Trained teachers in upper secondary education, male (% of male teachers) - Country Ranking

Definition: Trained teachers in upper secondary education are the percentage of upper secondary 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/)

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Rank Country Value Year
1 United Arab Emirates 100.00 2020
1 Croatia 100.00 2003
1 Iraq 100.00 2004
1 Kuwait 100.00 2005
1 Mongolia 100.00 2006
1 Nauru 100.00 2016
1 Oman 100.00 2019
1 Philippines 100.00 2019
1 Qatar 100.00 2020
1 Tunisia 100.00 2020
1 Burundi 100.00 2018
1 Bahrain 100.00 2020
1 Bhutan 100.00 2018
1 Cuba 100.00 2020
1 Djibouti 100.00 2015
1 Spain 100.00 2019
1 Fiji 100.00 2012
1 Jordan 100.00 2020
1 Latvia 100.00 2019
1 Morocco 100.00 2020
1 Moldova 100.00 2020
1 Papua New Guinea 100.00 2012
1 Poland 100.00 2019
1 Saudi Arabia 100.00 2020
1 Serbia 100.00 2007
1 Thailand 100.00 2020
27 Cayman Islands 99.83 2020
28 Cambodia 99.70 2007
29 Kenya 99.54 2012
30 Lao PDR 99.46 2020
31 Colombia 99.00 2019
32 Ethiopia 98.88 2019
33 Mozambique 97.89 2020
34 Panama 97.42 2014
35 The Gambia 97.01 2019
36 Costa Rica 96.62 2020
37 Mauritania 95.24 2019
38 Yemen 94.83 2013
39 Iran 94.48 2017
40 Guinea 94.47 2008
41 Georgia 92.72 2009
42 Uzbekistan 92.60 2017
43 Syrian Arab Republic 92.12 2013
44 Cabo Verde 91.79 2019
45 Macao SAR, China 91.28 2020
46 El Salvador 89.59 2018
47 Brunei 88.61 2019
48 Belarus 88.49 2018
49 Myanmar 86.38 2018
50 Monaco 86.26 2020
51 São Tomé and Principe 85.29 2011
52 Ghana 84.51 2019
53 Mali 84.16 2008
54 Puerto Rico 84.02 2016
55 Pakistan 83.31 2017
56 Nepal 83.15 2020
57 Congo 82.57 2012
58 India 80.51 2020
59 Egypt 79.71 2019
60 Dominican Republic 79.52 2015
61 Eritrea 79.20 2013
62 The Bahamas 78.02 2018
63 Sri Lanka 74.80 2018
64 Sierra Leone 74.28 2019
65 Armenia 73.40 2020
66 Paraguay 72.14 2012
67 Belize 69.26 2020
68 Ecuador 67.41 2020
69 Rwanda 66.67 2019
70 Senegal 66.17 2020
71 Burkina Faso 63.73 2020
72 Azerbaijan 63.70 2020
73 Tuvalu 63.64 2018
74 Sudan 61.75 2018
75 Nigeria 60.79 2018
76 Solomon Islands 60.77 2015
77 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 60.00 2010
77 St. Lucia 60.00 2012
79 Liberia 59.96 2015
80 Bangladesh 57.48 2020
81 Honduras 56.14 2008
82 Nicaragua 55.55 2008
83 Somalia 54.18 2007
84 Cameroon 50.75 2015
85 Samoa 49.77 2020
86 Barbados 49.53 2020
87 Chad 49.40 2016
88 Antigua and Barbuda 49.09 2010
89 Albania 48.38 2020
90 St. Kitts and Nevis 48.10 2012
91 Angola 47.81 2015
92 Grenada 46.88 2018
93 Guyana 42.75 2009
94 Dominica 40.79 2016
95 Kiribati 32.88 2008
96 Benin 32.59 2000
97 Tonga 26.47 1998
98 Madagascar 15.73 2019
99 Niger 12.90 2017

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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