Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained according to national standards and who are female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
90
Highest
100.0%
Saint Lucia
Lowest
56.8%
Burkina Faso
Median
97.8%
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
937
What the numbers show
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained according to national standards and who are female (%) is currently reported for 90 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Saint Lucia; the lowest is 56.8% in Burkina Faso.
The median across all reporting countries is 97.8%, and the mean is 94.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 63.9%), and the largest decrease in Kenya (down 17.3%).
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tuvalu | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tokelau | 100.0% | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Niue | 100.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 1 | Montserrat | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cuba | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palestine, State of | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bermuda | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Anguilla | 100.0% | 2011 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 15 | Jordan | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 99.9% | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 17 | Kuwait | 99.9% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Syrian Arab Republic | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 19 | Qatar | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | Bahrain | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 21 | Guyana | 99.7% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 22 | Bahamas | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 23 | Mauritius | 99.7% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 24 | Armenia | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 25 | Uzbekistan | 99.6% | 2022 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 26 | Egypt | 99.6% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 27 | Seychelles | 99.4% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 28 | Korea | 99.4% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 29 | Belarus | 99.3% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 30 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.2% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 31 | Singapore | 99.1% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 32 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 99.1% | 2020 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 33 | Ukraine | 98.9% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Latvia | 98.9% | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 35 | Cyprus | 98.7% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 36 | Niger | 98.4% | 2024 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 37 | Maldives | 98.3% | 2018 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 38 | Botswana | 98.3% | 2012 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 39 | Cameroon | 98.3% | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 40 | Macau, China | 98.3% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 41 | Tajikistan | 98.1% | 2016 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 42 | British Virgin Islands | 98.1% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 43 | Aruba | 98.0% | 2012 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 44 | Samoa | 97.9% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 45 | El Salvador | 97.8% | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 46 | Hong Kong, China | 97.7% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 47 | Cayman Islands | 97.6% | 2024 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 48 | Republic of Moldova | 97.6% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 49 | Mongolia | 97.4% | 2019 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 97.1% | 2020 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 51 | Belize | 97.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 52 | San Marino | 96.9% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 53 | Andorra | 96.8% | 2024 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 54 | Côte d'Ivoire | 96.3% | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 55 | Ecuador | 95.9% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 56 | Colombia | 95.8% | 2013 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 57 | Bhutan | 95.8% | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 58 | India | 95.6% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 95.6% | 2021 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 60 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 95.2% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 61 | Kyrgyzstan | 95.2% | 2017 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 62 | Malaysia | 95.0% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 63 | Spain | 94.7% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 64 | Ethiopia | 94.5% | 2009 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 65 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 93.9% | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 66 | Eritrea | 93.6% | 2022 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 67 | Peru | 93.2% | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 68 | Brunei Darussalam | 93.0% | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 69 | Nepal | 92.4% | 2020 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 70 | Uganda | 92.0% | 2017 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 91.9% | 2020 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 72 | Chad | 91.2% | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 73 | Morocco | 91.1% | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 74 | Togo | 91.1% | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 75 | Burundi | 90.6% | 2025 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 76 | Monaco | 90.2% | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 77 | Philippines | 89.8% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 78 | Gibraltar | 88.9% | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 79 | Ghana | 88.8% | 2024 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 80 | Sierra Leone | 87.0% | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 81 | Rwanda | 83.8% | 2024 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 82 | Zimbabwe | 81.0% | 2023 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 83 | Guinea | 80.0% | 2020 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 84 | Liberia | 76.8% | 2022 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 85 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 75.4% | 2016 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 86 | Kenya | 74.6% | 2014 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 87 | Thailand | 71.0% | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 88 | Senegal | 69.1% | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 89 | Benin | 67.0% | 2021 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 90 | Burkina Faso | 56.8% | 2024 | up 63.9% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release