Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are qualified according to national standards and who are female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
61
Highest
89.6%
Armenia
Lowest
18.3%
Sierra Leone
Median
60.3%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
513
What the numbers show
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are qualified according to national standards and who are female (%) is currently reported for 61 countries. The highest value is 89.6% in Armenia; the lowest is 18.3% in Sierra Leone.
The median across all reporting countries is 60.3%, and the mean is 57.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Niue (up 114.3%), and the largest decrease in Bahamas (down 15.4%).
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are qualified: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 89.6% | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 1 | Niue | 85.7% | 2024 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 2 | Republic of Moldova | 84.1% | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 3 | Belarus | 82.8% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 78.8% | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 5 | San Marino | 76.4% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 75.9% | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 7 | Philippines | 73.8% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 8 | Republic of Korea | 72.3% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 72.1% | 2022 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 10 | Cyprus | 72.1% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 11 | Brunei Darussalam | 71.6% | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 12 | Saint Lucia | 71.6% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 13 | Cuba | 71.5% | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 14 | Albania | 71.3% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 15 | Oman | 70.3% | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 16 | Serbia | 70.1% | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 17 | Cayman Islands | 69.6% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | 69.6% | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 19 | United States of America | 66.9% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Barbados | 65.4% | 2024 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 21 | Thailand | 64.5% | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 22 | Kiribati | 64.3% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 23 | Monaco | 63.8% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 24 | Spain | 62.6% | 2023 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 25 | China | 62.0% | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 26 | Naoero | 61.9% | 2024 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 26 | Bahrain | 61.9% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 28 | Panama | 61.8% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 29 | Palestine, State of | 60.8% | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 30 | Bahamas | 60.3% | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 31 | Macau, China | 60.2% | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 32 | Jordan | 58.0% | 2024 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 33 | El Salvador | 57.8% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 57.6% | 2020 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 35 | Belize | 57.6% | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 36 | Maldives | 57.0% | 2019 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 37 | Ecuador | 55.8% | 2024 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 38 | Egypt | 53.8% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 39 | Cape Verde | 53.6% | 2022 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 40 | Colombia | 53.3% | 2022 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 41 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 53.0% | 2018 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 42 | Qatar | 52.9% | 2024 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 43 | India | 51.9% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 44 | Saudi Arabia | 48.1% | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 45 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 48.1% | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 46 | Bhutan | 46.7% | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 47 | Cambodia | 45.3% | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 48 | Morocco | 43.2% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 49 | Cameroon | 42.3% | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 50 | Afghanistan | 39.6% | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 51 | Rwanda | 39.2% | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 52 | Nepal | 35.3% | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 53 | Ghana | 30.3% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 54 | Eritrea | 29.9% | 2022 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 55 | Niger | 29.6% | 2024 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 29.5% | 2024 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 57 | Djibouti | 29.3% | 2023 | up 12.0% | flat |
| 58 | Gambia | 26.6% | 2021 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 59 | Burkina Faso | 18.8% | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 60 | Sierra Leone | 18.3% | 2021 | up 2.7% | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release