Data for 2021
Qualified Teachers in Primary Education, 2021
Figures for 2021, as UIS published them · stored as published, never rewritten
This is the share of primary-school teachers who hold at least the minimum qualification their own country requires of them — SDG indicator 4.c.1. It describes the teaching workforce rather than the pupils.
Qualified Teachers in Primary Education, 2021 covers 99 countries on 3 measures. 34 countries share the highest reading, 100.00; Lebanon is lowest, at 22.57. The middle country reads 96.15. Against 2020, 57 values changed (32 up, 25 down), 15 countries joined, 11 left.
Qualified Teachers in Primary Education · Data for 2021
Highest34 countries share it
100.00
LowestLebanon
22.57Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Qualified Teachers in Primary Education, 2021, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 99 countries · select a heading to sort
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 AndorraANDSouthern Europe | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 NiueNIUPolynesia | 100.00 | 100.00 | — |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 PalauPLWMicronesia | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 100.00 | — | — |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 99.76 | 99.75 | 100.00 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 99.71 | 99.70 | 99.81 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 99.58 | — | — |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 99.35 | 99.42 | 84.62 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 99.10 | 98.92 | 99.31 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 99.09 | 99.26 | 98.34 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 98.42 | 98.48 | 98.25 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 98.03 | 98.06 | 97.89 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 98.01 | 97.95 | 98.31 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 97.62 | 97.68 | 97.53 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 97.53 | 97.16 | 98.87 |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 97.39 | 97.17 | 100.00 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 97.22 | 95.97 | 98.35 |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 97.09 | 96.94 | 97.42 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 96.73 | 96.73 | 96.72 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 96.15 | 96.41 | 95.31 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 96.00 | 97.05 | 94.69 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 95.10 | 94.80 | 95.81 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 94.21 | 94.15 | 94.31 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 93.49 | 93.75 | 92.92 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 93.28 | 94.59 | 91.98 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 91.75 | 91.12 | 96.36 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 90.98 | 95.42 | 86.94 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 90.94 | 92.06 | 88.34 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 90.85 | 90.88 | 90.65 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 90.65 | 91.93 | 75.74 |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 90.02 | 90.01 | 90.40 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 89.51 | 88.95 | 90.20 |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 89.24 | 89.80 | 85.18 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 88.81 | 89.88 | 84.84 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 88.45 | 88.93 | 87.56 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 87.63 | 87.33 | 90.19 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 87.60 | 90.67 | 85.45 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 87.01 | 88.21 | 83.19 |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 86.90 | 85.94 | 88.62 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 85.00 | 86.30 | 73.33 |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 84.28 | 96.72 | 38.37 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 83.52 | — | — |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 83.12 | 85.47 | 69.57 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 82.32 | 84.31 | 79.67 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 82.04 | 82.41 | 79.51 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 76.87 | 70.38 | 84.68 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 76.14 | 77.04 | 74.92 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 75.80 | 78.01 | 68.29 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 75.79 | 66.11 | 77.96 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 75.58 | 71.66 | 77.47 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 75.21 | 75.64 | 72.50 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 75.08 | 76.87 | 74.35 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 73.85 | 74.88 | 65.58 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 73.14 | 78.94 | 70.50 |
 MonacoMCOWestern Europe | 73.08 | 71.92 | 77.78 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 67.61 | 68.01 | 66.21 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 66.17 | 64.51 | 69.18 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 66.08 | 68.19 | 62.86 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 65.52 | 67.12 | 64.15 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 65.06 | 65.99 | 61.44 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 63.13 | 78.16 | 59.35 |
 TuvaluTUVPolynesia | 62.04 | 63.72 | 54.17 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 61.87 | 61.90 | 61.54 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 61.77 | 60.08 | 72.21 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 56.77 | 59.65 | 54.51 |
 Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 51.37 | 50.13 | 53.01 |
 San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe | 38.52 | 41.26 | 9.52 |
 MicronesiaFSMMicronesia | 27.55 | 27.00 | 28.62 |
LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 22.57 | 22.11 | 26.41 |
02In 2021
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Andorrashared100.00
- United Arab Emiratesshared100.00
- Bhutanshared100.00
- Côte d’Ivoireshared100.00
- DR Congoshared100.00
Lowest
- Lebanon22.57
- Micronesia27.55
- San Marino38.52
- Marshall Islands51.37
- Comoros56.77
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 96.15. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Female
Highest33 share it
Lowest
Lebanon22.11Middle country: 96.56
Male
Highest34 share it
Lowest
San Marino9.52Middle country: 95.31
032020 → 2021
Since 2020
- +15 / −11countries joined / left
- 57values changed, of 84 in both
- 32 · 25rose · fell
- 27unchanged
Rose most
- Niue5.88 → 100.00+94.12
- India77.75 → 89.51+11.76
- Sierra Leone63.06 → 73.14+10.08
- British Virgin Islands76.22 → 85.00+8.78
- Egypt78.85 → 86.90+8.05
Fell most
- Brunei85.18 → 67.61−17.57
- Vietnam99.68 → 84.28−15.40
- Micronesia35.97 → 27.55−8.43
- Seychelles82.50 → 75.21−7.29
- Cabo Verde100.00 → 93.49−6.51
+ Angola+ Albania+ Bahamas+ Cameroon+ DR Congo+ Comoros+ Grenada+ Lebanon+ Niger+ Pakistan+ Palau+ Rwanda+ Chad+ Tuvalu+ Vanuatu
− Burundi
− Bahrain
− Costa Rica
− Gibraltar
− Guinea
− Liberia
− Lithuania
− Mozambique
− Portugal
− Trinidad and Tobago
− TunisiaChanges in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do.
04Caveats
Read before you use
66 distinct values among 99
Values are stored exactly as published, to 14 decimals. 34 countries share 100.00. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
7 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
05The files
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (2021). Qualified Teachers in Primary Education, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/qualified-teachers-primary/2021
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