers in lower secondary education
79Puerto Rico84.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
80Sri Lanka83.5% of female teachers in lower secondary education
81Ecuador83.2% of female teachers in lower secondary education
82Chad83.1% of female teachers in lower secondary education
83Nigeria81.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
84Rwanda80.6% of female teachers in lower secondary education
85Senegal80.5% of female teachers in lower secondary education
86Liberia79.6% of female teachers in lower secondary education
87Brazil79.3% of female teachers in lower secondary education
88Virgin Islands, British77.6% of female teachers in lower secondary education
89Belize77.1% of female teachers in lower secondary education
90Saint Lucia73.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
91Cape Verde71.1% of female teachers in lower secondary education
92Tuvalu70.8% of female teachers in lower secondary education
93Honduras69.5% of female teachers in lower secondary education
94Burkina Faso68.9% of female teachers in lower secondary education
95Djibouti67.7% of female teachers in lower secondary education
96Monaco67.1% of female teachers in lower secondary education
97Albania67.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
98Marshall Islands63.7% of female teachers in lower secondary education
99Saint Vincent and the Grenadines63.7% of female teachers in lower secondary education
100Nicaragua63.2% of female teachers in lower secondary education
101Cameroon61.9% of female teachers in lower secondary education
102Serbia60.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
103Comoros59.9% of female teachers in lower secondary education
104Burundi58.3% of female teachers in lower secondary education
105Guyana57.8% of female teachers in lower secondary education
106Saint Kitts and Nevis55.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
107Barbados54.7% of female teachers in lower secondary education
108Pakistan54.6% of female teachers in lower secondary education
109Niger52.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
110Dominica51.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
111Mali47.5% of female teachers in lower secondary education
112Grenada46.1% of female teachers in lower secondary education
113Togo44.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
114Benin43.8% of female teachers in lower secondary education
115Trinidad and Tobago41.7% of female teachers in lower secondary education
116Lebanon40.2% of female teachers in lower secondary education
117Antigua and Barbuda39.9% of female teachers in lower secondary education
118Mongolia39.3% of female teachers in lower secondary education
119Bangladesh38.6% of female teachers in lower secondary education
120Indonesia34.4% of female teachers in lower secondary education
121Madagascar26.9% of female teachers in lower secondary education
122Micronesia, Federated States of22.7% of female teachers in lower secondary education
123Vanuatu22.0% of female teachers in lower secondary education
124Sao Tome and Principe18.1% of female teachers in lower secondary education
125Equatorial Guinea11.1% of female teachers in lower secondary education
Showing 125 of 125 countries

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Data Source

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

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