Trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers) - Country Ranking

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 United Arab Emirates 100.00 2020
1 Algeria 100.00 2015
1 Croatia 100.00 2003
1 Iraq 100.00 2004
1 Jamaica 100.00 2020
1 Mauritius 100.00 2021
1 Nauru 100.00 2016
1 Oman 100.00 2020
1 Philippines 100.00 2019
1 Qatar 100.00 2020
1 Andorra 100.00 2020
1 Burundi 100.00 2019
1 Bahrain 100.00 2020
1 Bhutan 100.00 2020
1 Cuba 100.00 2020
1 Cayman Islands 100.00 2020
1 Djibouti 100.00 2018
1 Côte d'Ivoire 100.00 2020
1 Spain 100.00 2019
1 Iran 100.00 2017
1 Jordan 100.00 2020
1 Kazakhstan 100.00 2020
1 Cambodia 100.00 2020
1 Latvia 100.00 2019
1 Morocco 100.00 2020
1 Moldova 100.00 2020
1 Poland 100.00 2019
1 Saudi Arabia 100.00 2020
1 Thailand 100.00 2020
1 Tajikistan 100.00 2017
1 Tunisia 100.00 2020
1 Uruguay 100.00 2019
33 Turkmenistan 99.86 2020
34 Azerbaijan 99.86 2020
35 Botswana 99.85 2017
36 Vietnam 99.68 2020
37 Belarus 99.55 2018
38 Panama 99.24 2017
39 Malaysia 99.22 2019
40 Tanzania 99.20 2016
41 Uzbekistan 99.16 2020
42 Suriname 98.95 2018
43 Cabo Verde 98.90 2019
44 Macao SAR, China 98.90 2020
45 Lao PDR 98.84 2020
46 Zambia 98.75 2017
47 Russia 98.58 2018
48 Mozambique 98.40 2020
49 Singapore 97.84 2019
50 Zimbabwe 97.77 2020
51 Colombia 97.49 2019
52 Nepal 97.22 2020
53 Mauritania 96.86 2019
54 Kenya 96.81 2009
55 Slovak Republic 95.90 2014
56 Hong Kong SAR, China 95.68 2020
57 El Salvador 95.45 2018
58 Kyrgyz Republic 95.43 2017
59 Mexico 95.34 2018
60 Myanmar 95.34 2018
61 Rwanda 95.06 2019
62 Dominican Republic 94.86 2020
63 Kuwait 94.72 2020
64 Georgia 94.59 2009
65 Costa Rica 94.27 2020
66 Tonga 94.09 2020
67 Samoa 93.89 2014
68 Puerto Rico 92.58 2016
69 Fiji 92.27 2019
70 Paraguay 92.08 2012
71 Dem. Rep. Congo 92.00 2018
72 Namibia 91.82 2019
73 Malawi 90.81 2013
74 Kiribati 90.48 2020
75 Bolivia 90.38 2018
76 Albania 89.92 2018
77 The Bahamas 89.78 2018
78 Ukraine 89.64 2020
79 Burkina Faso 89.45 2020
80 Mongolia 88.94 2019
81 Ecuador 88.39 2020
82 Syrian Arab Republic 88.39 2002
83 Trinidad and Tobago 88.00 2009
84 St. Lucia 87.76 2012
85 Eswatini 87.71 2017
86 The Gambia 87.68 2020
87 Honduras 87.21 2004
88 Lesotho 86.53 2016
89 Belize 86.07 2020
90 Brunei 85.18 2020
91 Egypt 84.64 2019
92 Ethiopia 84.61 2009
93 Eritrea 84.46 2018
94 Sri Lanka 83.33 2019
95 Seychelles 82.50 2020
96 Solomon Islands 82.36 2019
97 Cameroon 81.24 2017
98 Malta 80.87 2019
99 Congo 80.32 2012
100 Uganda 79.59 2017
101 Tuvalu 78.30 2019
102 South Africa 77.92 2002
103 India 77.75 2020
104 Pakistan 77.31 2019
105 Benin 77.00 2020
106 Guinea 76.70 2020
107 Togo 75.72 2020
108 Armenia 75.12 2020
109 Barbados 75.07 2020
110 Senegal 75.05 2020
111 Nicaragua 74.86 2010
112 Monaco 73.08 2021
113 St. Kitts and Nevis 72.01 2016
114 Comoros 71.91 2017
115 Liberia 70.17 2017
116 Guyana 69.65 2012
117 Ghana 67.32 2020
118 Chad 64.98 2013
119 Sierra Leone 63.06 2020
120 Grenada 62.95 2018
121 Nigeria 62.18 2018
122 Niger 61.61 2018
123 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 61.07 2018
124 Dominica 57.50 2020
125 Serbia 55.73 2012
126 Antigua and Barbuda 52.82 2018
127 Mali 52.42 2011
128 Gabon 52.05 2019
129 Bangladesh 50.43 2017
130 Angola 47.49 2011
131 Guinea-Bissau 38.93 2010
132 San Marino 38.89 2020
133 Equatorial Guinea 37.23 2015
134 Vanuatu 36.00 2019
135 São Tomé and Principe 27.41 2017
136 Madagascar 15.27 2019

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Development Relevance: Trained teachers refer to teaching force with the necessary pedagogical skills to teach and use teaching materials in an effective manner. The share of trained teachers reveals a country's commitment to investing in the development of its human capital engaged in teaching. Teachers are important resource, especially for children who are the first-generation of receiving education in their families and heavily rely on teachers in acquiring basic literacy skills. However, rapid increase in enrollments may cause the shortage of trained teachers. Education finance is a key for appropriate teacher allocations, since teacher salaries account for a large share of education budgets. The shortage of trained teacher may result in low qualified teachers in more disadvantaged area.

Limitations and Exceptions: This indicator does not take into account differences in teachers' experiences and status, teaching methods, teaching materials, and classroom conditions - all factors that affect the quality of teaching and learning. Some teachers without formal training may have acquired equivalent pedagogical skills through professional experience. In addition, national standards regarding teacher qualifications and pedagogical skills may vary.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Share of trained teachers is calculated by dividing the number of trained teachers of the specified level of education by total number of teachers at the same level of education, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual