Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in secondary education, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
106
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
7.7%
Gibraltar
Median
92.5%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
3,558
What the numbers show
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in secondary education, female (%) is currently reported for 106 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 7.7% in Gibraltar.
The median across all reporting countries is 92.5%, and the mean is 83.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Micronesia, Federated States of (up 590.9%), and the largest decrease in Gibraltar (down 91.3%).
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 1 | Bermuda | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cuba | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 100.0% | 2021 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 100.0% | 2003 | — | flat |
| 1 | Jamaica | 100.0% | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 1 | Jordan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Republic of Korea | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Morocco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Naoero | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Oman | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Philippines | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100.0% | 2020 | 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 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 1 | Thailand | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States of America | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Botswana | 99.1% | 2007 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 33 | Cook Islands | 98.9% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 34 | Azerbaijan | 98.9% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 35 | Bhutan | 98.4% | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 36 | Colombia | 98.3% | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 37 | Maldives | 98.2% | 2022 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 38 | Lesotho | 98.1% | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 39 | Singapore | 97.8% | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 40 | Aruba | 97.6% | 2012 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 41 | Belarus | 97.5% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 42 | Nepal | 96.7% | 2025 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 96.7% | 2020 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 44 | Panama | 96.0% | 2014 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 45 | El Salvador | 95.8% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 46 | Namibia | 95.7% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 47 | Macau, China | 95.6% | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 48 | Lithuania | 95.6% | 2020 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 49 | Ukraine | 94.2% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 50 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 94.0% | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 51 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 93.6% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 52 | Tunisia | 92.8% | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 92.8% | 2017 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 54 | India | 92.3% | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 55 | Malaysia | 92.0% | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 56 | Brunei Darussalam | 91.2% | 2023 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 57 | Guyana | 91.1% | 2024 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 58 | Hong Kong, China | 90.8% | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 59 | Seychelles | 90.6% | 2024 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 60 | Myanmar | 89.2% | 2018 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 61 | Mexico | 88.8% | 2021 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 62 | Bahamas | 88.7% | 2024 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 63 | Sierra Leone | 87.9% | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 64 | Egypt | 86.9% | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 65 | Eritrea | 86.6% | 2013 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 66 | Armenia | 86.5% | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 67 | Mozambique | 85.9% | 2015 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 68 | Cape Verde | 82.4% | 2022 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 81.7% | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 70 | Ecuador | 81.3% | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 71 | Ghana | 78.6% | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 72 | Liberia | 78.5% | 2020 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 73 | Malawi | 77.8% | 2013 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 74 | Senegal | 77.3% | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 75 | Eswatini | 76.9% | 2022 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 76 | British Virgin Islands | 75.7% | 2023 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 77 | Mauritania | 75.6% | 2020 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 78 | Monaco | 74.0% | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 79 | Belize | 73.9% | 2024 | up 81.2% | rising |
| 80 | Marshall Islands | 72.7% | 2024 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 81 | Rwanda | 72.6% | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 82 | Saint Lucia | 71.5% | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 83 | Brazil | 71.3% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 84 | Tuvalu | 70.6% | 2025 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 85 | Burundi | 70.0% | 2025 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 68.1% | 2024 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 87 | Niue | 63.6% | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Kiribati | 63.5% | 2024 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 89 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 62.9% | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 90 | Gambia | 62.8% | 2021 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 91 | Montserrat | 62.5% | 2019 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 92 | Pakistan | 59.8% | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 93 | Mauritius | 58.9% | 2024 | up 80.2% | rising |
| 94 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 54.8% | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 95 | Barbados | 54.7% | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 96 | Dominica | 52.7% | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 97 | Niger | 51.3% | 2024 | up 208.3% | rising |
| 98 | Antigua and Barbuda | 48.5% | 2018 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 99 | Grenada | 45.6% | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 100 | Benin | 45.0% | 2022 | up 102.4% | flat |
| 101 | Mongolia | 40.9% | 2024 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 102 | Bangladesh | 38.3% | 2024 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 103 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 27.9% | 2021 | up 590.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Madagascar | 24.3% | 2019 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Nicaragua | 18.8% | 2023 | down 68.1% | falling |
| 106 | Gibraltar | 7.7% | 2023 | down 91.3% | 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) 98.3%
- SDG: Northern America 98.3%
- WB: North America 98.3%
- UNICEF: North America 98.3%
- AIMS: Central Asia 97.4%
- SDG: Central Asia 97.4%
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 97.4%
- UIS: Central Asia 96.9%
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 96.3%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 96.3%
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 96.1%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 95.8%
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 95.6%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 95.0%
- ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 93.9%
- MDG: Oceania 93.9%
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 93.9%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 92.0%
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 91.2%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 91.0%
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 90.7%
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 90.0%
- WB: South Asia 89.9%
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 89.9%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 89.7%
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 89.2%
- WB: Pacific Island Small States 89.2%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 89.1%
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 89.1%
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 88.6%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 88.6%
- WB: Oecd Members 88.5%
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 88.4%
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 88.4%
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 88.1%
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 88.1%
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 87.7%
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 87.6%
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 87.6%
- MDG: Northern Africa 87.3%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release