What is the difference in proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education between ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) and Sri Lanka?

0.06 GPIA, with ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) and Sri Lanka?

6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) vs Sri Lanka: Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

1.06 GPIA

in 2020

Sri Lanka

1 GPIA

in 2023

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank

16th

Sri Lanka rank

18th

Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education over time

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
Sri Lanka

How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) currently reports 1.06 GPIA against 1 GPIA in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.06 GPIA.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)'s figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 16th and Sri Lanka ranks 18th of 157 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2010s	1.05 GPIA	1 GPIA	0.0482 GPIA	ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
2020s	1.06 GPIA	1.01 GPIA	0.0488 GPIA	ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) or Sri Lanka?: ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), at 1.06 GPIA against 1 GPIA in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
What is the difference in proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education between ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) and Sri Lanka?: 0.06 GPIA, with ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) and Sri Lanka?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2020.
How do ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) and Sri Lanka rank globally for proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education?: ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 16th and Sri Lanka ranks 18th of 157 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit: GPIA
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 217 places, 2,165 data points, 1999–2024
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release