Trained teachers in primary education - Country rankings
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Trained teachers in primary education, percent of total, 2023:
The average for 2023 based on 89 countries was 84.91 percent. The highest value was in Andorra: 100 percent and the lowest value was in Peru: 13.09 percent. The indicator is available from 1998 to 2025. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: UNESCO
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| Countries | Trained teachers in primary education, 2023 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andorra | 100 | 1 | 2006 - 2024 |
| Bahrain | 100 | 2 | 2011 - 2024 |
| Bhutan | 100 | 3 | 1998 - 2024 |
| Cambodia | 100 | 4 | 2001 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast | 100 | 5 | 2000 - 2024 |
| Jordan | 100 | 6 | 2014 - 2024 |
| Kazakhstan | 100 | 7 | 2014 - 2025 |
| Kenya | 100 | 8 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Mauritius | 100 | 9 | 1998 - 2024 |
| Moldova | 100 | 10 | 2019 - 2024 |
| Morocco | 100 | 11 | 2005 - 2024 |
| Namibia | 100 | 12 | 1998 - 2024 |
| Oman | 100 | 13 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Palestine | 100 | 14 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Philippines | 100 | 15 | 2010 - 2024 |
| Qatar | 100 | 16 | 2008 - 2024 |
| South Korea | 100 | 17 | 2000 - 2024 |
| Spain | 100 | 18 | 2001 - 2023 |
| Thailand | 100 | 19 | 2014 - 2025 |
| Tunisia | 100 | 20 | 2012 - 2023 |
| UA Emirates | 100 | 21 | 2004 - 2023 |
| Uruguay | 100 | 22 | 2013 - 2023 |
| USA | 100 | 23 | 2014 - 2023 |
| Uzbekistan | 100 | 24 | 2006 - 2025 |
| Lesotho | 99.54 | 25 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Turkmenistan | 99.48 | 26 | 2019 - 2024 |
| Belarus | 99.42 | 27 | 2002 - 2024 |
| Azerbaijan | 99.35 | 28 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Macao | 99.15 | 29 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Singapore | 98.11 | 30 | 2007 - 2023 |
| El Salvador | 98.1 | 31 | 2003 - 2024 |
| Nepal | 98.1 | 32 | 1999 - 2025 |
| Zimbabwe | 97.93 | 33 | 1998 - 2024 |
| Niger | 97.74 | 34 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Mongolia | 97.07 | 35 | 1998 - 2024 |
| Fiji | 96.42 | 36 | 2008 - 2024 |
| Russia | 96.02 | 37 | 2001 - 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 95.95 | 38 | 2003 - 2025 |
| Jamaica | 94.76 | 39 | 2014 - 2024 |
| Palau | 94.35 | 40 | 2021 - 2024 |
| Hong Kong | 94.19 | 41 | 1998 - 2024 |
| Tonga | 93.26 | 42 | 1998 - 2024 |
| Bahamas | 92.49 | 43 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Kiribati | 92.05 | 44 | 2005 - 2024 |
| India | 91.82 | 45 | 2017 - 2025 |
| Algeria | 91.53 | 46 | 1999 - 2025 |
| Burkina Faso | 90.53 | 47 | 2001 - 2024 |
| Ecuador | 90.21 | 48 | 2000 - 2024 |
| Bolivia | 90.12 | 49 | 2011 - 2024 |
| Ukraine | 89.88 | 50 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Gambia | 89.7 | 51 | 2000 - 2025 |
| Malaysia | 89.51 | 52 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Belize | 88.61 | 53 | 2000 - 2024 |
| Venezuela | 88.3 | 54 | 2023 - 2024 |
| Brazil | 88.23 | 55 | 2019 - 2023 |
| Sri Lanka | 86.38 | 56 | 2010 - 2023 |
| Brunei | 85.27 | 57 | 2005 - 2024 |
| Egypt | 84.58 | 58 | 2016 - 2024 |
| Armenia | 84.13 | 59 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Vietnam | 82.79 | 60 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Angola | 82.44 | 61 | 2011 - 2023 |
| Tr.&Tobago | 80.63 | 62 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Seychelles | 80.2 | 63 | 1998 - 2024 |
| Togo | 80.12 | 64 | 1999 - 2024 |
| St. Vincent & ... | 78.75 | 65 | 1998 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh | 77.26 | 66 | 2005 - 2024 |
| Monaco | 77.17 | 67 | 2019 - 2024 |
| Saint Lucia | 77.13 | 68 | 2001 - 2023 |
| Barbados | 75 | 69 | 2005 - 2024 |
| Senegal | 74.48 | 70 | 2003 - 2024 |
| Pakistan | 73.58 | 71 | 2004 - 2024 |
| Cameroon | 72.34 | 72 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Rwanda | 67.92 | 73 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Guyana | 66.24 | 74 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | 66.18 | 75 | 2011 - 2024 |
| Dominica | 66.12 | 76 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Djibouti | 66.05 | 77 | 2006 - 2023 |
| Tuvalu | 66 | 78 | 2016 - 2025 |
| Laos | 65.75 | 79 | 1999 - 2025 |
| Grenada | 64.3 | 80 | 2000 - 2024 |
| Chad | 63.68 | 81 | 2009 - 2024 |
| Nicaragua | 59.21 | 82 | 1998 - 2023 |
| Syria | 43.09 | 83 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Lebanon | 40.8 | 84 | 2021 - 2024 |
| Mali | 37.41 | 85 | 2008 - 2023 |
| Indonesia | 34.87 | 86 | 2023 - 2025 |
| San Marino | 34.82 | 87 | 2008 - 2024 |
| Micronesia | 27 | 88 | 2018 - 2023 |
| Peru | 13.09 | 89 | 2023 - 2023 |
Definition: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.
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