Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
111
Highest
100.0%
Albania
Lowest
16.1%
Belize
Median
98.9%
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
3,288
What the numbers show
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male (%) is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Albania; the lowest is 16.1% in Belize.
The median across all reporting countries is 98.9%, and the mean is 87.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (up 678.8%), and the largest decrease in Madagascar (down 82.8%).
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 100.0% | 2024 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bhutan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 100.0% | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 100.0% | 2022 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 1 | Djibouti | 100.0% | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 100.0% | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 1 | Egypt | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Fiji | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong, China | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jamaica | 100.0% | 2024 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 1 | Jordan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kenya | 100.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 1 | Cambodia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Republic of Korea | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lesotho | 100.0% | 2023 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 1 | Macau, China | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Morocco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mozambique | 100.0% | 2022 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 1 | Mauritius | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Niger | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 1 | Oman | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Philippines | 100.0% | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100.0% | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | El Salvador | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Serbia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 1 | Tunisia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States of America | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 100.0% | 2023 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 50 | Rwanda | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 51 | Senegal | 99.6% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 52 | Malawi | 99.5% | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 53 | Kiribati | 99.1% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 54 | Armenia | 99.1% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 98.9% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 56 | Tonga | 98.9% | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 57 | China | 98.8% | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 58 | Suriname | 98.7% | 2021 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 98.1% | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 60 | Nepal | 97.9% | 2025 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 97.8% | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 62 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 97.5% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 63 | Indonesia | 96.3% | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 64 | Namibia | 95.7% | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 65 | India | 95.3% | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 66 | Colombia | 95.1% | 2022 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 67 | Ecuador | 94.0% | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 68 | Burundi | 94.0% | 2025 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 69 | Seychelles | 94.0% | 2024 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 70 | Monaco | 92.1% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 71 | Naoero | 91.7% | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 72 | Malaysia | 91.2% | 2024 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 73 | Algeria | 90.5% | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 74 | Ethiopia | 89.5% | 2024 | up 87.3% | rising |
| 75 | San Marino | 89.5% | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 76 | Ghana | 88.8% | 2024 | up 106.0% | rising |
| 77 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 88.4% | 2018 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 78 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 88.3% | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 79 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 87.0% | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 80 | Burkina Faso | 86.7% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 81 | Gambia | 86.1% | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 82 | Afghanistan | 85.4% | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 83 | Solomon Islands | 83.2% | 2019 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 84 | Mongolia | 83.1% | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 85 | Cameroon | 81.6% | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 86 | Maldives | 79.1% | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 87 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 75.8% | 2024 | up 76.8% | rising |
| 88 | Bahamas | 75.2% | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 89 | Brunei Darussalam | 74.9% | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 90 | Benin | 74.3% | 2021 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 91 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 73.7% | 2024 | up 678.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Lithuania | 71.5% | 2020 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 93 | Sierra Leone | 69.5% | 2024 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 94 | Marshall Islands | 69.4% | 2024 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 95 | Dominica | 67.2% | 2023 | up 32.7% | falling |
| 96 | Cuba | 62.5% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 97 | Tuvalu | 62.5% | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 98 | Grenada | 62.4% | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 99 | Eswatini | 61.8% | 2022 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 100 | Saint Lucia | 61.2% | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 101 | Chad | 60.2% | 2024 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 102 | Togo | 51.7% | 2024 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 103 | Lebanon | 46.7% | 2024 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 104 | British Virgin Islands | 44.4% | 2024 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 40.9% | 2023 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 106 | Tokelau | 40.0% | 2025 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 107 | Palestine, State of | 37.8% | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 108 | Cook Islands | 33.3% | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 109 | Liberia | 21.5% | 2022 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 110 | Madagascar | 17.1% | 2024 | down 82.8% | falling |
| 111 | Belize | 16.1% | 2024 | down 43.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 99.7%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 99.7%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 99.7%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 99.6%
- MDG: Eastern Asia 98.9%
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 98.7%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 98.7%
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 98.5%
- SDG: Northern America 98.5%
- WB: North America 98.5%
- UNICEF: North America 98.5%
- AIMS: East Asia 97.7%
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 97.7%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 97.6%
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 97.6%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 97.6%
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 97.5%
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 97.4%
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 97.4%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 97.4%
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 97.3%
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 96.6%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 96.5%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 96.0%
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 95.9%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 95.8%
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 95.7%
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 95.4%
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 95.4%
- MDG: South-eastern Asia 95.4%
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 95.4%
- MDG: Developed Regions 95.3%
- UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 95.3%
- WB: South Asia 95.3%
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 95.3%
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 95.2%
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 95.2%
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 94.7%
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 94.5%
- AIMS: South and West Asia 94.5%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release