Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
73
Highest
2 GPIA
Niue
Lowest
0.6276 GPIA
Bangladesh
Median
1 GPIA
Years covered
28
1997–2024
Data points
2,641
What the numbers show
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 73 countries. The highest value is 2 GPIA in Niue; the lowest is 0.6276 GPIA in Bangladesh.
The median across all reporting countries is 1 GPIA, and the mean is 1.02 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Niue (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 51.9%).
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niue | 2 GPIA | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 2 | Nicaragua | 1.22 GPIA | 2008 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 3 | Dominica | 1.19 GPIA | 2016 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 4 | Belize | 1.15 GPIA | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 5 | Ghana | 1.12 GPIA | 2021 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 6 | Mongolia | 1.12 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 7 | Armenia | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 8 | Mali | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 9 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.08 GPIA | 2009 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 10 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.08 GPIA | 2012 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 11 | Ecuador | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 1.08 GPIA | 2021 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 13 | Barbados | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 14 | Kiribati | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 15 | Rwanda | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 17 | Eritrea | 1.04 GPIA | 2013 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 18 | Macau (China) | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 20 | Cape Verde | 1.03 GPIA | 2022 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 21 | Egypt | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 23 | Colombia | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 24 | Myanmar | 1 GPIA | 2018 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 25 | Panama | 1 GPIA | 2017 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 26 | El Salvador | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 27 | Brunei Darussalam | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 28 | Grenada | 1 GPIA | 2018 | down 18.7% | flat |
| 29 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1 GPIA | 2020 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 30 | Andorra | 1 GPIA | 2012 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | United Arab Emirates | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 30 | Bahrain | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 30 | Bermuda | 1 GPIA | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Bhutan | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Cuba | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Cayman Islands | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 30 | Cyprus | 1 GPIA | 2021 | — | flat |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 1 GPIA | 2021 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 30 | Spain | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Gibraltar | 1 GPIA | 2017 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 30 | Croatia | 1 GPIA | 2003 | — | flat |
| 30 | Iran | 1 GPIA | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Jordan | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Cambodia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Korea | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Kuwait | 1 GPIA | 2021 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 30 | Latvia | 1 GPIA | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Morocco | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Republic of Moldova | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Oman | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Philippines | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Palestine, State of | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Qatar | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | San Marino | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Thailand | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | United States of America | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 58 | Belarus | 0.9999 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 0.9994 GPIA | 2020 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 60 | India | 0.9974 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 0.9973 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 62 | Niger | 0.9939 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 63 | Solomon Islands | 0.9916 GPIA | 2019 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 64 | Liberia | 0.9853 GPIA | 2015 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 65 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.9747 GPIA | 2010 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 66 | Bahamas | 0.9643 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 67 | Nepal | 0.9569 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 68 | Maldives | 0.9283 GPIA | 2019 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 69 | Mauritania | 0.8979 GPIA | 2020 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 70 | Gambia | 0.8446 GPIA | 2021 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 71 | Monaco | 0.8319 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 72 | Pakistan | 0.7107 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 73 | Bangladesh | 0.6276 GPIA | 2024 | down 51.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 1.2 GPIA
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 1.16 GPIA
- WB: Other Small States 1.16 GPIA
- UNESCO: Sids 1.15 GPIA
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 1.13 GPIA
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 1.13 GPIA
- WB: Ida Only 1.12 GPIA
- WB: Caribbean Small States 1.12 GPIA
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 1.12 GPIA
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 1.12 GPIA
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.11 GPIA
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 1.11 GPIA
About this data
February 2026 Data Release