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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
85
Highest
88.8%
Armenia
Lowest
10.8%
Chad
Median
60.1%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
721

What the numbers show

Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified according to national standards and who are female (%) is currently reported for 85 countries. The highest value is 88.8% in Armenia; the lowest is 10.8% in Chad.

The median across all reporting countries is 60.1%, and the mean is 56.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.

Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Eritrea (up 76.6%), and the largest decrease in Tuvalu (down 23.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Armenia 88.8% 2024 up 11.2% rising
2 Republic of Moldova 83.5% 2024 up 6.2% rising
3 Lithuania 81.8% 2020 down 0.8% flat
4 Belarus 81.3% 2024 up 0.7% flat
5 Dominica 80.1% 2023 up 6.4% rising
6 Azerbaijan 78.3% 2024 up 7.5% rising
7 San Marino 77.6% 2024 up 4.0% flat
8 Mongolia 76.4% 2024 up 2.6% flat
9 Kazakhstan 74.4% 2024 down 0.2% flat
10 Sri Lanka 73.8% 2023 up 3.8% flat
11 Jamaica 71.9% 2024 down 0.6% rising
12 Saint Lucia 71.6% 2023 down 0.5% flat
13 Albania 70.9% 2024 up 7.8% rising
14 Brunei Darussalam 70.8% 2023 up 4.1% flat
15 Philippines 70.7% 2020 down 3.6% flat
16 Malaysia 70.4% 2024 up 5.0% flat
17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 70.3% 2018 down 4.2% flat
18 Portugal 70.3% 2020 up 1.7% flat
19 United Arab Emirates 70.0% 2023 down 5.4% falling
20 Oman 69.8% 2024 up 2.6% flat
21 Serbia 69.0% 2024 up 7.3% rising
22 Turkmenistan 68.7% 2024 up 2.7% flat
23 Grenada 68.7% 2023 up 4.3% flat
24 Cuba 66.6% 2024 down 2.7% flat
25 Cyprus 66.4% 2021 flat
26 Cayman Islands 66.3% 2024 down 2.2% flat
27 Turks and Caicos Islands 65.8% 2023 down 2.7% flat
28 Thailand 65.6% 2024 down 3.5% falling
29 Barbados 65.4% 2024 up 3.8% flat
30 Bahamas 65.3% 2024 down 6.6% flat
31 Republic of Korea 65.0% 2024 up 11.1% rising
32 Eswatini 64.9% 2022 up 34.3% rising
33 Dominican Republic 64.8% 2024 down 3.5% falling
34 Mauritius 64.5% 2024 up 9.0% rising
35 Singapore 64.4% 2023 down 0.8% flat
36 Andorra 64.3% 2024 up 1.2% flat
37 Gibraltar 63.7% 2023 up 2.1% flat
38 Uzbekistan 62.9% 2024 up 4.6% flat
39 United States of America 62.8% 2023 up 1.3% flat
40 British Virgin Islands 62.5% 2023 down 10.5% falling
41 China 60.8% 2024 up 16.3% rising
42 Cook Islands 60.3% 2024 up 10.5% rising
43 Bahrain 60.1% 2024 up 4.4% rising
44 Spain 59.5% 2023 up 8.3% rising
45 Panama 59.4% 2017 flat
46 Belize 58.8% 2024 down 4.9% falling
47 Naoero 58.5% 2024 up 11.5% rising
48 Palestine, State of 57.9% 2023 up 0.4% flat
49 Costa Rica 57.7% 2020 up 0.6% flat
50 Monaco 57.6% 2024 flat
51 Macau, China 57.4% 2024 down 2.5% flat
52 Jordan 57.1% 2024 up 20.1% rising
53 Seychelles 56.6% 2024 down 8.7% falling
54 El Salvador 55.3% 2024 up 1.9% flat
55 Hong Kong, China 55.2% 2024 down 3.7% flat
56 Tunisia 54.8% 2023 up 2.8% flat
57 Qatar 51.8% 2024 down 5.1% flat
58 Ecuador 51.5% 2024 down 11.6% flat
59 Egypt 51.0% 2024 up 10.0% rising
60 Colombia 50.8% 2022 down 1.8% flat
61 Cape Verde 49.6% 2022 up 7.4% rising
62 Saudi Arabia 49.4% 2024 down 2.6% falling
63 Iran, Islamic Republic of 49.3% 2023 down 7.9% falling
64 India 49.1% 2024 up 6.8% rising
65 Peru 48.7% 2023 flat
66 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 46.5% 2024 up 0.6% flat
67 Bhutan 43.3% 2023 up 5.2% rising
68 Tuvalu 42.9% 2023 down 23.0% falling
69 Morocco 40.1% 2024 up 10.7% rising
70 Cameroon 36.5% 2023 down 13.1% falling
71 Afghanistan 35.3% 2023 down 8.5% falling
72 Rwanda 33.8% 2024 up 25.0% rising
73 Eritrea 32.3% 2022 up 76.6% rising
74 Tanzania, United Republic of 32.0% 2021 down 4.0% flat
75 Ghana 29.5% 2024 up 6.0% rising
76 Niger 29.0% 2024 up 45.0% rising
77 Bangladesh 28.7% 2024 up 40.1% rising
78 Djibouti 27.8% 2023 up 15.4% rising
79 Burundi 27.7% 2025 up 47.5% rising
80 Gambia 21.9% 2021 up 43.0% rising
81 Burkina Faso 18.5% 2024 up 11.4% rising
82 Senegal 18.2% 2023 up 5.0% flat
83 Côte d'Ivoire 17.4% 2024 up 19.1% rising
84 Benin 12.3% 2022 up 1.4% rising
85 Chad 10.8% 2024 up 57.7% rising

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Indicator
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified 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
85 places, 721 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release