Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
91
Highest
100.0%
Aruba
Lowest
4.5%
Syrian Arab Republic
Median
90.6%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
3,350
What the numbers show
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, male (%) is currently reported for 91 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Aruba; the lowest is 4.5% in Syrian Arab Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 90.6%, and the mean is 78.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 22.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Maldives (up 1,500.5%), and the largest decrease in Liberia (down 67.5%).
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aruba | 100.0% | 2012 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Armenia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 1 | Bhutan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 100.0% | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 100.0% | 2021 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 1 | Algeria | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 100.0% | 2003 | — | rising |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kenya | 100.0% | 2023 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 1 | Cambodia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Republic of Korea | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Latvia | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Macau (China) | 100.0% | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 1 | Morocco | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritius | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Oman | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Panama | 100.0% | 2017 | up 1,107.7% | volatile |
| 1 | Philippines | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100.0% | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Suriname | 100.0% | 2021 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 1 | Seychelles | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 100.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100.0% | 2024 | up 142.9% | rising |
| 1 | United States of America | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Samoa | 100.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 38 | Niger | 97.9% | 2024 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 39 | El Salvador | 95.5% | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 40 | Belarus | 95.3% | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 41 | Colombia | 94.4% | 2022 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 42 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 94.3% | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 43 | Mongolia | 93.1% | 2022 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 44 | Togo | 92.6% | 2024 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 45 | Kyrgyzstan | 92.3% | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 46 | Ghana | 90.6% | 2024 | up 136.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Namibia | 90.5% | 2024 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 90.2% | 2020 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 49 | Belize | 90.0% | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 49 | Brunei Darussalam | 90.0% | 2024 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 85.8% | 2024 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 52 | Burundi | 85.3% | 2025 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Botswana | 85.0% | 2022 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 54 | Hong Kong, China | 83.0% | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 55 | Ecuador | 81.3% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 56 | Fiji | 81.2% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 57 | Saint Lucia | 78.1% | 2018 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 58 | Chad | 76.1% | 2024 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 59 | Gambia | 71.9% | 2025 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 60 | Egypt | 70.8% | 2024 | up 203.7% | rising |
| 61 | Viet Nam | 70.6% | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 62 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 69.9% | 2023 | up 845.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Jamaica | 69.2% | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 64 | Burkina Faso | 66.1% | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 65 | Benin | 65.7% | 2021 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 66 | Nepal | 65.4% | 2025 | up 69.9% | falling |
| 67 | Maldives | 65.3% | 2022 | up 1,500.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Marshall Islands | 64.9% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 69 | Monaco | 62.5% | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 70 | India | 59.7% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Cameroon | 57.9% | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 72 | Sierra Leone | 56.9% | 2024 | up 65.7% | falling |
| 73 | Eritrea | 54.4% | 2022 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 74 | Lithuania | 54.2% | 2020 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 75 | Mexico | 51.8% | 2020 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 76 | Rwanda | 50.2% | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 77 | Senegal | 50.0% | 2023 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 78 | Bahamas | 50.0% | 2024 | down 43.3% | rising |
| 79 | Guyana | 46.2% | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Malaysia | 45.9% | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 81 | Vanuatu | 41.5% | 2024 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 82 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 38.0% | 2024 | down 59.0% | rising |
| 83 | Barbados | 37.5% | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 84 | Nicaragua | 32.0% | 2023 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Sri Lanka | 31.8% | 2023 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 86 | Guinea | 27.8% | 2020 | down 32.2% | flat |
| 87 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 24.3% | 2018 | up 188.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Ethiopia | 18.6% | 2012 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Liberia | 14.0% | 2022 | down 67.5% | rising |
| 90 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 7.1% | 2023 | down 65.5% | falling |
| 91 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.5% | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 99.9%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 99.9%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 99.8%
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 98.8%
- SDG: Northern America 98.8%
- UNICEF: North America 98.8%
- WB: North America 98.8%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 93.5%
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 91.4%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 90.3%
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 89.4%
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 87.4%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release