Trained teachers in primary education, male (% of male teachers) by country
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.
Countries reporting
126
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
0.0%
Gibraltar
Median
94.2%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
2,453
What the numbers show
Trained teachers in primary education, male (% of male teachers) is currently reported for 126 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 0.0% in Gibraltar.
The median across all reporting countries is 94.2%, and the mean is 85.3%.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 111.1%), and the largest decrease in Gibraltar (down 100.0%).
Trained teachers in primary education, male: 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 | rising |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 1 | Bermuda | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bhutan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 100.0% | 2024 | up 18.7% | flat |
| 1 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 100.0% | 2021 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 100.0% | 2022 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 1 | Cuba | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 100.0% | 2021 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 1 | Algeria | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 100.0% | 2003 | — | flat |
| 1 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 100.0% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 1 | Jordan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kenya | 100.0% | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 1 | Cambodia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Republic of Korea | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2021 | up 80.9% | falling |
| 1 | Latvia | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Morocco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritius | 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 | volatile |
| 1 | Suriname | 100.0% | 2021 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 100.0% | 2017 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 1 | Tunisia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States of America | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 41 | Botswana | 99.8% | 2022 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 42 | Panama | 99.5% | 2017 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 43 | Lesotho | 99.3% | 2023 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 44 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 99.2% | 2016 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 45 | Azerbaijan | 99.1% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 46 | Belarus | 99.1% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 47 | Mozambique | 99.0% | 2022 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 48 | Tonga | 98.9% | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 49 | Niger | 98.2% | 2024 | up 111.1% | falling |
| 50 | El Salvador | 98.2% | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 51 | Singapore | 98.2% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 52 | Aruba | 97.8% | 2012 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 53 | Zimbabwe | 97.7% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 54 | Macau, China | 97.6% | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 55 | Mauritania | 96.6% | 2019 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 56 | Myanmar | 96.4% | 2018 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 95.7% | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 58 | Namibia | 95.7% | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 59 | Nepal | 95.6% | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 60 | Malawi | 95.2% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 61 | Colombia | 95.1% | 2022 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 62 | Ethiopia | 95.0% | 2014 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 63 | Costa Rica | 94.3% | 2020 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 64 | Burundi | 94.0% | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 65 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 93.9% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 66 | Malaysia | 93.7% | 2024 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 67 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 93.1% | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 68 | India | 92.9% | 2025 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 69 | Hong Kong, China | 92.0% | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 70 | Maldives | 91.8% | 2022 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 71 | Ukraine | 90.4% | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 72 | Fiji | 90.3% | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 73 | Egypt | 89.5% | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 74 | Brunei Darussalam | 89.1% | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 75 | Ghana | 88.8% | 2024 | up 95.2% | rising |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | 88.7% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 77 | Mexico | 88.3% | 2021 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 78 | Seychelles | 88.0% | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 79 | Burkina Faso | 86.7% | 2024 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 80 | Viet Nam | 86.6% | 2024 | down 13.4% | flat |
| 81 | Trinidad and Tobago | 86.3% | 2024 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 82 | Gambia | 86.1% | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 83 | Kiribati | 86.1% | 2024 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 84 | Ecuador | 85.9% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Togo | 84.3% | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 86 | Belize | 84.0% | 2024 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 87 | Solomon Islands | 83.2% | 2019 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 88 | Brazil | 83.1% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 89 | Jamaica | 83.0% | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 90 | Guinea | 82.4% | 2020 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 91 | Monaco | 81.6% | 2024 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 92 | Senegal | 80.6% | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 93 | Pakistan | 78.7% | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 94 | Bangladesh | 77.8% | 2024 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 95 | British Virgin Islands | 77.8% | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 96 | Armenia | 76.5% | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 97 | Eritrea | 75.5% | 2022 | down 17.8% | flat |
| 98 | Bahamas | 75.2% | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 99 | Benin | 74.3% | 2021 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 100 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 73.7% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 101 | Congo | 71.9% | 2012 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 102 | Djibouti | 71.7% | 2023 | down 24.3% | flat |
| 103 | Lithuania | 71.5% | 2020 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 104 | Mongolia | 69.9% | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 105 | Barbados | 67.8% | 2024 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 106 | Cameroon | 66.9% | 2023 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 107 | Sierra Leone | 66.8% | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 108 | Rwanda | 65.3% | 2024 | down 31.4% | rising |
| 109 | Nigeria | 63.7% | 2018 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 110 | Grenada | 62.4% | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 111 | Dominica | 62.3% | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 112 | Eswatini | 61.8% | 2022 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 113 | Liberia | 60.5% | 2022 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 114 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 59.1% | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 115 | Guyana | 55.3% | 2024 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 116 | Saint Lucia | 53.8% | 2023 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 117 | Marshall Islands | 52.2% | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 118 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 50.6% | 2025 | down 48.8% | rising |
| 119 | Tuvalu | 50.0% | 2025 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 120 | Nicaragua | 44.6% | 2023 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 121 | Antigua and Barbuda | 35.9% | 2018 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 122 | Equatorial Guinea | 34.6% | 2015 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 123 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 23.7% | 2023 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 124 | Sao Tome and Principe | 22.1% | 2017 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 125 | Madagascar | 11.2% | 2019 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 126 | 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.
- North America 96.4%
- High income 92.8%
- OECD members 91.4%
- Post-demographic dividend 91.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 90.6%
- South Asia 89.0%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 89.0%
- IBRD only 84.4%
- Lower middle income 83.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 81.8%
- Middle income 80.9%
- World 80.4%
- IDA & IBRD total 79.2%
- Low & middle income 79.0%
- Early-demographic dividend 79.0%
- Arab World 77.6%
- Pacific island small states 76.8%
- Latin America & Caribbean 76.5%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 76.4%
- Caribbean Small States 75.9%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 74.8%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 73.9%
- Pre-demographic dividend 73.2%
- Least developed countries 73.1%
- IDA only 73.1%
- Other small states 72.9%
- Small states 72.8%
- IDA total 72.7%
- Low income 72.5%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 71.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 71.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 71.4%
- IDA blend 69.6%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 68.3%
- Africa Western and Central 67.0%
About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.