Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained according to national standards and who are female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
68
Highest
88.7%
Armenia
Lowest
7.6%
Mauritania
Median
58.4%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
740
What the numbers show
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained according to national standards and who are female (%) is currently reported for 68 countries. The highest value is 88.7% in Armenia; the lowest is 7.6% in Mauritania.
The median across all reporting countries is 58.4%, and the mean is 54.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Eritrea (up 78.4%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 38.0%).
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 88.7% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 2 | Latvia | 79.6% | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 3 | Myanmar | 79.0% | 2018 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 4 | Belarus | 78.3% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 78.0% | 2024 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | 77.2% | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 7 | Dominica | 77.2% | 2016 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 8 | Bahamas | 75.7% | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 9 | Saint Lucia | 75.3% | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 10 | San Marino | 75.0% | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 11 | Syrian Arab Republic | 73.0% | 2024 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 71.4% | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | 70.4% | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 14 | Mongolia | 70.4% | 2006 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 15 | Brunei Darussalam | 69.4% | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 16 | Oman | 68.2% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 17 | Gibraltar | 67.2% | 2017 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 18 | Barbados | 66.8% | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 18 | Bermuda | 66.8% | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Thailand | 66.7% | 2024 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 21 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 65.5% | 2012 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 22 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 65.4% | 2010 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 23 | Croatia | 65.0% | 2003 | — | flat |
| 24 | Grenada | 64.8% | 2018 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 25 | Philippines | 64.2% | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 26 | Cayman Islands | 63.0% | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 27 | Belize | 61.4% | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 28 | Kiribati | 61.1% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 29 | Cyprus | 61.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 30 | Nicaragua | 60.0% | 2008 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 31 | Cuba | 59.3% | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 32 | Ecuador | 59.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 33 | Republic of Korea | 58.7% | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 34 | United States of America | 58.4% | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 35 | Bahrain | 58.3% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 57.8% | 2020 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 37 | Panama | 57.4% | 2014 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 57.3% | 2021 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 39 | Spain | 56.8% | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 40 | Kuwait | 56.6% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 41 | Jordan | 55.4% | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 42 | Macau, China | 55.1% | 2024 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 43 | El Salvador | 52.3% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 44 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 51.3% | 2020 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 50.8% | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 46 | Qatar | 50.7% | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 47 | Sudan | 49.2% | 2018 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 48 | Egypt | 48.7% | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 49 | Palestine, State of | 48.6% | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 50 | Monaco | 48.0% | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 51 | India | 46.5% | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 52 | Cape Verde | 46.4% | 2022 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 53 | Colombia | 45.9% | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 54 | Bhutan | 40.0% | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 55 | Madagascar | 38.9% | 2019 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 56 | Kenya | 37.6% | 2012 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 57 | Morocco | 36.4% | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 58 | Rwanda | 29.9% | 2024 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 59 | Niger | 25.6% | 2024 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 60 | Ghana | 23.9% | 2021 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 61 | Bangladesh | 19.4% | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 62 | Mozambique | 19.2% | 2014 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 63 | Nepal | 19.1% | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 64 | Eritrea | 18.9% | 2013 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 65 | Burkina Faso | 18.1% | 2024 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 66 | Gambia | 13.4% | 2021 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 67 | Sierra Leone | 9.3% | 2019 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 68 | Mauritania | 7.6% | 2020 | down 31.7% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release