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Qualified teachers, secondary (2024)

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Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified

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Highest 10 · Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified (2024)

Among the 58 countries with 2024 data, Andorra has the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified at 100% in 2024, followed by Bahrain (100%) and the Cayman Islands (100%). The top 5 is rounded off by Côte d'Ivoire (100%) and Jordan (100%). Further down, Kazakhstan (100%) and Moldova (100%) hold the next two spots. Morocco (100%), Nauru (100%), and Oman (100%) round out the top ten. Four of the top ten are in Asia, with three from Western Asia.

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How percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified changed between 2023 and 2024

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Key terms

Literacy rate
Percentage of population who can read and write a short, simple statement about everyday life.
Gross enrollment ratio
Total enrollment in a level of education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the eligible school-age population.
Completion rate
Percentage of a cohort of children who complete a given level of education.
Out-of-school rate
Percentage of children of official school age who are not enrolled in school.
Pupil-teacher ratio
Enrolled pupils per TRAINED teacher at a given level of education. It measures how thinly trained teachers are spread, not average class size: the ratio rises when fewer teachers meet the training requirement, whatever happens to the number of pupils in a room.
Educational attainment
Highest level of education completed by the population aged 25 and over.

Frequently asked questions

Which country has the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified?
Andorra has the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified among the 58 countries with 2024 data at 100.0% as of 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Which country has the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified?
Puerto Rico has the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified among the 58 countries with 2024 data at 13.6% as of 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

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