Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained according to national standards and who are female (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
76
Highest
100.0%
Niue
Lowest
8.2%
Liberia
Median
62.3%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
846

What the numbers show

Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained according to national standards and who are female (%) is currently reported for 76 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Niue; the lowest is 8.2% in Liberia.

The median across all reporting countries is 62.3%, and the mean is 58.1%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.

Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Niue (up 150.0%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 21.1%).

Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Niue 100.0% 2024 up 150.0% rising
2 Armenia 90.6% 2024 up 0.4% flat
3 Myanmar 89.5% 2018 up 5.3% rising
4 Republic of Moldova 83.7% 2024 up 2.3% flat
5 Latvia 83.3% 2022 down 0.6% flat
6 Belarus 82.8% 2024 up 0.2% flat
7 Azerbaijan 78.8% 2024 up 8.3% rising
8 Mongolia 77.1% 2023 rising
9 Dominica 76.9% 2016 up 5.7% rising
10 Sri Lanka 76.4% 2023 up 6.8% rising
11 San Marino 76.4% 2024 down 1.2% flat
12 Gibraltar 75.0% 2024 up 28.6% rising
13 Saint Lucia 74.8% 2023 up 1.2% flat
14 Philippines 74.4% 2024 up 1.6% flat
15 Cuba 72.4% 2023 up 9.3% rising
16 Republic of Korea 72.3% 2024 up 4.4% rising
17 Dominican Republic 72.3% 2021 down 11.6% flat
18 Cyprus 72.1% 2021 flat
19 Brunei Darussalam 71.2% 2023 up 0.0% flat
20 Viet Nam 70.9% 2023 up 6.6% flat
21 Oman 70.3% 2024 up 2.7% rising
22 Belize 70.3% 2024 down 2.5% flat
23 Cayman Islands 69.6% 2024 up 2.9% rising
24 United Arab Emirates 69.6% 2023 down 7.9% rising
25 Croatia 69.3% 2003 flat
26 Bermuda 68.0% 2016 down 0.5% flat
27 United States of America 66.9% 2023 up 0.3% flat
28 Barbados 66.7% 2024 up 2.5% flat
29 Kiribati 65.4% 2024 up 12.0% rising
30 Andorra 65.2% 2012 up 4.5% flat
31 Trinidad and Tobago 65.0% 2009 up 6.6% rising
32 Pakistan 64.9% 2022 up 9.1% rising
33 Grenada 64.9% 2018 down 2.0% flat
34 Saint Kitts and Nevis 64.8% 2012 up 8.7% rising
35 Ecuador 64.6% 2024 up 1.1% rising
36 Thailand 64.5% 2024 down 10.5% falling
37 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 63.2% 2010 up 15.5% rising
38 Spain 62.6% 2023 up 8.3% flat
39 Panama 62.1% 2017 down 0.3% flat
40 Bahrain 61.9% 2024 up 1.0% flat
41 Nicaragua 61.4% 2008 down 4.8% falling
42 Macau, China 60.9% 2024 down 6.1% falling
43 Bahamas 60.3% 2024 down 15.4% rising
44 Palestine, State of 60.0% 2023 up 15.0% rising
45 Monaco 58.6% 2024 up 7.5% flat
46 Jordan 58.0% 2024 up 48.2% rising
47 El Salvador 57.8% 2024 up 0.1% rising
48 Kuwait 57.7% 2021 up 3.9% flat
49 Costa Rica 57.6% 2020 down 0.9% rising
50 Maldives 57.0% 2019 up 43.8% rising
51 Cape Verde 55.9% 2022 up 24.8% rising
52 Egypt 54.4% 2024 up 5.1% flat
53 Colombia 53.3% 2022 down 2.2% flat
54 Qatar 52.9% 2024 down 4.8% flat
55 Iran, Islamic Republic of 52.8% 2017 up 8.1% rising
56 Madagascar 51.6% 2019 up 4.4% flat
57 India 51.4% 2024 up 11.7% rising
58 Lao People's Democratic Republic 51.3% 2020 up 9.4% rising
59 Saudi Arabia 48.1% 2024 down 2.9% flat
60 Bhutan 46.7% 2023 up 5.4% rising
61 Cambodia 45.3% 2023 up 7.6% rising
62 Morocco 43.2% 2024 up 7.8% rising
63 Rwanda 40.0% 2024 up 21.6% rising
64 Nepal 35.7% 2024 up 32.1% rising
65 Solomon Islands 34.5% 2019 up 15.4% rising
66 Ghana 30.3% 2021 down 1.6% rising
67 Niger 29.3% 2024 up 38.3% rising
68 Gambia 26.6% 2021 up 45.7% rising
69 Mozambique 22.3% 2014 up 18.4% rising
70 Bangladesh 20.8% 2024 down 21.1% rising
71 Mali 19.1% 2023 up 27.7% rising
72 Burkina Faso 18.9% 2024 up 12.1% rising
73 Sierra Leone 17.9% 2021 down 3.7% flat
74 Eritrea 17.9% 2013 up 7.8% falling
75 Mauritania 10.6% 2020 down 3.9% flat
76 Liberia 8.2% 2016 up 77.8% rising

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Indicator
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained according to national standards and who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
76 places, 846 data points, 1998–2024
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February 2026 Data Release