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 (Federated States of) (up 406.0%), and the largest decrease in Niue (down 100.0%).

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 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 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, 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 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic 93.3% 2022 down 6.2% flat
44 Macau (China) 93.3% 2024 up 27.2% rising
45 India 92.0% 2025 up 21.7% rising
46 Viet Nam 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 Darussalam 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 (Federated States of) 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.

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Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
224 places, 2,763 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release