Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified according to national standards and who are female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
70
Highest
100.0%
Cook Islands
Lowest
56.8%
Burkina Faso
Median
97.6%
Years covered
16
2009–2024
Data points
585
What the numbers show
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified according to national standards and who are female (%) is currently reported for 70 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Cook Islands; the lowest is 56.8% in Burkina Faso.
The median across all reporting countries is 97.6%, and the mean is 94.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 131.8%), and the largest decrease in Burkina Faso (down 40.9%).
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tuvalu | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palestine, State of | 100.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 1 | Cuba | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 8 | Jordan | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 9 | Belarus | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 10 | Qatar | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 11 | Bahrain | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 12 | Armenia | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 13 | Bahamas | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 14 | Mauritius | 99.7% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 15 | Uzbekistan | 99.6% | 2022 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 16 | Syrian Arab Republic | 99.6% | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 17 | Egypt | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Seychelles | 99.4% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 19 | Korea | 99.4% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | Singapore | 99.1% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 21 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 99.0% | 2018 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 22 | Belize | 98.9% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 23 | Ukraine | 98.9% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 24 | Cyprus | 98.7% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 25 | Maldives | 98.5% | 2019 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 26 | Serbia | 98.5% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 27 | Peru | 98.4% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 28 | Niger | 98.4% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 29 | British Virgin Islands | 98.3% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 30 | Lebanon | 98.3% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 31 | Samoa | 98.3% | 2023 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 32 | Macau, China | 98.3% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 33 | Republic of Moldova | 97.8% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 34 | Cameroon | 97.7% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 35 | Cayman Islands | 97.6% | 2024 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 36 | El Salvador | 97.6% | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 97.6% | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 38 | China | 97.6% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 39 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 97.5% | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 40 | Hong Kong, China | 97.3% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 41 | San Marino | 97.3% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | 97.1% | 2020 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 43 | Malaysia | 96.8% | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 44 | Andorra | 96.8% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 45 | Côte d'Ivoire | 96.3% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 46 | Mongolia | 96.1% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 47 | Turkmenistan | 95.9% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 48 | Gibraltar | 95.9% | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 49 | Ecuador | 95.7% | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 50 | Brunei Darussalam | 94.7% | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 51 | Spain | 94.7% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 52 | Nepal | 94.7% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 53 | India | 94.0% | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 54 | Bhutan | 93.5% | 2020 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 55 | Monaco | 92.7% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 91.9% | 2020 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 57 | Morocco | 91.1% | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 58 | Chad | 90.9% | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 59 | Philippines | 90.5% | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 60 | Togo | 88.3% | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 61 | Ghana | 88.2% | 2024 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 62 | Madagascar | 85.9% | 2024 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 63 | Sierra Leone | 85.4% | 2023 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 64 | Djibouti | 83.7% | 2023 | up 131.8% | rising |
| 65 | Rwanda | 83.0% | 2024 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 66 | Zimbabwe | 81.0% | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 67 | Senegal | 76.4% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 68 | Thailand | 71.0% | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 69 | Benin | 67.0% | 2021 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 70 | Burkina Faso | 56.8% | 2024 | down 40.9% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release