Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified according to national standards and who are female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
100
Highest
100.0%
Niue
Lowest
24.8%
Togo
Median
77.4%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
884
What the numbers show
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified according to national standards and who are female (%) is currently reported for 100 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Niue; the lowest is 24.8% in Togo.
The median across all reporting countries is 77.4%, and the mean is 72.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 62.3%), and the largest decrease in Algeria (down 16.4%).
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niue | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Belarus | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 3 | Republic of Moldova | 98.2% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 4 | Lithuania | 97.3% | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 5 | Mongolia | 97.1% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 6 | British Virgin Islands | 94.9% | 2024 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 7 | Azerbaijan | 94.2% | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 8 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 93.7% | 2023 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | 92.9% | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 10 | Bahamas | 92.5% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 91.5% | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 12 | Tuvalu | 91.2% | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 13 | Cook Islands | 90.9% | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 14 | Dominica | 90.0% | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 15 | Lebanon | 89.9% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 16 | Armenia | 89.6% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 17 | San Marino | 89.4% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 18 | Jamaica | 89.2% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 19 | Albania | 88.8% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Serbia | 88.3% | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 87.9% | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 22 | Seychelles | 87.8% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 23 | United States of America | 87.5% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 24 | Philippines | 87.4% | 2020 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 25 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 86.2% | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 26 | Saint Lucia | 84.9% | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 27 | Maldives | 84.9% | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 28 | Cayman Islands | 84.8% | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 29 | Kiribati | 84.2% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 30 | Cuba | 84.0% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 31 | Cyprus | 84.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 32 | Mauritius | 83.4% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 33 | Gibraltar | 83.2% | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 34 | Turkmenistan | 83.2% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 35 | Tonga | 81.7% | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 36 | Andorra | 81.6% | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 37 | Portugal | 81.2% | 2020 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 38 | Macau, China | 81.1% | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 39 | Singapore | 80.5% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 40 | Grenada | 79.9% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 41 | Jordan | 79.9% | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 42 | Monaco | 79.3% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 43 | Qatar | 79.1% | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 78.9% | 2020 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 45 | Naoero | 78.4% | 2024 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 77.9% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 47 | Palestine, State of | 77.8% | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 48 | Brunei Darussalam | 77.8% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 49 | Spain | 77.8% | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 50 | Colombia | 77.6% | 2022 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 51 | Bahrain | 77.1% | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 52 | United Arab Emirates | 76.8% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 53 | Barbados | 76.8% | 2024 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 54 | Republic of Korea | 76.7% | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 55 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 76.6% | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 56 | Hong Kong, China | 76.1% | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 57 | Oman | 74.8% | 2024 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 58 | China | 74.5% | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 59 | Lesotho | 74.2% | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 60 | El Salvador | 73.5% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 61 | Ecuador | 73.1% | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 62 | Eswatini | 72.6% | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Indonesia | 72.1% | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 64 | Tunisia | 71.9% | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 65 | Malaysia | 70.7% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 66 | Thailand | 67.9% | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 67 | Belize | 67.7% | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 68 | Egypt | 66.2% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 69 | Morocco | 64.7% | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 70 | Madagascar | 64.6% | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 71 | Cape Verde | 63.5% | 2022 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 72 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 62.5% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 73 | Zimbabwe | 61.3% | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 74 | Vanuatu | 61.2% | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 75 | Cambodia | 59.3% | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 76 | Saudi Arabia | 58.8% | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 77 | India | 58.0% | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 78 | Rwanda | 56.7% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 79 | Niger | 56.5% | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 80 | Burundi | 56.1% | 2025 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 81 | Algeria | 54.4% | 2024 | down 16.4% | flat |
| 82 | Cameroon | 54.0% | 2024 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 83 | Nepal | 53.9% | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 84 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 53.3% | 2018 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 85 | Burkina Faso | 52.4% | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 86 | Ghana | 50.5% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 87 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 48.3% | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 88 | Mozambique | 47.3% | 2022 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 89 | Solomon Islands | 46.9% | 2019 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 90 | Bhutan | 45.8% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 91 | Gambia | 42.8% | 2021 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 92 | Afghanistan | 41.5% | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 93 | Côte d'Ivoire | 37.9% | 2024 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 94 | Djibouti | 37.4% | 2023 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 95 | Sierra Leone | 35.1% | 2023 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 96 | Senegal | 34.5% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 97 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 31.0% | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 98 | Benin | 29.6% | 2021 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 99 | Chad | 25.4% | 2024 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 100 | Togo | 24.8% | 2024 | up 46.7% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release