Data for 2022
Qualified Teachers in Primary Education, 2022
Figures for 2022, 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, 2022 covers 92 countries on 3 measures. 28 countries share the highest reading, 100.0000; San Marino is lowest, at 34.1564. The middle country reads 95.6146. Against 2021, 56 values changed (25 up, 31 down), 12 countries joined, 19 left.
Qualified Teachers in Primary Education · Data for 2022
Highest28 countries share it
100.0000LowestSan Marino
34.1564Shaded 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, 2022, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 92 countries · select a heading to sort
ANDSouthern Europe | 100.0000 | 100.000 | 100.00 |
BHRWestern Asia | 100.0000 | 100.000 | 100.00 |
BTNSouthern Asia | 100.0000 | 100.000 | 100.00 |
CPVWestern Africa | 100.0000 | 100.000 | 100.00 |
KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 100.0000 | 100.000 | 100.00 |
COKPolynesia | 100.0000 | 100.000 | 100.00 |
CIVWestern Africa | 100.0000 | 100.000 | 100.00 |
CUBCaribbean | 100.0000 | 100.000 | 100.00 |
JORWestern Asia | 100.0000 | 100.000 | 100.00 |
KAZCentral Asia | 100.0000 | 100.000 | 100.00 |
LVANorthern Europe | 100.0000 | 100.000 | 100.00 |
MDAEastern Europe | 100.0000 | 100.000 | 100.00 |
MARNorthern Africa | 100.0000 | 100.000 | 100.00 |
NIUPolynesia | 100.0000 | 100.000 | — |
OMNWestern Asia | 100.0000 | 100.000 | 100.00 |
PSEWestern Asia | 100.0000 | 100.000 | 100.00 |
PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 100.0000 | 100.000 | 100.00 |
QATWestern Asia | 100.0000 | 100.000 | 100.00 |
SAUWestern Asia | 100.0000 | 100.000 | 100.00 |
KOREastern Asia | 100.0000 | 100.000 | 100.00 |
ESPSouthern Europe | 100.0000 | 100.000 | 100.00 |
THASouth-eastern Asia | 100.0000 | 100.000 | 100.00 |
TUNNorthern Africa | 100.0000 | 100.000 | 100.00 |
AREWestern Asia | 100.0000 | 100.000 | 100.00 |
USANorthern America | 100.0000 | 100.000 | 100.00 |
URYSouth America | 100.0000 | — | — |
UZBCentral Asia | 100.0000 | 100.000 | 100.00 |
VUTMelanesia | 100.0000 | 100.000 | 100.00 |
BWASouthern Africa | 99.8737 | 99.894 | 99.81 |
AZEWestern Asia | 99.7696 | 99.773 | 99.72 |
MNGEastern Asia | 99.6785 | 99.703 | 99.02 |
BLREastern Europe | 99.3698 | 99.371 | 99.17 |
MOZEastern Africa | 99.2083 | 99.467 | 98.98 |
MACEastern Asia | 99.1279 | 99.240 | 98.64 |
JAMCaribbean | 99.0382 | 99.560 | 94.38 |
LSOSouthern Africa | 98.1341 | 98.296 | 97.67 |
ZWEEastern Africa | 97.9017 | 97.990 | 97.76 |
SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 97.8979 | 97.844 | 98.12 |
COLSouth America | 97.6341 | 98.403 | 95.06 |
SVKEastern Europe | 97.6000 | — | — |
NERWestern Africa | 97.5435 | 98.306 | 96.59 |
KENEastern Africa | 97.3793 | 99.996 | 94.44 |
TONPolynesia | 96.9059 | 96.672 | 97.74 |
CYMCaribbean | 96.5812 | 96.980 | 94.34 |
KGZCentral Asia | 96.5719 | 96.573 | 96.51 |
HKGEastern Asia | 95.6747 | 96.044 | 94.48 |
DZANorthern Africa | 95.5546 | 95.693 | 94.90 |
NAMSouthern Africa | 95.5447 | 95.434 | 95.81 |
PLWMicronesia | 94.2149 | 95.146 | 88.89 |
KIRMicronesia | 92.9635 | 92.675 | 94.59 |
FJIMelanesia | 92.3600 | 91.327 | 94.17 |
LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 89.7334 | 89.363 | 90.18 |
ECUSouth America | 89.4804 | 90.479 | 85.74 |
BOLSouth America | 89.2632 | 89.483 | 88.85 |
TCACaribbean | 88.9764 | 89.140 | 87.88 |
INDSouthern Asia | 88.6790 | 88.311 | 89.14 |
BFAWestern Africa | 88.3963 | 92.988 | 83.99 |
GMBWestern Africa | 88.3936 | 91.640 | 85.83 |
BLZCentral America | 88.1410 | 89.753 | 82.97 |
MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 88.1405 | 87.129 | 90.58 |
BRASouth America | 88.0066 | 88.812 | 82.38 |
LKASouthern Asia | 86.8407 | 86.604 | 88.74 |
MDVSouthern Asia | 86.6492 | 84.918 | 91.84 |
BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 84.6949 | 83.627 | 88.45 |
CMRMiddle Africa | 82.6878 | 84.264 | 80.45 |
LCACaribbean | 81.4061 | 83.896 | 67.28 |
ARMWestern Asia | 81.2842 | 82.392 | 72.15 |
PAKSouthern Asia | 79.5409 | 71.247 | 90.14 |
TTOCaribbean | 79.2944 | 78.814 | 81.79 |
VCTCaribbean | 79.0123 | 80.071 | 71.77 |
TGOWestern Africa | 78.5398 | 68.831 | 80.83 |
ERIEastern Africa | 76.9397 | 78.740 | 75.52 |
RWAEastern Africa | 76.0508 | 76.928 | 74.87 |
BRBCaribbean | 75.8297 | 77.778 | 69.23 |
COMEastern Africa | 75.0578 | 77.423 | 73.29 |
VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 74.7324 | 74.743 | 74.69 |
BGDSouthern Asia | 73.6042 | 73.011 | 74.70 |
MCOWestern Europe | 71.9298 | 73.050 | 66.67 |
SENWestern Africa | 71.7588 | 66.266 | 74.52 |
NICCentral America | 68.6834 | 72.661 | 54.92 |
SWZSouthern Africa | 68.3447 | 71.195 | 61.79 |
DMACaribbean | 66.6667 | 67.683 | 58.73 |
TCDMiddle Africa | 64.7258 | 76.982 | 61.65 |
LBRWestern Africa | 62.3246 | 72.234 | 60.48 |
KNACaribbean | 61.7722 | 62.500 | 54.29 |
SYCEastern Africa | 61.2479 | 59.287 | 75.00 |
GRDCaribbean | 60.3245 | 62.846 | 52.91 |
MHLMicronesia | 52.4941 | 51.008 | 54.60 |
VGBCaribbean | 50.1754 | 45.276 | 90.32 |
TUVPolynesia | 46.4646 | 48.810 | 33.33 |
LBNWestern Asia | 34.8861 | 34.528 | 37.96 |
SMRSouthern Europe | 34.1564 | 35.841 | 11.76 |
02In 2022
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
Andorrashared100.0000
United Arab Emiratesshared100.0000
Bahrainshared100.0000
Bhutanshared100.0000
Côte d’Ivoireshared100.0000
Lowest
San Marino34.1564
Lebanon34.8861
Tuvalu46.4646
British Virgin Islands50.1754
Marshall Islands52.4941
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 95.6146. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Female
Highest27 share it
Lowest
Lebanon34.528
Middle country: 95.563
Male
Highest26 share it
Lowest
San Marino11.76
Middle country: 94.38
032021 → 2022
Since 2021
- +12 / −19countries joined / left
- 56values changed, of 80 in both
- 25 · 31rose · fell
- 24unchanged
Rose most
Comoros56.7665 → 75.0578+18.2913
Brunei67.6124 → 84.6949+17.0826
Lebanon22.5731 → 34.8861+12.3130
Bangladesh66.1733 → 73.6042+7.4309
Armenia73.8539 → 81.2842+7.4302
Fell most
British Virgin Islands85.0000 → 50.1754−34.8246
Tuvalu62.0438 → 46.4646−15.5792
Seychelles75.2122 → 61.2479−13.9643
Vietnam84.2789 → 74.7324−9.5464
Laos99.1001 → 89.7334−9.3666
Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do.
04Caveats
Read before you use
65 distinct values among 92
Values are stored exactly as published, to 14 decimals. 28 countries share 100.0000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
5 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) (2022). Qualified Teachers in Primary Education, 2022 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/qualified-teachers-primary/2022
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