ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) vs Sri Lanka: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
0.9791 GPIA
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.9703 GPIA
in 2023
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank
112th
Sri Lanka rank
113th

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time

  • ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) currently reports 0.9791 GPIA against 0.9703 GPIA in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0088 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2015 it was ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ahead.

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 112th and Sri Lanka ranks 113th of 181 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2010s 0.998 GPIA 0.9654 GPIA 0.0326 GPIA ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
2020s 0.9799 GPIA 0.9811 GPIA 0.0012 GPIA Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in, ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) or Sri Lanka?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), at 0.9791 GPIA against 0.9703 GPIA in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) and Sri Lanka?
0.0088 GPIA, with ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) and Sri Lanka?
8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) and Sri Lanka rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 112th and Sri Lanka ranks 113th of 181 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary 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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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary 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
307 places, 4,955 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release