Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
96
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
29.0%
Belize
Median
95.9%
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
2,848
What the numbers show
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 96 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 29.0% in Belize.
The median across all reporting countries is 95.9%, and the mean is 87.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Dominica (up 68.4%), and the largest decrease in British Virgin Islands (down 60.6%).
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | 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 2.6% | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 100.0% | 2024 | 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% | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 1 | Egypt | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2023 | 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 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 1 | Jamaica | 100.0% | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 1 | Jordan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 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 | Mauritius | 100.0% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 1 | Oman | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Philippines | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | 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 | United States of America | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2025 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 36 | Azerbaijan | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 37 | Armenia | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 38 | Costa Rica | 99.2% | 2020 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 39 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 98.9% | 2020 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 40 | Seychelles | 98.9% | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 41 | Indonesia | 98.2% | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 42 | Colombia | 98.0% | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 43 | Bhutan | 97.9% | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 44 | Albania | 97.3% | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 45 | Cape Verde | 97.3% | 2022 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 46 | Ecuador | 97.0% | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 47 | Kiribati | 96.9% | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 48 | Tunisia | 95.9% | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 49 | Republic of Moldova | 95.8% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 50 | Namibia | 95.7% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 51 | Senegal | 95.7% | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 52 | China | 95.2% | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 95.2% | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 54 | San Marino | 95.1% | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 55 | Lithuania | 95.0% | 2020 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 56 | Nepal | 94.6% | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 57 | Benin | 94.1% | 2022 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 58 | India | 93.8% | 2025 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 59 | Malaysia | 93.8% | 2024 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 60 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 92.6% | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 61 | Mongolia | 92.4% | 2024 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 62 | Naoero | 91.7% | 2025 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 63 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 91.6% | 2021 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 64 | Brunei Darussalam | 91.4% | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 65 | Monaco | 90.6% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 66 | Bahamas | 89.2% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 67 | Eritrea | 87.6% | 2022 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 68 | Rwanda | 85.5% | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 69 | Afghanistan | 84.8% | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 70 | Niger | 84.4% | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 71 | Panama | 83.5% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 72 | Cuba | 83.3% | 2024 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 73 | Ghana | 82.9% | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 74 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 81.1% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 75 | Marshall Islands | 79.4% | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 76 | Burkina Faso | 76.0% | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 77 | Niue | 75.0% | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 78 | Vanuatu | 72.8% | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 79 | Gambia | 72.3% | 2021 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 80 | Tuvalu | 69.4% | 2025 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 81 | Saint Lucia | 68.7% | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 82 | Burundi | 66.0% | 2025 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 83 | Peru | 63.3% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 84 | Sierra Leone | 62.8% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 85 | Eswatini | 61.2% | 2022 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 86 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 59.4% | 2024 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 87 | Suriname | 57.5% | 2021 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 88 | Chad | 57.2% | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 89 | Dominica | 57.1% | 2023 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 90 | Cook Islands | 54.9% | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 91 | Puerto Rico | 48.2% | 2024 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 92 | Grenada | 44.0% | 2024 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 93 | Cameroon | 40.6% | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 94 | British Virgin Islands | 36.9% | 2023 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 95 | Palestine, State of | 35.9% | 2023 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 96 | Belize | 29.0% | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- AIMS: Central Asia 99.9%
- SDG: Central Asia 99.9%
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 99.8%
- UIS: Central Asia 99.7%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 99.5%
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 99.3%
- SDG: Northern America 99.3%
- WB: North America 99.3%
- UNICEF: North America 99.3%
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 97.9%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 97.9%
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 97.7%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 97.7%
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 97.4%
- UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 97.0%
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 97.0%
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 97.0%
- MDG: South-eastern Asia 97.0%
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 97.0%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 96.7%
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 96.6%
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 96.1%
- AIMS: East Asia 95.8%
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 95.8%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 95.6%
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 95.6%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 95.6%
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 95.5%
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 95.5%
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 95.5%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 95.5%
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 95.5%
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 95.4%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 95.4%
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 95.4%
- MDG: Eastern Asia 95.4%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 95.3%
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 94.8%
- ALECSO: Mashriq Countries 94.6%
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 94.6%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release