Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
86
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
21.9%
Madagascar
Median
93.8%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
2,983

What the numbers show

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 86 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 21.9% in Madagascar.

The median across all reporting countries is 93.8%, and the mean is 84.5%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.

Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Micronesia (Federated States of) (up 376.1%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 38.9%).

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Andorra 100.0% 2012 unchanged flat
1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% 2023 unchanged rising
1 Bahrain 100.0% 2024 up 20.9% rising
1 Bermuda 100.0% 2016 unchanged flat
1 Bhutan 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Cuba 100.0% 2023 unchanged rising
1 Cayman Islands 100.0% 2024 up 1.0% flat
1 Cyprus 100.0% 2021 flat
1 Dominican Republic 100.0% 2021 up 17.5% rising
1 Spain 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Gibraltar 100.0% 2017 up 21.1% falling
1 Croatia 100.0% 2003 flat
1 Iran 100.0% 2017 unchanged flat
1 Jordan 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Kenya 100.0% 2023 up 3.3% flat
1 Cambodia 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Korea 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Kuwait 100.0% 2021 up 26.4% falling
1 Latvia 100.0% 2022 unchanged flat
1 Morocco 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Republic of Moldova 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Oman 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Philippines 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Palestine, State of 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Qatar 100.0% 2024 unchanged rising
1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 San Marino 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Thailand 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 United States of America 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Uzbekistan 100.0% 2025 up 33.6% rising
1 Cook Islands 100.0% 2024 up 9.1% rising
32 Azerbaijan 99.1% 2024 up 8.1% flat
33 Belarus 98.6% 2024 up 0.4% flat
34 Maldives 98.3% 2022 up 5.6% rising
35 Colombia 97.8% 2022 up 0.4% flat
36 Nepal 97.2% 2025 up 14.4% rising
37 Costa Rica 96.8% 2020 up 9.9% rising
38 El Salvador 96.5% 2024 up 3.2% flat
39 Namibia 95.6% 2024 up 0.8% flat
40 Macau (China) 95.1% 2024 up 18.9% rising
41 Gambia 94.9% 2025 up 4.9% rising
42 Panama 94.0% 2017 up 4.4% rising
43 Solomon Islands 93.9% 2019 up 32.7% rising
44 Lao People's Democratic Republic 93.7% 2022 down 5.8% flat
45 Viet Nam 93.2% 2024 down 6.8% flat
46 Mauritania 93.0% 2020 down 7.0% rising
47 India 91.7% 2025 up 19.1% rising
48 Mexico 90.6% 2012 up 3.6% rising
49 Ethiopia 89.9% 2012 rising
50 Myanmar 89.5% 2018 down 7.7% rising
51 Brunei Darussalam 89.1% 2023 down 5.1% falling
52 Bahamas 87.4% 2024 up 7.9% falling
53 Kiribati 87.3% 2024 up 0.6% rising
54 Egypt 86.5% 2024 up 25.1% rising
55 Eritrea 85.7% 2013 up 172.9% rising
56 Armenia 84.9% 2024 up 15.4% rising
57 Sri Lanka 82.9% 2023 up 15.0% rising
58 Liberia 82.2% 2020 up 29.7% rising
59 Suriname 81.9% 2021 down 1.6% flat
60 Sierra Leone 80.9% 2024 up 25.8% rising
61 Ecuador 80.7% 2024 up 4.4% flat
62 Rwanda 78.1% 2024 up 21.1% rising
63 Ghana 77.0% 2021 up 17.1% falling
64 Belize 73.3% 2024 up 92.3% rising
65 Monaco 72.1% 2024 up 8.4% flat
66 Tokelau 72.0% 2025 down 4.0% rising
67 Niue 71.4% 2024 down 28.6% falling
68 Burundi 70.4% 2019 down 13.5% flat
69 Cape Verde 70.2% 2022 down 7.4% rising
70 Marshall Islands 68.5% 2024 up 41.4% rising
71 Burkina Faso 68.0% 2024 up 16.8% rising
72 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 64.3% 2010 up 9.1% flat
73 Tuvalu 60.3% 2025 up 14.9% flat
74 Pakistan 58.6% 2024 down 4.3% flat
75 Nicaragua 57.2% 2008 up 19.6% rising
76 Bangladesh 54.7% 2024 down 8.3% rising
77 Barbados 53.6% 2024 up 2.7% flat
78 Saint Kitts and Nevis 53.3% 2012 up 32.1% rising
79 Niger 52.2% 2024 up 281.6% rising
80 Dominica 48.4% 2016 up 81.0% rising
81 Grenada 46.1% 2018 up 38.1% rising
82 Mali 44.3% 2023 down 38.9% falling
83 Trinidad and Tobago 40.4% 2009 down 23.0% falling
84 Mongolia 38.1% 2023 falling
85 Micronesia (Federated States of) 23.9% 2023 up 376.1% volatile
86 Madagascar 21.9% 2019 down 25.5% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
241 places, 2,983 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release