Trained teachers in primary education - Country rankings

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Trained teachers in primary education, percent of total, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 76 countries was 88.21 percent. The highest value was in Andorra: 100 percent and the lowest value was in San Marino: 34.16 percent. The indicator is available from 1998 to 2023. 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, 2022 Global rank Available data
Andorra 100 1 2006 - 2023
Bahrain 100 2 2011 - 2023
Bhutan 100 3 1998 - 2022
Cambodia 100 4 2001 - 2023
Ivory Coast 100 5 2000 - 2023
Jordan 100 6 2014 - 2023
Kazakhstan 100 7 2014 - 2023
Moldova 100 8 2019 - 2023
Morocco 100 9 2005 - 2023
Oman 100 10 1999 - 2023
Palestine 100 11 1999 - 2023
Philippines 100 12 2010 - 2022
Qatar 100 13 2008 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 100 14 2007 - 2022
South Korea 100 15 2000 - 2022
Spain 100 16 2001 - 2022
Thailand 100 17 2014 - 2023
Tunisia 100 18 2012 - 2023
Uruguay 100 19 2013 - 2022
USA 100 20 2014 - 2022
Uzbekistan 100 21 2006 - 2023
Vanuatu 100 22 2007 - 2022
Botswana 99.87 23 1998 - 2022
Azerbaijan 99.77 24 1999 - 2023
Mongolia 99.68 25 1998 - 2023
Belarus 99.37 26 2002 - 2023
Mozambique 99.21 27 2005 - 2022
Macao 99.13 28 1999 - 2023
Jamaica 99.04 29 2014 - 2023
Lesotho 98.13 30 1999 - 2023
Singapore 97.9 31 2007 - 2022
Zimbabwe 97.9 32 1998 - 2022
Colombia 97.63 33 2007 - 2022
Slovakia 97.6 34 2014 - 2022
Niger 97.54 35 1999 - 2023
Tonga 96.91 36 1998 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 96.57 37 2003 - 2023
Hong Kong 95.67 38 1998 - 2023
Algeria 95.55 39 1999 - 2023
Namibia 95.54 40 1998 - 2022
Palau 94.21 41 2021 - 2023
Kiribati 92.96 42 2005 - 2023
Fiji 92.36 43 2008 - 2023
Laos 89.73 44 1999 - 2023
Ecuador 89.48 45 2000 - 2023
Bolivia 89.26 46 2011 - 2023
India 88.68 47 2017 - 2023
Burkina Faso 88.4 48 2001 - 2023
Belize 88.14 49 2000 - 2023
Malaysia 88.14 50 1999 - 2023
Sri Lanka 86.84 51 2010 - 2022
Maldives 86.65 52 1998 - 2022
Brunei 84.69 53 2005 - 2023
Cameroon 81.9 54 2003 - 2022
Saint Lucia 81.41 55 2001 - 2023
Armenia 81.28 56 1999 - 2023
Pakistan 79.54 57 2004 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 79.29 58 1999 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 79.01 59 1998 - 2023
Togo 78.54 60 1999 - 2023
Eritrea 76.94 61 1999 - 2022
Rwanda 76.05 62 1999 - 2023
Barbados 75.83 63 2005 - 2023
Vietnam 74.73 64 1999 - 2023
Bangladesh 73.6 65 2005 - 2023
Monaco 71.93 66 2019 - 2023
Senegal 71.76 67 2003 - 2023
Nicaragua 68.68 68 1998 - 2023
Dominica 66.67 69 1999 - 2023
Chad 64.73 70 2009 - 2023
Liberia 62.32 71 2006 - 2022
Seychelles 61.25 72 1998 - 2023
Grenada 60.32 73 2000 - 2022
Tuvalu 46.46 74 2016 - 2023
Lebanon 34.89 75 2021 - 2023
San Marino 34.16 76 2018 - 2023


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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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1. Andorra
2. Bahrain
3. Bhutan
4. Cambodia
5. Ivory Coast
6. Jordan
7. Kazakhstan
8. Moldova
9. Morocco
10. Oman
11. Palestine
12. Philippines
13. Qatar
14. Saudi Arabia
15. South Korea
16. Spain
17. Thailand
18. Tunisia
19. Uruguay
20. USA
21. Uzbekistan
22. Vanuatu
23. Botswana
24. Azerbaijan
25. Mongolia
26. Belarus
27. Mozambique
28. Macao
29. Jamaica
30. Lesotho
31. Singapore
32. Zimbabwe
33. Colombia
34. Slovakia
35. Niger
36. Tonga
37. Kyrgyzstan
38. Hong Kong
39. Algeria
40. Namibia
41. Palau
42. Kiribati
43. Fiji
44. Laos
45. Ecuador
46. Bolivia
47. India
48. Burkina Faso
49. Belize
50. Malaysia
51. Sri Lanka
52. Maldives
53. Brunei
54. Cameroon
55. Saint Lucia
56. Armenia
57. Pakistan
58. Tr.&Tobago
59. St. Vincent & ...
60. Togo
61. Eritrea
62. Rwanda
63. Barbados
64. Vietnam
65. Bangladesh
66. Monaco
67. Senegal
68. Nicaragua
69. Dominica
70. Chad
71. Liberia
72. Seychelles
73. Grenada
74. Tuvalu
75. Lebanon
76. San Marino
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