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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release