social2025
Trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
84.0% of total teachers in primary education
Median: 92.8% of total teachers in primary education
Countries Covered
156
with available data
Highest
Cambodia
100.0% of total teachers in primary education
Lowest
Gibraltar
0.0% of total teachers in primary education
Top 5 Countries
1Cambodia100.0% of total teachers in primary education
2Cape Verde100.0% of total teachers in primary education
3Cayman Islands100.0% of total teachers in primary education
4Democratic Republic of the Congo100.0% of total teachers in primary education
5Croatia100.0% of total teachers in primary education
By Region
North America95.5% of total teachers in primary education(2 countries)
Europe92.7% of total teachers in primary education(9 countries)
Asia90.2% of total teachers in primary education(21 countries)
Africa88.2% of total teachers in primary education(9 countries)
Other81.8% of total teachers in primary education(110 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0% of total teachers in primary education)High (100.0% of total teachers in primary education)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 84.0% of total teachers in primary education)
North America (2)
Europe (9)
Asia (21)
Africa (9)
Other (110)
South America (5)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambodia | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 2 | Cape Verde | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 3 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 5 | Croatia | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 6 | Cuba | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 7 | Cyprus | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 8 | Dominican Republic | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 9 | State of Palestine | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 10 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 11 | Iraq | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 12 | Cote d'Ivoire | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 14 | Jordan | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 15 | Kenya | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 16 | South Korea | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 17 | Kuwait | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 18 | Latvia | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 19 | Mauritius | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 20 | Moldova, Republic of | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 21 | Morocco | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 22 | Oman | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 23 | Nauru | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 24 | Palau | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 25 | Philippines | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 26 | Portugal | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 27 | Qatar | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 28 | San Marino | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 30 | Spain | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 31 | Tajikistan | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 32 | Thailand | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 34 | Tunisia | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 35 | United States of America | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 36 | Uruguay | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 37 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 38 | Algeria | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 39 | Andorra | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 40 | Bahrain | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 41 | Bermuda | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 42 | Bhutan | 100.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 43 | Botswana | 99.9% of total teachers in primary education |
| 44 | Suriname | 99.8% of total teachers in primary education |
| 45 | Azerbaijan | 99.7% of total teachers in primary education |
| 46 | Lesotho | 99.5% of total teachers in primary education |
| 47 | Turkmenistan | 99.5% of total teachers in primary education |
| 48 | Aruba | 99.5% of total teachers in primary education |
| 49 | Belarus | 99.5% of total teachers in primary education |
| 50 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 99.3% of total teachers in primary education |
| 51 | Panama | 99.2% of total teachers in primary education |
| 52 | Mozambique | 99.2% of total teachers in primary education |
| 53 | United Republic of Tanzania | 99.2% of total teachers in primary education |
| 54 | Macao | 98.8% of total teachers in primary education |
| 55 | Niger | 98.8% of total teachers in primary education |
| 56 | Zambia | 98.8% of total teachers in primary education |
| 57 | Singapore | 98.1% of total teachers in primary education |
| 58 | Zimbabwe | 97.9% of total teachers in primary education |
| 59 | Colombia | 97.6% of total teachers in primary education |
| 60 | Slovakia | 97.6% of total teachers in primary education |
| 61 | El Salvador | 97.5% of total teachers in primary education |
| 62 | Jamaica | 97.4% of total teachers in primary education |
| 63 | Virgin Islands, British | 97.2% of total teachers in primary education |
| 64 | Mauritania | 96.9% of total teachers in primary education |
| 65 | Tonga | 96.7% of total teachers in primary education |
| 66 | Russian Federation | 96.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 67 | Nepal | 95.8% of total teachers in primary education |
| 68 | Burundi | 95.8% of total teachers in primary education |
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | 95.7% of total teachers in primary education |
| 70 | Namibia | 95.4% of total teachers in primary education |
| 71 | Myanmar | 95.3% of total teachers in primary education |
| 72 | Ethiopia | 95.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 73 | Malawi | 94.8% of total teachers in primary education |
| 74 | Georgia | 94.6% of total teachers in primary education |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 94.3% of total teachers in primary education |
| 76 | Malaysia | 94.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 77 | Bolivia | 93.7% of total teachers in primary education |
| 78 | Hong Kong | 93.6% of total teachers in primary education |
| 79 | Paraguay | 92.1% of total teachers in primary education |
| 80 | Gabon | 92.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 81 | India | 91.4% of total teachers in primary education |
| 82 | Lithuania | 91.3% of total teachers in primary education |
| 83 | Burkina Faso | 91.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 84 | Mexico | 90.9% of total teachers in primary education |
| 85 | Ukraine | 89.9% of total teachers in primary education |
| 86 | Seychelles | 89.7% of total teachers in primary education |
| 87 | Ecuador | 89.6% of total teachers in primary education |
| 88 | Kiribati | 89.4% of total teachers in primary education |
| 89 | Ghana | 89.3% of total teachers in primary education |
| 90 | Vietnam | 89.2% of total teachers in primary education |
| 91 | Bahamas | 89.2% of total teachers in primary education |
| 92 | Fiji | 89.2% of total teachers in primary education |
| 93 | Republic of The Gambia | 89.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 94 | Belize | 88.7% of total teachers in primary education |
| 95 | Venezuela | 88.3% of total teachers in primary education |
| 96 | Brazil | 88.2% of total teachers in primary education |
| 97 | Honduras | 87.2% of total teachers in primary education |
| 98 | Egypt | 87.1% of total teachers in primary education |
| 99 | Maldives | 86.6% of total teachers in primary education |
| 100 | Brunei Darussalam | 86.5% of total teachers in primary education |
| 101 | Sri Lanka | 86.4% of total teachers in primary education |
| 102 | Mongolia | 86.1% of total teachers in primary education |
| 103 | Armenia | 84.9% of total teachers in primary education |
| 104 | Trinidad and Tobago | 83.9% of total teachers in primary education |
| 105 | Malta | 83.5% of total teachers in primary education |
| 106 | Angola | 82.4% of total teachers in primary education |
| 107 | Solomon Islands | 82.4% of total teachers in primary education |
| 108 | Guyana | 82.2% of total teachers in primary education |
| 109 | Togo | 81.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 110 | Republic of the Congo | 80.3% of total teachers in primary education |
| 111 | Monaco | 80.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 112 | Uganda | 79.6% of total teachers in primary education |
| 113 | South Africa | 77.9% of total teachers in primary education |
| 114 | Bangladesh | 77.9% of total teachers in primary education |
| 115 | Saint Lucia | 77.1% of total teachers in primary education |
| 116 | Senegal | 77.1% of total teachers in primary education |
| 117 | Eritrea | 76.9% of total teachers in primary education |
| 118 | Guinea | 76.7% of total teachers in primary education |
| 119 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 76.3% of total teachers in primary education |
| 120 | Barbados | 75.9% of total teachers in primary education |
| 121 | Benin | 75.1% of total teachers in primary education |
| 122 | Comoros | 75.1% of total teachers in primary education |
| 123 | Pakistan | 75.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 124 | Cameroon | 72.3% of total teachers in primary education |
| 125 | Sierra Leone | 69.8% of total teachers in primary education |
| 126 | Eswatini | 68.3% of total teachers in primary education |
| 127 | Rwanda | 67.6% of total teachers in primary education |
| 128 | Grenada | 67.4% of total teachers in primary education |
| 129 | Dominica | 66.1% of total teachers in primary education |
| 130 | Djibouti | 66.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 131 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 65.2% of total teachers in primary education |
| 132 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 65.2% of total teachers in primary education |
| 133 | Liberia | 62.3% of total teachers in primary education |
| 134 | Nigeria | 62.2% of total teachers in primary education |
| 135 | Albania | 61.8% of total teachers in primary education |
| 136 | Nicaragua | 59.2% of total teachers in primary education |
| 137 | Sudan | 58.5% of total teachers in primary education |
| 138 | Tuvalu | 57.9% of total teachers in primary education |
| 139 | Serbia | 55.7% of total teachers in primary education |
| 140 | Lebanon | 53.7% of total teachers in primary education |
| 141 | Antigua and Barbuda | 52.8% of total teachers in primary education |
| 142 | Vanuatu | 51.7% of total teachers in primary education |
| 143 | Marshall Islands | 50.6% of total teachers in primary education |
| 144 | South Sudan | 44.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 145 | Guinea-Bissau | 38.9% of total teachers in primary education |
| 146 | Syrian Arab Republic | 38.3% of total teachers in primary education |
| 147 | Mali | 37.4% of total teachers in primary education |
| 148 | Equatorial Guinea | 37.2% of total teachers in primary education |
| 149 | Indonesia | 34.7% of total teachers in primary education |
| 150 | Chad | 29.4% of total teachers in primary education |
| 151 | Sao Tome and Principe | 27.4% of total teachers in primary education |
| 152 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 27.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 153 | Puerto Rico | 25.0% of total teachers in primary education |
| 154 | Madagascar | 15.3% of total teachers in primary education |
| 155 | Peru | 13.1% of total teachers in primary education |
| 156 | Gibraltar | 0.0% of total teachers in primary education |
Showing 156 of 156 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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