Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
84
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
0.0%
Niue
Median
93.5%
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, male (%) is currently reported for 84 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 0.0% in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 93.5%, and the mean is 82.4%.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Micronesia (country) (up 406.0%), and the largest decrease in Niue (down 100.0%).
Proportion of teachers … teachers lower male secondary: 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 24.1% | 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 2.1% | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 100.0% | 2021 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2017 | up 29.0% | falling |
| 1 | Croatia | 100.0% | 2003 | — | flat |
| 1 | Iran | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jordan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cambodia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Korea | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2021 | up 32.1% | falling |
| 1 | Latvia | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Morocco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Moldova | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Oman | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Philippines | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palestine | 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 | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2025 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 31 | Azerbaijan | 99.3% | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 32 | Maldives | 98.7% | 2022 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 33 | Belarus | 98.6% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 34 | Colombia | 97.4% | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 35 | Nepal | 97.0% | 2025 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 96.8% | 2020 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 37 | El Salvador | 96.4% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 38 | Namibia | 95.7% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 39 | Gambia | 94.4% | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 40 | Solomon Islands | 94.2% | 2019 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 41 | Mauritania | 94.1% | 2020 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 42 | Panama | 93.8% | 2017 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 43 | Laos | 93.3% | 2022 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 44 | Macao | 93.3% | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 45 | India | 92.0% | 2025 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 46 | Vietnam | 90.8% | 2024 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 47 | Ethiopia | 89.9% | 2012 | — | rising |
| 48 | Bahamas | 89.4% | 2024 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 49 | Myanmar | 89.2% | 2018 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 50 | Brunei | 89.1% | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 51 | Egypt | 85.4% | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 52 | Eritrea | 85.1% | 2013 | up 188.8% | rising |
| 53 | Kiribati | 84.3% | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 54 | Liberia | 82.4% | 2020 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 55 | Sri Lanka | 80.9% | 2023 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 56 | Monaco | 80.6% | 2024 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 57 | Sierra Leone | 79.6% | 2024 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 58 | Ecuador | 76.6% | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 59 | Armenia | 76.6% | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 60 | Rwanda | 76.6% | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 61 | Burundi | 75.9% | 2019 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 62 | Ghana | 74.1% | 2021 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 63 | Marshall Islands | 72.5% | 2024 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 64 | Cape Verde | 69.0% | 2022 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 65 | Burkina Faso | 67.8% | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 66 | Pakistan | 67.7% | 2024 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 67 | Belize | 65.7% | 2024 | up 124.8% | rising |
| 68 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 65.4% | 2010 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 69 | Suriname | 62.1% | 2021 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 70 | Bangladesh | 61.4% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 71 | Tokelau | 57.1% | 2025 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 72 | Niger | 52.3% | 2024 | up 290.0% | rising |
| 73 | Barbados | 51.6% | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 74 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 50.6% | 2012 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 75 | Nicaragua | 49.6% | 2008 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 76 | Grenada | 46.1% | 2018 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 77 | Mali | 43.6% | 2023 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 78 | Dominica | 41.3% | 2016 | up 109.0% | rising |
| 79 | Tuvalu | 40.0% | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | 38.2% | 2009 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 81 | Mongolia | 34.5% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 82 | Micronesia (country) | 25.1% | 2023 | up 406.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Madagascar | 18.2% | 2019 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 84 | Niue | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
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 98.2%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 98.2%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 98.1%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 94.7%
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 93.5%
- AIMS: Central Asia 93.3%
- SDG: Central Asia 93.3%
- UIS: Central Asia 92.7%
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 92.4%
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 91.8%
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 91.5%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 90.6%
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 90.2%
- WB: Oecd Members 90.0%
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 89.6%
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 89.6%
- WB: South Asia 89.4%
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 89.4%
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 88.1%
- AIMS: South and West Asia 87.5%
- MDG: Southern Asia 87.5%
- SDG: Southern Asia 87.5%
- UIS: South and West Asia 87.5%
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 87.1%
- UNICEF: South Asia 87.1%
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 87.0%
- MDG: Northern Africa 86.9%
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 86.7%
- SDG: Northern Africa 86.6%
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 86.3%
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 86.3%
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 86.1%
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 86.0%
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 85.7%
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 84.9%
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 84.9%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release