Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted was 1.18 GPIA in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
1.18 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
5th
of 183 groups
All-time high
1.18 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
1.17 GPIA
in 2016
Years of data
6
2015–2020
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 2015–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries stood at 1.18 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 5th out of 183 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.18 GPIA | — |
| 2016 | 1.17 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.18 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- 2 Madagascar 1.33 GPIA compare
- 3 British Virgin Islands 1.32 GPIA compare
- 4 Cook Islands 1.3 GPIA compare
- 5 Lithuania 1.22 GPIA compare
- 6 Chad 1.21 GPIA compare
- 7 Cuba 1.18 GPIA
- 8 Bahamas 1.17 GPIA compare
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 633,128 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 378,880 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 226,596 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 13.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 1.18 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 GPIA in 2016.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 5th out of 183 groups with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release