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

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

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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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 Jamaica 100.00 2020
1 Kuwait 100.00 2008
1 Oman 100.00 2020
1 Philippines 100.00 2019
1 Qatar 100.00 2020
1 Tunisia 100.00 2020
1 Andorra 100.00 2020
1 Burundi 100.00 2018
1 Bahrain 100.00 2020
1 Bhutan 100.00 2018
1 Côte d'Ivoire 100.00 2019
1 Cuba 100.00 2020
1 Spain 100.00 2019
1 Fiji 100.00 2012
1 Djibouti 100.00 2015
1 Jordan 100.00 2020
1 Kazakhstan 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 Thailand 100.00 2020
1 South Africa 100.00 2016
29 Cayman Islands 99.97 2020
30 Cambodia 99.96 2019
31 Botswana 99.83 2017
32 Turkmenistan 99.79 2020
33 Lao PDR 99.46 2020
34 Colombia 99.16 2019
35 Uzbekistan 98.90 2020
36 Singapore 97.87 2019
37 Iran 97.53 2017
38 Mozambique 97.30 2020
39 Costa Rica 96.69 2020
40 Belarus 96.61 2018
41 The Gambia 95.91 2019
42 Slovak Republic 95.87 2014
43 Hong Kong SAR, China 95.74 2020
44 Panama 95.71 2014
45 Namibia 95.67 2019
46 Mexico 95.64 2018
47 Cabo Verde 95.60 2019
48 Georgia 94.72 2009
49 Ukraine 94.31 2020
50 Macao SAR, China 93.09 2020
51 Mauritania 92.55 2019
52 El Salvador 92.46 2018
53 Kenya 92.34 2009
54 Tajikistan 92.12 2004
55 Seychelles 91.71 2020
56 Zambia 91.05 2017
57 Malaysia 89.79 2019
58 Syrian Arab Republic 89.78 1999
59 Myanmar 88.99 2018
60 Lesotho 88.86 2016
61 Bolivia 88.68 2018
62 Solomon Islands 88.27 2018
63 Mongolia 87.08 2019
64 Zimbabwe 86.86 2019
65 Brunei 86.68 2020
66 Uganda 84.03 2017
67 Puerto Rico 84.02 2016
68 Pakistan 83.85 2017
69 Nepal 83.39 2020
70 Eritrea 83.21 2013
71 The Bahamas 83.05 2018
72 Egypt 82.91 2019
73 Dominican Republic 82.83 2015
74 Vanuatu 81.54 2017
75 Paraguay 81.00 2012
76 Mali 80.67 2008
77 Monaco 80.56 2020
78 India 80.22 2020
79 Sri Lanka 79.26 2018
80 Ghana 77.11 2018
81 Armenia 76.18 2020
82 Kyrgyz Republic 74.77 2017
83 Ecuador 74.74 2020
84 Eswatini 73.23 2015
85 Sierra Leone 72.91 2020
86 Senegal 72.43 2020
87 St. Lucia 71.85 2015
88 Suriname 71.26 2015
89 Belize 70.11 2020
90 Malta 69.53 2019
91 Nigeria 66.79 2018
92 Malawi 65.62 2013
93 Honduras 64.40 2004
94 Kiribati 64.32 2013
95 Ethiopia 64.10 2008
96 Burkina Faso 63.99 2020
97 Rwanda 62.61 2019
98 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 62.50 2019
99 Tuvalu 62.12 2020
100 Liberia 61.72 2015
101 Bangladesh 61.67 2020
102 St. Kitts and Nevis 61.67 2016
103 Guyana 60.90 2012
104 Congo 59.21 2012
105 Tonga 58.66 2015
106 Dem. Rep. Congo 58.00 2018
107 Cameroon 53.15 2015
108 Nicaragua 52.57 2010
109 Albania 52.39 2020
110 Barbados 52.19 2020
111 Mauritius 52.18 2021
112 Angola 51.49 2015
113 Guinea 50.43 2016
114 Togo 50.27 2006
115 Antigua and Barbuda 47.69 2018
116 Grenada 46.28 2018
117 Central African Republic 45.35 2016
118 São Tomé and Principe 44.26 2016
119 Chad 44.02 2016
120 Serbia 43.92 2011
121 Nauru 36.36 2007
122 Benin 33.97 2020
123 Dominica 28.60 2020
124 Equatorial Guinea 24.72 2005
125 Comoros 22.78 2017
126 Madagascar 20.17 2018
127 Niger 16.58 2010

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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