Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified according to national standards and who are female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
57
Highest
88.1%
Armenia
Lowest
13.4%
Gambia
Median
56.8%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
474
What the numbers show
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified according to national standards and who are female (%) is currently reported for 57 countries. The highest value is 88.1% in Armenia; the lowest is 13.4% in Gambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 56.8%, and the mean is 54.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Eritrea (up 88.6%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 27.1%).
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 88.1% | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 2 | Republic of Moldova | 81.6% | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 3 | San Marino | 79.3% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 4 | Belarus | 78.1% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 76.8% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 6 | Saint Lucia | 71.6% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 71.6% | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 8 | Brunei Darussalam | 70.5% | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 70.4% | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 10 | Albania | 70.3% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 11 | Bahamas | 69.0% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 12 | Oman | 68.2% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 13 | Serbia | 67.5% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 14 | Thailand | 66.7% | 2024 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 15 | Barbados | 65.3% | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 16 | Cayman Islands | 63.0% | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 17 | Cuba | 62.7% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 18 | Kiribati | 61.9% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 19 | Belize | 61.5% | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 20 | Philippines | 61.3% | 2020 | — | falling |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 61.1% | 2022 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 22 | Cyprus | 61.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 23 | China | 59.2% | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 24 | Indonesia | 58.8% | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 25 | Republic of Korea | 58.7% | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 26 | United States of America | 58.4% | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 27 | Bahrain | 58.3% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 57.8% | 2020 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 29 | Spain | 56.8% | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 30 | Panama | 56.2% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 31 | Jordan | 55.4% | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 32 | Naoero | 55.0% | 2024 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 33 | Macau, China | 54.7% | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 34 | El Salvador | 52.3% | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 35 | Monaco | 51.9% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Palestine, State of | 51.8% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 50.8% | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 38 | Qatar | 50.7% | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 39 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 50.4% | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 40 | Ecuador | 48.6% | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 41 | Egypt | 47.8% | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 42 | India | 46.5% | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 43 | Colombia | 45.9% | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 44 | Sudan | 45.8% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 45 | Cape Verde | 45.4% | 2022 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 46 | Bhutan | 40.0% | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 47 | Morocco | 36.4% | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 48 | Eritrea | 35.7% | 2022 | up 88.6% | rising |
| 49 | Cameroon | 33.2% | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 50 | Bangladesh | 28.1% | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 51 | Afghanistan | 27.9% | 2023 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 52 | Niger | 27.5% | 2024 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 53 | Rwanda | 27.4% | 2024 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 54 | Djibouti | 26.2% | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 55 | Ghana | 23.9% | 2021 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 56 | Burkina Faso | 18.0% | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 57 | Gambia | 13.4% | 2021 | up 40.9% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release