Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upper secondary education, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
80
Highest
100.0%
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
5.9%
Burundi
Median
93.5%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
2,251
What the numbers show
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upper secondary education, male (%) is currently reported for 80 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 5.9% in Burundi.
The median across all reporting countries is 93.5%, and the mean is 82.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 17.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Micronesia (country) (up 1,732.8%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 92.5%).
Proportion of teachers … teachers upper male secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 1 | Bermuda | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cuba | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 100.0% | 2021 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 100.0% | 2015 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 1 | Croatia | 100.0% | 2003 | — | flat |
| 1 | Jordan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kenya | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 1 | South 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 | Moldova | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mongolia | 100.0% | 2006 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Oman | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Philippines | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palestine | 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 | volatile |
| 1 | Thailand | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 29 | Maldives | 99.4% | 2022 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 30 | Nepal | 98.2% | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 31 | Colombia | 98.1% | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 32 | Panama | 97.4% | 2014 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 96.6% | 2020 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 34 | Azerbaijan | 96.3% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 35 | Namibia | 95.8% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 36 | Bhutan | 95.4% | 2023 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 37 | Mauritania | 95.2% | 2020 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 38 | El Salvador | 94.5% | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 39 | Cape Verde | 93.9% | 2022 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 40 | Belarus | 93.6% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 41 | Macao | 93.5% | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 42 | Laos | 93.3% | 2022 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 43 | Monaco | 92.9% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 44 | India | 92.0% | 2025 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 45 | Brunei | 90.7% | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 46 | Gibraltar | 90.5% | 2017 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 47 | Myanmar | 86.4% | 2018 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 48 | Sierra Leone | 85.7% | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 49 | Liberia | 83.5% | 2020 | up 97.6% | rising |
| 50 | Egypt | 83.3% | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 51 | Pakistan | 83.1% | 2024 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 52 | Gambia | 81.7% | 2021 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 53 | Armenia | 81.3% | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 54 | Ghana | 80.7% | 2021 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 55 | Marshall Islands | 79.8% | 2024 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 56 | Eritrea | 79.2% | 2013 | up 17.9% | flat |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 74.2% | 2023 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 58 | Ecuador | 71.2% | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 59 | Fiji | 68.0% | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 60 | Burkina Faso | 65.2% | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 61 | Bahamas | 64.8% | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 62 | Belize | 64.7% | 2024 | up 195.0% | rising |
| 63 | Bangladesh | 61.9% | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 64 | Sudan | 61.7% | 2018 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 65 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 60.0% | 2010 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 66 | Rwanda | 57.8% | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 67 | Saint Lucia | 57.7% | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 68 | Nicaragua | 55.6% | 2008 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 69 | Niue | 53.8% | 2024 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Tuvalu | 53.3% | 2025 | up 82.9% | rising |
| 71 | Niger | 51.9% | 2024 | up 331.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Barbados | 51.4% | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 73 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 48.1% | 2012 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 74 | Grenada | 46.9% | 2018 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 75 | Dominica | 40.8% | 2016 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 76 | Kiribati | 38.3% | 2024 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 77 | Syria | 32.9% | 2024 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 78 | Suriname | 30.0% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 79 | Micronesia (country) | 28.8% | 2021 | up 1,732.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Burundi | 5.9% | 2020 | down 92.5% | 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) 97.7%
- SDG: Northern America 97.7%
- WB: North America 97.7%
- UNICEF: North America 97.7%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 96.4%
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 94.4%
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 94.4%
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 94.1%
- WB: Oecd Members 93.3%
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 89.5%
- WB: South Asia 88.4%
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 88.4%
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 87.8%
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 87.5%
- MDG: Northern Africa 87.5%
- SDG: Northern Africa 87.3%
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 86.7%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 86.0%
- WB: Ibrd Only 85.6%
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 85.5%
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 85.0%
- AIMS: South and West Asia 84.8%
- MDG: Southern Asia 84.8%
- SDG: Southern Asia 84.8%
- UIS: South and West Asia 84.8%
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 84.8%
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 84.7%
- UNICEF: South Asia 84.7%
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 84.6%
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 84.5%
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 84.5%
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 84.5%
- WB: Other Small States 84.4%
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 84.1%
- UIS: Arab States 84.0%
- ALECSO: Member Countries 83.7%
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 83.7%
- WB: Arab World 83.7%
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 83.5%
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 83.0%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release