Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
74
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
9.2%
Belarus
Median
99.1%
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
2,326
What the numbers show
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male (%) is currently reported for 74 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 9.2% in Belarus.
The median across all reporting countries is 99.1%, and the mean is 84.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 284.9%), and the largest decrease in Belize (down 70.0%).
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Armenia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bhutan | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 100.0% | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 1 | Djibouti | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 100.0% | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 1 | Egypt | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Fiji | 100.0% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 1 | Hong Kong, China | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kenya | 100.0% | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 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 | Mauritius | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Niger | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Oman | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Philippines | 100.0% | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100.0% | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | El Salvador | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Serbia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Suriname | 100.0% | 2021 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 1 | Seychelles | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 100.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 1 | United States of America | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 100.0% | 2024 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 1 | Samoa | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Nepal | 99.7% | 2025 | up 180.0% | rising |
| 37 | Rwanda | 99.5% | 2024 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 38 | Malaysia | 98.7% | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 39 | Senegal | 97.0% | 2022 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 97.0% | 2020 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 41 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 96.4% | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 42 | India | 96.0% | 2025 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 43 | Brunei Darussalam | 96.0% | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 44 | Colombia | 94.4% | 2022 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 45 | China | 91.0% | 2024 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 46 | Ecuador | 90.8% | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 47 | Ghana | 90.6% | 2024 | up 149.3% | rising |
| 48 | Namibia | 90.5% | 2024 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 49 | Zimbabwe | 87.4% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 50 | Republic of Moldova | 82.4% | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 51 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 80.3% | 2023 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 52 | Mongolia | 77.1% | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 53 | Togo | 73.2% | 2024 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 54 | Gambia | 71.9% | 2025 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 55 | Chad | 71.7% | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 56 | Jamaica | 69.2% | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 68.2% | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 58 | Burkina Faso | 66.1% | 2024 | up 284.9% | rising |
| 59 | Benin | 65.7% | 2021 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 60 | Syrian Arab Republic | 63.6% | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 61 | Cameroon | 60.9% | 2024 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 62 | Algeria | 60.9% | 2025 | up 27.3% | flat |
| 63 | San Marino | 60.0% | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 64 | Sierra Leone | 59.8% | 2024 | up 132.5% | rising |
| 65 | Lithuania | 54.2% | 2020 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 66 | Lebanon | 53.5% | 2024 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 67 | Bahamas | 50.0% | 2024 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Monaco | 50.0% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 69 | Maldives | 49.6% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 41.9% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 71 | Madagascar | 26.3% | 2024 | down 63.2% | falling |
| 72 | Liberia | 14.0% | 2022 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 73 | Belize | 10.0% | 2024 | down 70.0% | falling |
| 74 | Belarus | 9.2% | 2024 | up 93.5% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 98.5%
- SDG: Northern America 98.5%
- UNICEF: North America 98.5%
- WB: North America 98.5%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 97.4%
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 93.7%
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 92.6%
- WB: Caribbean Small States 92.0%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 91.6%
- WB: South Asia 91.4%
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 91.4%
- MDG: Eastern Asia 91.0%
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 90.6%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 90.6%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 90.5%
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 90.1%
- UNICEF: South Asia 90.1%
- AIMS: South and West Asia 90.0%
- MDG: Southern Asia 90.0%
- SDG: Southern Asia 90.0%
- UIS: South and West Asia 90.0%
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 89.9%
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 89.9%
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 89.3%
- WB: Oecd Members 89.0%
- AIMS: East Asia 88.8%
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 88.8%
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 88.4%
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 88.4%
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 87.9%
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 87.7%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 86.9%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 86.9%
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 86.9%
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 86.6%
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 86.6%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 86.6%
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 86.6%
- UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 86.5%
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 86.5%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release