Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in secondary education, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
106
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
5.4%
Gibraltar
Median
91.6%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
3,558
What the numbers show
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in secondary education, male (%) is currently reported for 106 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 5.4% in Gibraltar.
The median across all reporting countries is 91.6%, and the mean is 80.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 18.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Micronesia, Federated States of (up 837.7%), and the largest decrease in Gibraltar (down 93.3%).
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 23.6% | 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 1.5% | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 100.0% | 2021 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 100.0% | 2003 | — | flat |
| 1 | Jamaica | 100.0% | 2024 | up 29.9% | 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 | Thailand | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tunisia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States of America | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 33 | Botswana | 99.1% | 2007 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 34 | Singapore | 99.0% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 35 | Maldives | 98.8% | 2022 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 36 | Ukraine | 98.7% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 37 | Azerbaijan | 98.5% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 38 | Nepal | 97.7% | 2025 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 39 | Colombia | 97.6% | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 40 | Bhutan | 97.5% | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 41 | Lesotho | 96.9% | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 42 | Belarus | 96.7% | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 96.7% | 2020 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 44 | Namibia | 95.8% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 45 | El Salvador | 95.5% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 46 | Panama | 95.2% | 2014 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 47 | Mauritania | 94.7% | 2020 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 48 | Macau, China | 93.4% | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 49 | Aruba | 93.4% | 2012 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 50 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 93.3% | 2022 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 51 | Lithuania | 92.5% | 2020 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 52 | India | 92.0% | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 53 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 92.0% | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 54 | Seychelles | 91.2% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 55 | Brunei Darussalam | 90.2% | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 56 | Malaysia | 89.8% | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 57 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 89.7% | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 58 | Myanmar | 87.9% | 2018 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 59 | Mexico | 87.7% | 2021 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 60 | Monaco | 87.7% | 2024 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 61 | Hong Kong, China | 87.0% | 2024 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 62 | Ghana | 84.9% | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 63 | Mozambique | 84.7% | 2015 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 64 | Egypt | 84.4% | 2024 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 65 | Liberia | 82.8% | 2020 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 66 | Eritrea | 82.5% | 2013 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 67 | Cape Verde | 82.1% | 2022 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 68 | Sierra Leone | 82.0% | 2024 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 69 | Pakistan | 80.5% | 2024 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 70 | Armenia | 79.3% | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 77.1% | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 72 | Bahamas | 76.9% | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 73 | Marshall Islands | 76.1% | 2024 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 74 | Gambia | 75.5% | 2021 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 75 | Ecuador | 73.5% | 2024 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 76 | Brazil | 72.6% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 77 | Senegal | 71.7% | 2023 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 78 | Rwanda | 67.1% | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 79 | Burkina Faso | 67.0% | 2024 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 80 | British Virgin Islands | 65.5% | 2023 | down 34.5% | flat |
| 81 | Belize | 65.4% | 2024 | up 143.2% | rising |
| 82 | Burundi | 64.5% | 2025 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 83 | Bangladesh | 61.7% | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 84 | Malawi | 60.7% | 2013 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 85 | Kiribati | 60.3% | 2024 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 86 | Saint Lucia | 60.3% | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 87 | Mauritius | 59.9% | 2024 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 88 | Guyana | 52.7% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 89 | Niger | 52.2% | 2024 | up 215.1% | rising |
| 90 | Barbados | 51.5% | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 91 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 51.2% | 2024 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 92 | Niue | 50.0% | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Antigua and Barbuda | 45.4% | 2018 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 94 | Tuvalu | 45.0% | 2025 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 95 | Eswatini | 44.4% | 2022 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 96 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 42.4% | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 97 | Grenada | 41.2% | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 98 | Benin | 34.3% | 2022 | up 74.0% | falling |
| 99 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 34.3% | 2021 | up 837.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Mongolia | 34.0% | 2024 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 101 | Dominica | 25.3% | 2023 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 102 | Nicaragua | 17.7% | 2023 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 103 | Madagascar | 17.6% | 2019 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.2% | 2017 | down 79.2% | falling |
| 105 | Montserrat | 15.4% | 2019 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 106 | Gibraltar | 5.4% | 2023 | down 93.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 99.3%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 99.3%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 99.3%
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 98.5%
- SDG: Northern America 98.5%
- WB: North America 98.5%
- UNICEF: North America 98.5%
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 94.1%
- AIMS: Central Asia 94.1%
- SDG: Central Asia 94.1%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 94.0%
- UIS: Central Asia 94.0%
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 93.1%
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 92.6%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 90.8%
- ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 90.6%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 90.5%
- MDG: Oceania 90.5%
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 90.5%
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 90.5%
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 90.4%
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 90.0%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 90.0%
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 89.9%
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 89.8%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 89.3%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 88.9%
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 88.9%
- WB: South Asia 88.9%
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 88.9%
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 88.7%
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 88.7%
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 88.6%
- WB: Oecd Members 88.6%
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 88.0%
- MDG: Northern Africa 87.2%
- SDG: Northern Africa 86.9%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 86.9%
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 86.9%
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 86.7%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release