Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
70
Highest
100.0%
Albania
Lowest
26.7%
Belize
Median
99.0%
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
2,373
What the numbers show
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 70 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Albania; the lowest is 26.7% in Belize.
The median across all reporting countries is 99.0%, and the mean is 91.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine, State of (up 34.7%), and the largest decrease in Tokelau (down 44.3%).
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 100.0% | 2024 | up 8.9% | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bhutan | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 1 | Djibouti | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 100.0% | 2022 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 1 | Egypt | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Jordan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cambodia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Republic of Korea | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Macau, China | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Morocco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Maldives | 100.0% | 2022 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 1 | Nepal | 100.0% | 2025 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 1 | Oman | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Philippines | 100.0% | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | El Salvador | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Serbia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States of America | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2025 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 1 | Niue | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 33 | Azerbaijan | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 34 | Armenia | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 99.2% | 2020 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 36 | China | 98.9% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 98.7% | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 38 | Republic of Moldova | 98.3% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 39 | Indonesia | 98.3% | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 40 | Colombia | 97.8% | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 41 | Ecuador | 96.7% | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 42 | Brunei Darussalam | 95.7% | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 43 | Kiribati | 95.6% | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 44 | Namibia | 95.6% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 45 | Gambia | 94.9% | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 46 | Cape Verde | 94.8% | 2022 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 47 | India | 92.0% | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 48 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 88.6% | 2018 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 49 | Monaco | 88.0% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 50 | Bahamas | 87.4% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 51 | Rwanda | 86.6% | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 52 | Naoero | 86.4% | 2025 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 53 | Eritrea | 86.2% | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 54 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 85.8% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 55 | Niger | 85.4% | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 56 | Afghanistan | 85.0% | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 57 | Panama | 83.9% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 58 | Cuba | 83.3% | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 59 | Puerto Rico | 81.4% | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 60 | Ghana | 77.0% | 2021 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 76.5% | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 62 | Marshall Islands | 76.0% | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 63 | Sierra Leone | 70.0% | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 64 | Tuvalu | 69.9% | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 65 | Ethiopia | 68.8% | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 66 | Saint Lucia | 68.7% | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 67 | Suriname | 64.8% | 2021 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 68 | Tokelau | 52.0% | 2025 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 69 | Palestine, State of | 37.3% | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 70 | Belize | 26.7% | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 99.9%
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 99.9%
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 99.8%
- AIMS: Central Asia 99.8%
- SDG: Central Asia 99.8%
- UIS: Central Asia 99.7%
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 99.7%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 99.7%
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 99.5%
- SDG: Northern America 99.5%
- WB: North America 99.5%
- UNICEF: North America 99.5%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 99.5%
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 98.9%
- MDG: Eastern Asia 98.9%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 98.7%
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 98.7%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 98.7%
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 98.6%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 98.6%
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 98.5%
- AIMS: East Asia 98.5%
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 98.3%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 98.3%
- UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 98.3%
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 98.3%
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 98.3%
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 98.3%
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 98.3%
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 98.3%
- MDG: South-eastern Asia 98.3%
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 98.3%
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 97.7%
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 97.4%
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 96.9%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 96.9%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 96.4%
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 96.2%
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 95.7%
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 95.7%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release