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Which Country Has the Most Female Teachers at the Primary Level?

Female Teachers, Primary Education (As % of Total) (%), 2021 or latest

Education | February 1, 2023

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Based on a comparison of 137 countries in 2021, Belarus ranked the highest in female teachers in primary education as a share of total with 99.5% followed by Russia and Kyrgyzstan. On the other end of the scale was Togo with 18.3%, Liberia with 20.0% and Chad with 20.1%.

Data for more countries are available at Female Teachers, Primary Education (As % of Total) indicator page.

Female Teachers, Primary Education (As % of Total)	Unit	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Azerbaijan	%															90.1%	90.8%	90.7%	92.9%	92.6%
Bahamas	%	...		...		...										93.6%	90.3%	93.6%	93.0%	93.5%	...	...
Belarus	%															99.5%	99.5%	99.5%	99.5%	99.5%
Bulgaria	%															...	94.4%	94.0%	93.3%	93.4%		...
Croatia	%				...											93.6%	93.5%	...	93.4%	93.5%		...
Hungary	%															96.8%	96.6%	...	...	95.8%		...
Italy	%								...	...	...	...	...			95.9%	95.9%	95.6%	95.5%	95.4%		...
Kazakhstan	%															98.0%	96.6%	98.8%	98.2%	94.6%		...
Kyrgyzstan	%															98.5%	96.1%	98.5%	98.5%	98.6%
Lithuania	%															97.2%	97.1%	96.7%	96.8%	96.7%		...
Moldova	%															97.8%	98.1%	98.1%	98.2%	98.2%
Mongolia	%															96.1%	96.1%	96.1%	95.0%	95.3%
Russia	%				...						...	...				98.8%	98.9%	95.6%	99.2%	...		...
Suriname	%			...	...											94.5%	94.9%	95.3%	95.1%	95.1%
Ukraine	%															94.3%	96.7%	96.7%	96.6%	98.5%