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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%