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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
279 places, 2,848 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release