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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Education Statistics > Primary education, teachers > % female (2000) by country
Showing values for 2000.
Select another time period:
| Rank |
Countries
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Amount
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Date
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# 1
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 Belarus: |
99.1 % female
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2000  |
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Education in Belarus
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# 2
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 Ukraine: |
98.37 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Ukraine
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# 3
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 Lithuania: |
98.09 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Lithuania
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# 4
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 Moldova: |
97.21 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Moldova
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# 5
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 Kazakhstan: |
97.08 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Kazakhstan
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# 6
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 Latvia: |
96.62 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Latvia
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# 7
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 Slovenia: |
96.48 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Slovenia
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# 8
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 Italy: |
94.77 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Italy
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# 9
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 Georgia: |
94.67 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Georgia
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# 10
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 Kyrgyzstan: |
94.31 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Kyrgyzstan
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# 11
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 Mongolia: |
93.78 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Mongolia
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# 12
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 Brazil: |
92.61 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Brazil
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# 13
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 San Marino: |
90.99 % female
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2000 |
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Education in San Marino
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# 14
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 Bulgaria: |
90.91 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Bulgaria
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# 15
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 Slovakia: |
90.32 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Slovakia
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# 16
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 Croatia: |
89.34 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Croatia
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# 17
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 Argentina: |
89.1 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Argentina
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# 18
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 Austria: |
88.54 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Austria
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# 19
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 Macau: |
88.02 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Macau
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# 20
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 Cayman Islands: |
86.92 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Cayman Islands
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# 21
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 United States: |
86.47 % female
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2000 |
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Education in United States
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# 22
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 Romania: |
86.31 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Romania
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# 23
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 Seychelles: |
86.11 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Seychelles
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# 24
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 Malta: |
86.09 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Malta
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# 25
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 Estonia: |
85.75 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Estonia
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# 26
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 Hungary: |
84.92 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Hungary
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# 27
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 Guyana: |
84.9 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Guyana
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# 28
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 Ireland: |
84.75 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Ireland
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# 29
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 Czech Republic: |
84.41 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Czech Republic
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# 30
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 Netherlands Antilles: |
84 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Netherlands Antilles
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# 31
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 New Zealand: |
83.78 % female
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2000 |
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Education in New Zealand
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# 32
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 Poland: |
83.5 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Poland
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# 33
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 Cuba: |
83.23 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Cuba
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# 34
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 Saint Lucia: |
82.86 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Saint Lucia
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# 35
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 Azerbaijan: |
82.76 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Azerbaijan
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# 36
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
82.58 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Saint Kitts and Nevis
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# 37
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 Lebanon: |
82.47 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Lebanon
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# 38
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 Nicaragua: |
82.39 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Nicaragua
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# 39
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 Bahamas, The: |
82.39 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Bahamas, The
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# 40
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 Portugal: |
82.06 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Portugal
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# 41
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 Serbia and Montenegro: |
81.76 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Serbia and Montenegro
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# 42
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 Germany: |
81.18 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Germany
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# 43
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 United Kingdom: |
81.11 % female
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2000 |
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Education in United Kingdom
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# 44
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 Botswana: |
80.56 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Botswana
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# 45
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 Costa Rica: |
80.39 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Costa Rica
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# 46
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 Sweden: |
80.39 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Sweden
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# 47
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 Lesotho: |
80.18 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Lesotho
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# 48
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 Dominica: |
80.07 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Dominica
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# 49
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 France: |
80 % female
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2000 |
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Education in France
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# 50
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 Palau: |
79.03 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Palau
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# 51
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 Antigua and Barbuda: |
78.71 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Antigua and Barbuda
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# 52
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 Belgium: |
78.3 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Belgium
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# 53
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 Vietnam: |
77.9 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Vietnam
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# 54
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 Aruba: |
77.78 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Aruba
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# 55
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 Chile: |
77.61 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Chile
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# 56
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 Hong Kong: |
77.5 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Hong Kong
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# 57
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 Iceland: |
77.49 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Iceland
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# 58
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 Colombia: |
77.27 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Colombia
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# 59
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 Barbados: |
76.02 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Barbados
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# 60
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 Trinidad and Tobago: |
75.78 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Trinidad and Tobago
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# 61
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 Grenada: |
75.5 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Grenada
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# 62
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 Albania: |
75.4 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Albania
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# 63
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 Qatar: |
75.25 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Qatar
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# 64
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 Dominican Republic: |
75.18 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Dominican Republic
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# 65
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 South Africa: |
75.17 % female
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2000 |
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Education in South Africa
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# 66
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 Panama: |
74.98 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Panama
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# 67
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 Swaziland: |
74.71 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Swaziland
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# 68
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 Burma: |
74.69 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Burma
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# 69
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 Kuwait: |
73.91 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Kuwait
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# 70
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 United Arab Emirates: |
73.02 % female
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2000 |
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Education in United Arab Emirates
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# 71
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 Iraq: |
72.47 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Iraq
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# 72
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 Bahrain: |
72.25 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Bahrain
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# 73
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 Finland: |
71.7 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Finland
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# 74
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 Samoa: |
71.21 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Samoa
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# 75
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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
70.74 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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# 76
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 Spain: |
69.05 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Spain
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# 77
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 Tonga: |
68.83 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Tonga
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# 78
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 Canada: |
68.07 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Canada
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# 79
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 Syria: |
67.77 % female
|
2000 |
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Education in Syria
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# 80
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 Cyprus: |
67.71 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Cyprus
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# 81
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 Ecuador: |
67.64 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Ecuador
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# 82
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 Brunei: |
67.36 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Brunei
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# 83
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 Kiribati: |
67.17 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Kiribati
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# 84
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 Namibia: |
66.83 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Namibia
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# 85
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 Korea, South: |
66.81 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Korea, South
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# 86
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 Macedonia, Republic of: |
66.69 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Macedonia, Republic of
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# 87
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 Malaysia: |
66.22 % female
|
2000 |
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Education in Malaysia
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# 88
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 Denmark: |
64 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Denmark
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# 89
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 Belize: |
63.93 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Belize
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# 90
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 Thailand: |
63.65 % female
|
2000 |
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Education in Thailand
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# 91
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 Mexico: |
62.88 % female
|
2000 |
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Education in Mexico
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# 92
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 Peru: |
62.1 % female
|
2000 |
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Education in Peru
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# 93
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 Cape Verde: |
61.91 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Cape Verde
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# 94
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 Bolivia: |
61.28 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Bolivia
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# 95
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 Madagascar: |
60.7 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Madagascar
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# 96
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 Maldives: |
60.35 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Maldives
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# 97
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 Tajikistan: |
59.1 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Tajikistan
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# 98
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 Burundi: |
57.01 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Burundi
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# 99
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 Fiji: |
56.29 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Fiji
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# 100
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 Mauritius: |
55.08 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Mauritius
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# 101
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 Iran: |
54.48 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Iran
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# 102
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 Oman: |
54.1 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Oman
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# 103
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 Indonesia: |
53.68 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Indonesia
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# 104
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 Rwanda: |
52.99 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Rwanda
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# 105
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 Egypt: |
52.44 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Egypt
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# 106
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 Zambia: |
50.43 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Zambia
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# 107
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 Vanuatu: |
50.38 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Vanuatu
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# 108
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 Tunisia: |
49.65 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Tunisia
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# 109
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 Zimbabwe: |
48.31 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Zimbabwe
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# 110
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 Nigeria: |
48.02 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Nigeria
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# 111
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 Algeria: |
46.12 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Algeria
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# 112
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 Tanzania: |
45.27 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Tanzania
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# 113
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 Pakistan: |
44.9 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Pakistan
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# 114
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 Gabon: |
44.72 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Gabon
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# 115
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 Laos: |
43.4 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Laos
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# 116
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 Kenya: |
41.76 % female
|
2000 |
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Education in Kenya
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# 117
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 Papua New Guinea: |
38.82 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Papua New Guinea
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# 118
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 Cambodia: |
38.53 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Cambodia
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# 119
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 Eritrea: |
37.41 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Eritrea
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# 120
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 Ethiopia: |
36.92 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Ethiopia
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# 121
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 Congo, Republic of the: |
36.5 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Congo, Republic of the
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# 122
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 Morocco: |
36.5 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Morocco
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# 123
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 India: |
35.59 % female
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2000 |
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Education in India
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# 124
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 Cameroon: |
35.5 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Cameroon
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# 125
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 Bhutan: |
34.48 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Bhutan
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# 126
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 Ghana: |
34.31 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Ghana
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# 127
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 Bangladesh: |
33.73 % female
|
2000 |
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Education in Bangladesh
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# 128
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 Niger: |
32.36 % female
|
2000 |
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Education in Niger
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# 129
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 Liberia: |
28 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Liberia
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# 130
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 Guinea: |
25.94 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Guinea
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# 131
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 Comoros: |
25.71 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Comoros
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# 132
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 Mozambique: |
25.7 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Mozambique
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# 133
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 Gambia, The: |
25.17 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Gambia, The
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# 134
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 Mauritania: |
24.73 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Mauritania
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# 135
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 Burkina Faso: |
24.5 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Burkina Faso
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# 136
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 Equatorial Guinea: |
23.65 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Equatorial Guinea
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# 137
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 Senegal: |
22.96 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Senegal
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# 138
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 Nepal: |
22.73 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Nepal
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# 139
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 Benin: |
21.88 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Benin
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# 140
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 Mali: |
21.83 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Mali
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# 141
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 Guinea-Bissau: |
20.23 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Guinea-Bissau
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# 142
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 Côte d'Ivoire: |
20.18 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Côte d'Ivoire
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# 143
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 Yemen: |
19.84 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Yemen
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# 144
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 Togo: |
13.21 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Togo
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# 145
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 Chad: |
9.61 % female
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2000 |
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Education in Chad
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Weighted average: |
65.0 % female |
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DEFINITION: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
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