Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
67
Highest
100.0%
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
33.4%
Palestine, State of
Median
98.0%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
1,831
What the numbers show
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 67 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 33.4% in Palestine, State of.
The median across all reporting countries is 98.0%, and the mean is 90.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine, State of (up 89.5%), and the largest decrease in Saint Lucia (down 31.3%).
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 100.0% | 2022 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 1 | Djibouti | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Egypt | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 100.0% | 2021 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 1 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 100.0% | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 1 | Jordan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kenya | 100.0% | 2023 | — | 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 | Oman | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Philippines | 100.0% | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sudan | 100.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 1 | El Salvador | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Serbia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States of America | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2025 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 29 | Azerbaijan | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 30 | Armenia | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 99.2% | 2020 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 32 | Colombia | 98.4% | 2022 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 33 | Kiribati | 98.2% | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 34 | Indonesia | 98.0% | 2025 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 35 | Ecuador | 97.3% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 36 | Nepal | 96.9% | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 37 | Namibia | 96.2% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 38 | Naoero | 96.2% | 2025 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 39 | Bhutan | 96.0% | 2023 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 40 | India | 95.6% | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 41 | Burundi | 94.0% | 2020 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 42 | Monaco | 93.0% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 43 | Albania | 92.5% | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 91.7% | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 45 | China | 90.5% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 46 | Bahamas | 90.5% | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 47 | Eritrea | 89.7% | 2022 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 48 | Brunei Darussalam | 89.7% | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 49 | San Marino | 89.5% | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 50 | Republic of Moldova | 89.4% | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 51 | Afghanistan | 84.6% | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 52 | Rwanda | 84.2% | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 53 | Cuba | 83.4% | 2024 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 54 | Panama | 83.0% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 55 | Marshall Islands | 82.6% | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 56 | Niger | 81.6% | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 57 | Ghana | 80.6% | 2021 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 58 | Gambia | 80.2% | 2021 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 59 | Burkina Faso | 74.8% | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 60 | Niue | 69.0% | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 61 | Saint Lucia | 68.7% | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 62 | Tuvalu | 68.6% | 2025 | up 30.8% | flat |
| 63 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 63.6% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 64 | Sierra Leone | 50.6% | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 65 | Suriname | 42.8% | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 66 | Belize | 35.6% | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 67 | Palestine, State of | 33.4% | 2023 | up 89.5% | 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 100.0%
- AIMS: Central Asia 100.0%
- SDG: Central Asia 100.0%
- UIS: Central Asia 99.7%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 99.5%
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 99.0%
- SDG: Northern America 99.0%
- WB: North America 99.0%
- UNICEF: North America 99.0%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 98.5%
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 98.0%
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 96.9%
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 96.5%
- WB: South Asia 96.0%
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 96.0%
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 95.3%
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 94.6%
- AIMS: South and West Asia 94.0%
- MDG: Southern Asia 94.0%
- SDG: Southern Asia 94.0%
- UIS: South and West Asia 94.0%
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 93.9%
- UNICEF: South Asia 93.9%
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 93.4%
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 93.4%
- AIMS: East Asia 92.5%
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 92.5%
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 92.5%
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 92.1%
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 92.1%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 92.1%
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 92.0%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 91.8%
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 91.8%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 91.7%
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 91.6%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 91.6%
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 91.3%
- MDG: Eastern Asia 91.1%
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 90.6%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release