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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
139
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
0.0%
Gibraltar
Median
95.0%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
5,769

What the numbers show

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 139 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 0.0% in Gibraltar.

The median across all reporting countries is 95.0%, and the mean is 86.7%.

Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 97.3%), and the largest decrease in Gibraltar (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Andorra 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% 2023 unchanged rising
1 Bahrain 100.0% 2024 up 20.8% rising
1 Bermuda 100.0% 2016 unchanged flat
1 Bhutan 100.0% 2024 unchanged rising
1 Côte d’Ivoire 100.0% 2024 up 17.7% flat
1 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 100.0% 2021 up 11.3% flat
1 Cape Verde 100.0% 2022 up 5.7% rising
1 Cuba 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Cayman Islands 100.0% 2024 up 13.5% flat
1 Cyprus 100.0% 2021 flat
1 Dominican Republic 100.0% 2021 up 17.9% rising
1 Algeria 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Spain 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Croatia 100.0% 2003 flat
1 Iran 100.0% 2017 up 1.4% flat
1 Jordan 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Kazakhstan 100.0% 2025 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 28.8% falling
1 Latvia 100.0% 2022 unchanged flat
1 Morocco 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Moldova 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Mauritius 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Nauru 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Oman 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Philippines 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Portugal 100.0% 2020 unchanged flat
1 Palestinian Authority or West Bank and Gaza Strip 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Qatar 100.0% 2024 unchanged rising
1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% 2024 unchanged rising
1 San Marino 100.0% 2024 unchanged falling
1 Thailand 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Tajikistan 100.0% 2017 up 14.4% rising
1 Tunisia 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Uruguay 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 United States 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Uzbekistan 100.0% 2025 up 1.1% flat
1 Cook Islands 100.0% 2024 up 12.1% rising
1 Niue 100.0% 2024 unchanged volatile
3 Montserrat 75.9% 2019 up 27.6% falling
4 Anguilla 75.0% 2015 up 10.2% falling
5 Tokelau 63.6% 2025 down 4.5% falling
41 Botswana 99.9% 2022 up 0.9% rising
42 Suriname 99.8% 2021 up 3.4% flat
43 Azerbaijan 99.7% 2024 up 0.3% flat
44 Lesotho 99.5% 2023 up 38.2% rising
45 Turkmenistan 99.5% 2024 up 0.3% flat
46 Aruba 99.5% 2012 down 0.5% flat
47 Belarus 99.5% 2024 up 0.1% flat
48 Turks and Caicos Islands 99.3% 2024 up 11.4% rising
49 Panama 99.2% 2017 up 9.3% rising
50 Mozambique 99.2% 2022 up 18.6% rising
51 Tanzania 99.2% 2016 down 0.8% flat
52 Macau (China) 98.8% 2024 up 12.1% rising
53 Niger 98.8% 2024 up 97.3% flat
54 Singapore 98.1% 2023 down 0.9% flat
55 Zimbabwe 97.9% 2024 up 9.8% rising
56 Colombia 97.6% 2022 down 2.4% flat
57 El Salvador 97.5% 2024 up 2.0% flat
58 Jamaica 97.4% 2024 up 1.8% flat
59 British Virgin Islands 97.2% 2024 up 21.0% flat
60 Mauritania 96.9% 2019 down 3.1% falling
61 Tonga 96.7% 2024 down 0.4% rising
62 Russia 96.0% 2023 down 2.9% flat
63 Nepal 95.8% 2025 down 1.6% rising
64 Burundi 95.8% 2025 down 4.2% falling
65 Kyrgyzstan 95.7% 2025 up 3.1% rising
66 Namibia 95.4% 2024 up 7.2% rising
67 Myanmar 95.3% 2018 down 3.7% rising
68 Ethiopia 95.0% 2014 up 5.9% flat
69 Malawi 94.8% 2024 up 4.4% rising
70 Georgia 94.6% 2009 down 0.1% flat
71 Costa Rica 94.3% 2020 up 5.3% rising
72 Malaysia 94.0% 2024 down 4.7% flat
73 Bolivia 93.7% 2024 up 12.2% rising
74 Hong Kong (China) 93.6% 2024 down 3.0% rising
75 India 91.4% 2025 up 30.9% rising
76 Lithuania 91.3% 2020 down 3.7% falling
77 Burkina Faso 91.0% 2024 up 7.9% flat
78 Mexico 90.9% 2021 down 5.3% falling
79 Ukraine 89.9% 2024 down 10.0% falling
80 Seychelles 89.7% 2024 up 25.8% flat
81 Ecuador 89.6% 2024 flat
82 Kiribati 89.4% 2024 up 70.4% flat
83 Ghana 89.3% 2024 up 70.5% flat
84 Viet Nam 89.2% 2024 down 10.8% flat
85 Bahamas 89.2% 2024 up 9.5% rising
86 Fiji 89.2% 2024 down 10.8% falling
87 Gambia 89.0% 2025 up 3.7% rising
88 Belize 88.7% 2024 up 46.0% rising
89 Brazil 88.2% 2023 flat
90 Egypt 87.1% 2024 up 17.6% rising
91 Maldives 86.6% 2022 up 11.8% rising
92 Brunei Darussalam 86.5% 2024 down 1.0% flat
93 Sri Lanka 86.4% 2023 up 7.6% rising
94 Mongolia 86.1% 2024 down 13.9% falling
95 Armenia 84.9% 2024 up 15.3% flat
96 Trinidad and Tobago 83.9% 2024 down 4.7% flat
97 Malta 83.5% 2021 down 3.4% flat
98 Solomon Islands 82.4% 2019 up 42.1% rising
99 Guyana 82.2% 2024 up 18.0% rising
100 Togo 81.0% 2024 up 6.5% rising
101 Congo 80.3% 2012 up 40.6% rising
102 Monaco 80.0% 2024 up 25.9% rising
103 Bangladesh 77.9% 2024 up 63.7% rising
104 Saint Lucia 77.1% 2023 down 12.1% rising
105 Senegal 77.1% 2024 up 10.2% rising
106 Eritrea 76.9% 2022 down 14.1% rising
107 Guinea 76.7% 2020 down 4.6% rising
108 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 76.3% 2024 up 0.4% rising
109 Barbados 75.9% 2024 up 10.3% rising
110 Benin 75.1% 2021 up 60.1% rising
111 Comoros 75.1% 2022 up 36.1% rising
112 Pakistan 75.0% 2024 down 10.8% falling
113 Cameroon 72.3% 2023 down 8.2% rising
114 Sierra Leone 69.8% 2024 up 22.3% rising
115 Eswatini 68.3% 2022 up 1.1% falling
116 Rwanda 67.6% 2024 down 29.3% rising
117 Grenada 67.4% 2024 up 7.1% falling
118 Dominica 66.1% 2023 up 1.4% flat
119 Djibouti 66.0% 2023 down 31.2% falling
120 Saint Kitts and Nevis 65.2% 2023 up 0.8% rising
121 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 65.2% 2025 down 33.8% rising
122 Liberia 62.3% 2022 up 10.6% rising
123 Nigeria 62.2% 2018 up 21.4% rising
124 Nicaragua 59.2% 2023 down 20.9% falling
125 Tuvalu 57.9% 2025 down 24.4% falling
126 Antigua and Barbuda 52.8% 2018 down 0.1% rising
127 Marshall Islands 50.6% 2024 up 7.7% rising
128 Syrian Arab Republic 38.3% 2024 falling
129 Equatorial Guinea 37.2% 2015 down 27.0% falling
130 Chad 29.4% 2024 down 54.7% falling
131 Sao Tome and Principe 27.4% 2017 down 43.0% falling
132 Micronesia 27.0% 2023 down 31.9% falling
133 Madagascar 15.3% 2019 down 27.2% falling
134 Gibraltar 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 primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
327 places, 5,769 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release