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Table 4e. Teaching staff
Last update: December 2011
Country or area
Year
%
Year
%
Year
%
Afghanistan
2010
31
2007
28
2009
16
Albania
2010
82
2010
62
2003
41
Algeria
2010
53
2004
a
49
2010
38
Andorra
2010
80
2005
59
2009
61
Angola
1998
24
2001
a
30
2010
29
Anguilla
2010
93
2007
69
2008
43
Antigua and Barbuda
2010
94
2010
72
2010
62
Argentina
2008
87
2008
68
2008
51
Armenia
2007
100
2010
84
2010
56
Aruba
2010
84
2010
59
2010
54
Austria
2009
90
2009
62
2009
33
Azerbaijan
2010
88
2009
68
2010
52
Bahamas
2009
84
2009
70
…
…
Bahrain
2002
a
76
2002
a
54
2010
33
Bangladesh
2009
43
2009
20
2009
20
Barbados
2010
b
78
2006
59
2007
49
Belarus
2010
99
2007
80
2009
56
Belgium
2009
81
2002
59
2009
43
Belize
2010
73
2010
60
2005
a
49
Benin
2010
19
2004
a
12
2001
a
9
Bermuda
2010
90
2010
73
2010
58
Bhutan
2009
35
2009
49
2000
a
27
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2004
a
61
2004
a
53
2007
29
Bosnia and Herzegovina
…
…
…
…
2010
38
Botswana
2007
76
2007
50
2005
37
Brazil
2009
91
2009
68
2009
45
British Virgin Islands
2009
86
2009
70
2009
44
Brunei Darussalam
2010
76
2010
67
2010
45
Bulgaria
2009
94
2009
79
2009
47
Burkina Faso
2010
36
2010
17
2010
9
Burundi
2010
53
2010
20
2010
12
Cambodia
2010
46
2007
32
2006
11
Cameroon
2010
48
2006
a
26
2010
19
Canada
2000
68
2000
68
2000
41
Cape Verde
2010
68
2010
41
2010
42
Cayman Islands
2008
88
2008
61
2008
59
Central African Republic
2010
14
2010
12
2008
21
Chad
2009
14
2010
5
2009
4
Chile
2009
78
2009
63
2009
40
China
2009
57
2009
47
2009
44
China, Hong Kong SAR
2010
78
…
…
…
…
China, Macao SAR
2010
88
2010
59
2010
32
Colombia
2010
78
2010
50
2009
b
66
Comoros
2008
37
2005
a
13
2010
20
Congo
2010
53
…
…
2009
5
Cook Islands
2009
84
2009
61
…
…
Costa Rica
2010
80
2010
59
…
…
Côte d'Ivoire
2009
23
…
…
…
…
Croatia
2008
91
2008
69
2009
42
Cuba
2010
78
2010
55
2010
60
Cyprus
2009
83
2009
64
2009
40
Czech Republic
2009
98
2009
66
2006
38
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2009
26
2009
10
2008
6
Denmark
2001
64
2001
48
…
…
Djibouti
2011
24
2009
23
2007
17
Dominica
2010
87
2010
69
…
…
Dominican Republic
2010
76
2010
66
2004
a
41
Ecuador
2009
b
63
2009
b
63
2008
31
Egypt
2009
52
2009
44
…
…
El Salvador
2009
68
2009
68
2009
35
Equatorial Guinea
2010
36
2000
a
4
2000
16
Eritrea
2010
41
2010
13
2010
14
Estonia
2009
93
2009
77
2006
a
48
Ethiopia
2010
36
2010
21
2010
11
Fiji
2008
55
2008
71
2008
36
Finland
2009
78
2009
64
2009
51
France
2009
83
2009
62
2004
39
Gabon
2004
a
45
1999
a
16
1999
17
Gambia
2009
33
1998
16
2004
16
Georgia
2010
b
86
2009
b
86
2010
52
Germany
2009
85
2009
58
2009
39
Ghana
2011
37
2011
24
2009
17
Gibraltar
2009
78
2009
46
…
…
Greece
2007
65
2007
58
2007
35
Grenada
2010
79
2010
63
…
…
Guatemala
2010
65
2010
45
…
…
Guinea
2010
29
2009
a
6
2008
5
Guinea-Bissau
2010
22
2000
a
7
2001
a
19
Guyana
2010
89
2010
68
2010
55
Haiti
1998
32
…
…
…
…
Holy See
…
…
…
…
1999
8
Honduras
2009
73
2004
55
2004
a
38
Hungary
2009
96
2009
71
2009
38
Iceland
…
…
…
…
2009
49
India
2004
a
44
2004
34
2004
40
Indonesia
2009
60
2009
48
2009
40
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2009
57
…
…
2010
22
Iraq
2007
a
69
2007
55
2005
a
35
Ireland
2009
85
…
…
2009
38
Israel
2009
84
2009
71
…
…
Italy
2007
95
2007
67
2009
36
Jamaica
2005
a
89
2007
69
2003
a
60
Japan
2006
a
65
…
…
2006
b
18
Jordan
2003
a
64
2003
a
58
2008
24
Kazakhstan
2011
98
2011
85
2011
63
Kenya
2009
a
44
2009
a
41
…
…
Kiribati
2008
82
2008
48
…
…
Kuwait
2010
90
2010
a
54
2004
a
27
Kyrgyzstan
2010
98
2010
83
2009
59
Lao People's Democratic Republic
2008
49
2008
44
2008
34
Latvia
2009
93
2009
82
2009
58
Lebanon
2010
86
2010
57
2010
41
Lesotho
2010
77
2007
a
64
2006
47
Liberia
2008
12
2000
26
2001
a
16
Libya
…
…
…
…
2002
a
13
Liechtenstein
2009
76
2009
51
…
…
Lithuania
2009
97
2009
81
2009
55
Luxembourg
2008
72
2008
48
…
…
Madagascar
2010
56
2009
45
2010
30
Malawi
…
…
…
…
2007
a
34
Malaysia
2008
68
2008
66
2008
51
Maldives
2011
73
2003
35
2003
67
Mali
2010
28
2009
a
10
…
…
Malta
2009
89
2009
62
2009
31
Marshall Islands
2003
a
34
2003
a
39
2003
a
51
Mauritania
2010
36
2007
a
10
2010
7
Mauritius
2010
70
2010
58
…
…
Mexico
2009
67
2009
48
…
…
Monaco
2001
87
2008
68
…
…
Mongolia
2010
96
2010
73
2010
57
Montserrat
2009
97
2009
74
…
…
Morocco
2011
51
2004
a
33
2009
17
Mozambique
2010
39
2010
18
2005
21
Myanmar
2010
84
2010
85
2007
82
Namibia
2009
68
2005
50
2008
41
Nauru
2008
93
2007
79
…
…
Nepal
2011
42
2008
15
…
…
Netherlands
…
…
2009
48
2009
39
Netherlands Antilles
2003
a
86
2003
a
55
2002
a
46
New Zealand
2009
84
2009
61
2009
49
Nicaragua
2010
77
2010
55
2003
a
46
Niger
2010
45
2010
18
2010
12
Nigeria
2010
48
2010
46
2004
17
Niue
2005
a
100
2005
68
…
…
Norway
…
…
…
…
2001
36
Occupied Palestinian Territory
2010
69
2010
50
2010
18
Oman
2009
64
2009
58
2010
37
Pakistan
2010
48
2004
b
51
2008
b
37
Palau
2000
79
2000
59
2002
a
46
Panama
2010
76
2010
59
2009
47
Papua New Guinea
2006
a
43
1998
35
1999
a
20
Paraguay
2004
a
72
2004
a
62
…
…
Peru
2009
65
2009
44
…
…
Philippines
2009
90
2009
76
2005
a
56
Poland
2009
84
2009
70
2009
43
Portugal
2009
80
2009
69
2009
43
Puerto Rico
2010
81
2010
78
…
…
Qatar
2010
89
2010
55
2010
38
Republic of Korea
2009
78
2009
54
2009
33
Republic of Moldova
2010
98
2010
77
2010
57
Romania
2009
86
2009
68
2009
44
Russian Federation
2009
98
2009
81
2009
56
Rwanda
2010
53
2010
27
2005
a
12
Saint Kitts and Nevis
2010
87
2010
61
…
…
Saint Lucia
2010
87
2010
b
69
2010
51
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2009
78
2009
50
…
…
Samoa
2004
a
73
2004
a
60
2001
a
43
San Marino
2010
93
2010
78
…
…
Sao Tome and Principe
2011
56
2011
a
20
2010
26
Saudi Arabia
2010
50
2010
a
50
2010
37
Senegal
2010
31
2010
17
…
…
Serbia
2010
90
2010
64
2010
46
Seychelles
2009
85
2009
61
…
…
Sierra Leone
2001
38
2001
27
2002
a
15
Singapore
2009
81
2009
66
2010
35
Slovakia
2009
89
2009
75
2009
44
Slovenia
2009
98
2009
72
2009
37
Solomon Islands
1999
41
2000
a
33
…
…
Somalia
2007
17
2007
a
14
…
…
South Africa
2009
77
2009
55
…
…
Spain
2009
74
2009
54
2009
39
Sri Lanka
2009
85
2004
a
63
…
…
Suriname
2009
93
2009
69
2002
a
48
Swaziland
2010
71
2010
48
2006
40
Sweden
2009
82
2009
59
2009
44
Syrian Arab Republic
2008
a
66
2002
a
51
…
…
Switzerland
…
…
…
…
2009
35
Tajikistan
2010
64
2010
59
2010
34
TFYR of Macedonia
2009
78
2009
55
2009
45
Thailand
2008
60
2008
55
2008
a
68
Timor-Leste
2010
40
2010
29
2009
25
Togo
2010
14
2007
a
7
2007
a
11
Tokelau
2003
69
2003
a
41
…
…
Tonga
2004
63
2002
52
2000
a
23
Trinidad and Tobago
2009
b
79
2008
a
63
2005
a
33
Tunisia
2009
55
2005
45
2009
a
42
Turkey
…
…
…
…
2009
41
Turks and Caicos Islands
2005
a
89
2005
a
62
…
…
Tuvalu
2003
a
80
…
…
…
…
Uganda
2010
41
2010
a
24
2006
20
Ukraine
2010
99
2000
76
…
…
United Arab Emirates
2010
86
2010
a
65
2009
31
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2009
81
2008
b
62
2009
43
United Republic of Tanzania
2010
50
…
…
2005
17
United States of America
2009
87
2009
61
2009
46
Uruguay
1999
a
92
1999
72
2009
50
Uzbekistan
2011
87
2011
62
2011
38
Vanuatu
2010
54
2002
a
36
…
…
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
2010
81
2010
64
2008
a,b
34
Viet Nam
2010
78
2008
a
64
2010
47
Yemen
2010
25
2003
a
21
2007
17
Zimbabwe
…
…
…
…
2010
32
Zambia
2010
a
51
…
…
…
…

 

Sources:

Calculated by the United Nations Statistics Division based on data published by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics in table 4: Teaching staff by ISCED level, available from UIS website, http://www.uis.unesco.org (accessed December 2011). The list of countries or areas as well as the related years are the one reported by UNESCO as of December 2011.

 

Footnotes:

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 Data not available.
a
 UIS estimation.
b
 National estimation.

 

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Technical notes:

Statistics on teachers (teaching staff) are compiled by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics (UIS) from data provided by national Governments.

Teachers refer to persons employed full-time or part-time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. Excluded from this category are educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity.

Definitions of primary, secondary and tertiary education are elaborated in the 1997 International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 97). A concise definition of each is given under tables 4b, 4c and 4d.

The percentage of female teachers at each level of education refers to the number of female teachers at each level of education expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the same level in a given school-year. This indicator shows the gender composition of the teaching force. It helps also in assessing the need for opportunities and/or incentives to encourage women and men to participate in teaching activities at a given level of education. A percentage of female teachers approaching 50% indicates gender parity in the composition of the teaching force at a given level of education. A value greater than 50% reveals a concentration of women in teaching at a specified level.