Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
93
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
34.4%
Palestine, State of
Median
96.4%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
2,523
What the numbers show
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male (%) is currently reported for 93 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 34.4% in Palestine, State of.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.4%, 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 36 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Benin (up 61.1%), and the largest decrease in Grenada (down 58.8%).
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary 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% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.7% | 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 32.7% | 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 5.3% | flat |
| 1 | Jamaica | 100.0% | 2024 | up 29.9% | flat |
| 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 22.1% | 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 | Tunisia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States of America | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Azerbaijan | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 38 | Seychelles | 99.4% | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 39 | Armenia | 99.3% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 99.2% | 2020 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 41 | Cape Verde | 99.1% | 2022 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 42 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 98.6% | 2020 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 43 | Colombia | 97.6% | 2022 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 44 | Indonesia | 97.5% | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 45 | Bhutan | 97.5% | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 46 | Albania | 96.4% | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 47 | Kiribati | 96.4% | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 48 | Nepal | 96.3% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 49 | Ecuador | 96.1% | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 50 | Senegal | 95.8% | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 51 | Namibia | 95.8% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 52 | Naoero | 94.7% | 2025 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 53 | China | 94.1% | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 54 | Benin | 93.9% | 2022 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 55 | India | 93.1% | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 56 | Malaysia | 93.0% | 2024 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 57 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 92.6% | 2021 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 58 | Lithuania | 92.5% | 2020 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 91.8% | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 60 | Mongolia | 90.4% | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 61 | Bahamas | 90.2% | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 62 | Monaco | 89.0% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 63 | Republic of Moldova | 88.6% | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 64 | Brunei Darussalam | 87.9% | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 65 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 87.9% | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 66 | San Marino | 87.7% | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 67 | Rwanda | 86.1% | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 68 | Eritrea | 85.9% | 2022 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 69 | Afghanistan | 85.1% | 2023 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 70 | Ghana | 84.9% | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 71 | Niger | 83.9% | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 72 | Panama | 83.1% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 73 | Marshall Islands | 82.2% | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 74 | Cuba | 80.2% | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 75 | Burkina Faso | 75.9% | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 76 | Vanuatu | 75.8% | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 77 | Gambia | 75.5% | 2021 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 78 | Niue | 71.4% | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 79 | Burundi | 64.5% | 2025 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 80 | Cook Islands | 63.3% | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 81 | Sierra Leone | 61.5% | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 82 | Peru | 59.4% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 83 | Saint Lucia | 57.4% | 2024 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 84 | Chad | 56.7% | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 85 | Tuvalu | 52.5% | 2025 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 86 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 51.2% | 2024 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 87 | British Virgin Islands | 49.1% | 2023 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 88 | Eswatini | 44.4% | 2022 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 89 | Cameroon | 43.7% | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 90 | Grenada | 41.2% | 2024 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 91 | Dominica | 37.7% | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 92 | Belize | 34.6% | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 93 | Palestine, State of | 34.4% | 2023 | up 57.5% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 99.9%
- AIMS: Central Asia 99.8%
- SDG: Central Asia 99.8%
- UIS: Central Asia 99.7%
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 99.6%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 99.6%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 99.6%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 99.6%
- UNICEF: North America 99.3%
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 99.3%
- SDG: Northern America 99.3%
- WB: North America 99.3%
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 96.9%
- UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 96.8%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 96.8%
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 96.8%
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 96.8%
- MDG: South-eastern Asia 96.8%
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 96.8%
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 96.3%
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 95.9%
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 95.7%
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 95.3%
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 95.2%
- ALECSO: Mashriq Countries 95.1%
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 95.1%
- AIMS: East Asia 95.0%
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 95.0%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 94.7%
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 94.7%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 94.7%
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 94.7%
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 94.7%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 94.7%
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 94.6%
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 94.5%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 94.5%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 94.5%
- MDG: Eastern Asia 94.4%
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 94.4%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release