Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
84
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
22.7%
Micronesia, Federated States of
Median
94.1%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
2,763
What the numbers show
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, female (%) is currently reported for 84 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 22.7% in Micronesia, Federated States of.
The median across all reporting countries is 94.1%, and the mean is 84.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Micronesia, Federated States of (up 347.9%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 51.1%).
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2012 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2024 | up 18.8% | 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 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 100.0% | 2021 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2017 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 1 | Croatia | 100.0% | 2003 | — | flat |
| 1 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jordan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cambodia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Republic of Korea | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2021 | up 21.7% | 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 23.0% | rising |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 31 | Azerbaijan | 99.0% | 2024 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 32 | Belarus | 98.6% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 33 | Colombia | 98.1% | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 34 | Maldives | 98.0% | 2022 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 35 | Nepal | 97.5% | 2025 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 96.7% | 2020 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 37 | El Salvador | 96.6% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 38 | Macau, China | 96.3% | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 39 | Gambia | 96.0% | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 40 | Namibia | 95.5% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 41 | Viet Nam | 94.3% | 2024 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 42 | Panama | 94.2% | 2017 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 43 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 94.0% | 2022 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | 93.4% | 2019 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 45 | India | 91.3% | 2025 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 46 | Ethiopia | 89.9% | 2012 | — | rising |
| 47 | Myanmar | 89.6% | 2018 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 48 | Brunei Darussalam | 89.2% | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 49 | Eritrea | 89.0% | 2013 | up 88.6% | rising |
| 50 | Kiribati | 89.0% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 51 | Suriname | 87.4% | 2021 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 52 | Egypt | 87.4% | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 53 | Sierra Leone | 87.2% | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 54 | Bahamas | 86.2% | 2024 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 55 | Armenia | 85.9% | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 56 | Ghana | 84.6% | 2021 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 57 | Mauritania | 84.5% | 2020 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 83.5% | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 59 | Niue | 83.3% | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 60 | Ecuador | 83.2% | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 61 | Rwanda | 80.6% | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 62 | Liberia | 79.6% | 2020 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 63 | Tokelau | 77.8% | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 64 | Belize | 77.1% | 2024 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 65 | Cape Verde | 71.1% | 2022 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 66 | Tuvalu | 70.8% | 2025 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 67 | Burkina Faso | 68.9% | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 68 | Monaco | 67.1% | 2024 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 69 | Marshall Islands | 63.7% | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 70 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 63.7% | 2010 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 71 | Nicaragua | 63.2% | 2008 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 72 | Burundi | 58.3% | 2019 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 73 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 55.0% | 2012 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 74 | Barbados | 54.7% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 75 | Pakistan | 54.6% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 76 | Niger | 52.0% | 2024 | up 251.2% | rising |
| 77 | Dominica | 51.0% | 2016 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 78 | Mali | 47.5% | 2023 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 79 | Grenada | 46.1% | 2018 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | 41.7% | 2009 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 81 | Mongolia | 39.3% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 82 | Bangladesh | 38.6% | 2024 | down 51.1% | rising |
| 83 | Madagascar | 26.9% | 2019 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 84 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 22.7% | 2023 | up 347.9% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 99.5%
- SDG: Northern America 99.5%
- WB: North America 99.5%
- UNICEF: North America 99.5%
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 98.3%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 98.3%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 97.9%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 94.6%
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 94.1%
- AIMS: Central Asia 93.4%
- SDG: Central Asia 93.4%
- UIS: Central Asia 93.0%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release