Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)

WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted was 1.26 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.26 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
28th
of 151 groups
All-time high
1.26 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.9024 GPIA
in 2017
Years of data
11
2014–2024

Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 2014–2024

00.511.52014201920242014: 0.934 GPIA2015: 0.916 GPIA2016: 0.918 GPIA2017: 0.902 GPIA2018: 0.911 GPIA2019: 0.905 GPIA2020: 0.921 GPIA2021: 0.906 GPIA2022: 1.2 GPIA2023: 1.2 GPIA2024: 1.3 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) is 1.26 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 1.26 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9024 GPIA, in 2017.

WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 28th of 151 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 2014 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
2014 0.934 GPIA
2015 0.9165 GPIA -1.9%
2016 0.9177 GPIA +0.1%
2017 0.9024 GPIA -1.7%
2018 0.9112 GPIA +1.0%
2019 0.9054 GPIA -0.6%
2020 0.9206 GPIA +1.7%
2021 0.9058 GPIA -1.6%
2022 1.23 GPIA +36.3%
2023 1.24 GPIA +0.1%
2024 1.26 GPIA +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.9145 GPIA 0.9024 GPIA 0.934 GPIA 6
2020s 1.11 GPIA 0.9058 GPIA 1.26 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)

  1. 25 India 1.04 GPIA compare
  2. 26 Colombia 1.03 GPIA compare
  3. 27 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.01 GPIA compare
  4. 28 Sri Lanka 1 GPIA compare
  5. 29 Andorra 1 GPIA compare
  6. 29 United Arab Emirates 1 GPIA compare
  7. 29 Armenia 1 GPIA compare
  8. 29 Bahrain 1 GPIA compare
  9. 29 Barbados 1 GPIA compare
  10. 29 Bhutan 1 GPIA compare
  11. 29 Côte d'Ivoire 1 GPIA compare
  12. 29 Cyprus 1 GPIA compare
  13. 29 Djibouti 1 GPIA compare
  14. 29 Dominican Republic 1 GPIA compare
  15. 29 Egypt 1 GPIA compare
  16. 29 Spain 1 GPIA compare
  17. 29 Hong Kong, China 1 GPIA compare
  18. 29 Jordan 1 GPIA compare
  19. 29 Cambodia 1 GPIA compare
  20. 29 Korea 1 GPIA compare
  21. 29 Macau, China 1 GPIA compare
  22. 29 Mauritius 1 GPIA compare
  23. 29 Niger 1 GPIA compare
  24. 29 Oman 1 GPIA compare
  25. 29 Philippines 1 GPIA compare
  26. 29 Portugal 1 GPIA compare
  27. 29 Qatar 1 GPIA compare
  28. 29 El Salvador 1 GPIA compare
  29. 29 Serbia 1 GPIA compare
  30. 29 United States of America 1 GPIA compare
  31. 29 Vanuatu 1 GPIA compare
  32. 29 Samoa 1 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 223 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 1.26 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
The highest recorded value was 1.26 GPIA in 2024.
What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9024 GPIA in 2017.
How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted?
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 28th out of 151 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-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
223 places, 2,291 data points, 1999–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release