Share of female teachers worldwide 2023, by region
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Updated Mar 12, 2021
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EmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteStatista Research Department (2021). Share of female teachers worldwide 2023, by region [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/study/86556/gender-equality-worldwide/Dataset updatedMar 12, 2021AuthorsStatista Research DepartmentDescriptionA great share of the pre-primary teaching personnel in the world in 2023 were women. Except for Sub-Saharan Africa, over 90 percent of the pre-primary school teachers in all world regions were women. The picture is more mixed among primary and secondary school teachers, but with the exception of Sub-Saharan Africa, the majority of primary school teachers in all world regions were women. On a world basis, slightly more than half of the teachers in secondary school are women.
Share of female teachers worldwide 2023, by region and education level
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Updated Jul 2, 2025ShareFacebookTwitterEmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteStatista (2025). Share of female teachers worldwide 2023, by region and education level [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328038/share-female-teachers-worldwide-region/Dataset updatedJul 2, 2025Time period covered2023Area coveredWorldDescriptionA great share of the pre-primary teaching personnel in the world in 2023 were women. Except for Sub-Saharan Africa, over ** percent of the pre-primary school teachers in all world regions were women. The picture is more mixed among primary and secondary school teachers, but except Sub-Saharan Africa, the majority of primary school teachers in all world regions were women. On a worldwide basis, slightly more than **** of the teachers in secondary school are women.
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FacebookTwitterEmailA great share of the pre-primary teaching personnel in the world in 2023 were women. Except for Sub-Saharan Africa, over 90 percent of the pre-primary school teachers in all world regions were women. The picture is more mixed among primary and secondary school teachers, but with the exception of Sub-Saharan Africa, the majority of primary school teachers in all world regions were women. On a world basis, slightly more than half of the teachers in secondary school are women.