Primary education, teachers (% female) - Country Ranking - Asia

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Russia 99.23 2018
2 Kyrgyz Republic 98.78 2020
3 Mongolia 95.32 2019
4 Azerbaijan 93.40 2020
5 Kazakhstan 92.89 2020
6 Uzbekistan 91.64 2020
7 Georgia 90.87 2020
8 Kuwait 89.71 2020
9 Armenia 88.89 2020
10 Lebanon 88.60 2020
11 Sri Lanka 87.94 2019
12 Philippines 87.09 2019
13 Israel 85.52 2019
14 Turkmenistan 82.34 2020
15 Dem. People's Rep. Korea 82.23 2018
16 Macao SAR, China 81.46 2020
17 Singapore 80.73 2019
18 Myanmar 80.26 2018
19 Vietnam 78.56 2020
20 Brunei 78.11 2020
21 Jordan 78.04 2020
22 Korea 77.47 2019
23 United Arab Emirates 77.23 2020
24 Qatar 76.76 2020
25 Hong Kong SAR, China 76.45 2020
26 Tajikistan 76.00 2017
27 Bahrain 74.32 2020
28 China 70.23 2020
29 Malaysia 69.75 2019
30 Oman 69.10 2020
31 Syrian Arab Republic 69.02 2002
32 Iraq 68.81 2007
33 Thailand 68.80 2020
34 Iran 67.43 2017
35 Indonesia 67.02 2019
36 Japan 64.88 2005
37 Turkey 64.02 2019
38 Bangladesh 61.30 2018
39 Cambodia 58.95 2020
40 Pakistan 55.72 2019
41 India 55.36 2020
42 Lao PDR 53.71 2020
43 Saudi Arabia 52.80 2020
44 Nepal 47.42 2020
45 Timor-Leste 41.27 2019
46 Bhutan 41.18 2020
47 Afghanistan 36.16 2019
48 Yemen 33.30 2016

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Development Relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of female teachers in primary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at primary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual