Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are qualified according to national standards and who are female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
74
Highest
100.0%
Niue
Lowest
56.8%
Burkina Faso
Median
97.8%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
652
What the numbers show
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are qualified according to national standards and who are female (%) is currently reported for 74 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Niue; the lowest is 56.8% in Burkina Faso.
The median across all reporting countries is 97.8%, 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 30 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 131.8%), and the largest decrease in Burkina Faso (down 40.9%).
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are qualified: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niue | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Albania | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tuvalu | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Grenada | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palestine, State of | 100.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 11 | Jordan | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | Belarus | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 13 | Qatar | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Armenia | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 15 | Bahamas | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 16 | Bahrain | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 17 | Mauritius | 99.7% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 99.6% | 2022 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 19 | Syrian Arab Republic | 99.6% | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 20 | Egypt | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Oman | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 22 | Seychelles | 99.4% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 23 | Lithuania | 99.3% | 2020 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 24 | Maldives | 99.2% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 25 | Portugal | 99.1% | 2020 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 26 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 98.9% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 27 | Belize | 98.9% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 28 | Republic of Korea | 98.7% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 29 | Jamaica | 98.6% | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 30 | Cyprus | 98.5% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 31 | Niger | 98.4% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 32 | Lebanon | 98.3% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 33 | Samoa | 98.3% | 2023 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 34 | Macau, China | 98.3% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 35 | Serbia | 98.1% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | 98.1% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 37 | El Salvador | 97.9% | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 38 | Cameroon | 97.7% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 39 | Dominican Republic | 97.6% | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 40 | China | 97.6% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 41 | Republic of Moldova | 97.6% | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 42 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 97.5% | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 43 | Hong Kong, China | 97.3% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 44 | Malaysia | 96.8% | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 45 | Andorra | 96.8% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 46 | Colombia | 96.8% | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 47 | Côte d'Ivoire | 96.3% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 48 | Vanuatu | 96.3% | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 49 | San Marino | 96.2% | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 50 | Mongolia | 96.1% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 51 | Barbados | 95.7% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 52 | Brunei Darussalam | 94.7% | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 53 | Nepal | 94.7% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 54 | Cambodia | 94.7% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 55 | India | 94.0% | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 56 | Bhutan | 93.5% | 2020 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 93.0% | 2020 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 58 | Spain | 92.9% | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 59 | United States of America | 92.8% | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 60 | Monaco | 92.7% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 61 | Chad | 90.9% | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 62 | Philippines | 90.5% | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 63 | Ghana | 88.5% | 2024 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 64 | Togo | 88.3% | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 65 | Madagascar | 85.9% | 2024 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 66 | Sierra Leone | 85.4% | 2023 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 67 | Ecuador | 85.0% | 2024 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 68 | Djibouti | 83.7% | 2023 | up 131.8% | rising |
| 69 | Rwanda | 83.0% | 2024 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 70 | Zimbabwe | 81.0% | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 71 | Senegal | 76.8% | 2022 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 72 | Benin | 67.0% | 2021 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 73 | Gambia | 64.2% | 2021 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 74 | Burkina Faso | 56.8% | 2024 | down 40.9% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release