Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
97
Highest
2 GPIA
Antigua and Barbuda
Lowest
0.262 GPIA
Burkina Faso
Median
1 GPIA
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
3,404
What the numbers show
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 97 countries. The highest value is 2 GPIA in Antigua and Barbuda; the lowest is 0.262 GPIA in Burkina Faso.
The median across all reporting countries is 1 GPIA, and the mean is 1.18 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Tokelau (up 450.0%), and the largest decrease in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (down 71.6%).
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 GPIA | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bermuda | 2 GPIA | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cabo Verde | 2 GPIA | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 2 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Grenada | 2 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palestinian Authority or West Bank and Gaza Strip | 2 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 2 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tuvalu | 2 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Anguilla | 2 GPIA | 2011 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 2 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montserrat | 2 GPIA | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Niue | 2 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tokelau | 2 GPIA | 2023 | up 450.0% | rising |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 1.9 GPIA | 2022 | up 89.8% | rising |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 1.89 GPIA | 2008 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 16 | Liberia | 1.77 GPIA | 2022 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 17 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.6 GPIA | 2024 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 18 | Barbados | 1.49 GPIA | 2024 | up 19.2% | flat |
| 19 | Bahamas | 1.46 GPIA | 2024 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 20 | Nepal | 1.44 GPIA | 2020 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 21 | Viet Nam | 1.42 GPIA | 2023 | up 26.2% | falling |
| 22 | Nicaragua | 1.42 GPIA | 2023 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 23 | Mexico | 1.36 GPIA | 2020 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 24 | Lithuania | 1.35 GPIA | 2020 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 25 | India | 1.3 GPIA | 2024 | — | falling |
| 26 | Tanzania | 1.27 GPIA | 2016 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 27 | Guinea | 1.26 GPIA | 2020 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 1.23 GPIA | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 29 | Monaco | 1.21 GPIA | 2024 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 30 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.19 GPIA | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 31 | Cameroon | 1.16 GPIA | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 32 | Hong Kong (China) | 1.15 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 33 | Egypt | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 34 | Mongolia | 1.13 GPIA | 2019 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 35 | Ecuador | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 36 | Chad | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 37 | Botswana | 1.08 GPIA | 2022 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 38 | Burundi | 1.08 GPIA | 2025 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 39 | Rwanda | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 41 | Colombia | 1.03 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 42 | El Salvador | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 43 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 44 | Jamaica | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 45 | Niger | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 46 | Belarus | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 47 | Aruba | 1 GPIA | 2012 | unchanged | falling |
| 47 | Andorra | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | United Arab Emirates | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Bahrain | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 47 | Bhutan | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Côte d’Ivoire | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 47 | Cayman Islands | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 34.0% | falling |
| 47 | Cyprus | 1 GPIA | 2021 | — | flat |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 1 GPIA | 2021 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 47 | Spain | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Jordan | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 47 | Cambodia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Korea | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Kuwait | 1 GPIA | 2021 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 47 | Latvia | 1 GPIA | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Morocco | 1 GPIA | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Moldova | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Mauritius | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 47 | Oman | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Panama | 1 GPIA | 2017 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 47 | Philippines | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Portugal | 1 GPIA | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Qatar | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 47 | San Marino | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Tajikistan | 1 GPIA | 2016 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 47 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | falling |
| 47 | United States | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Samoa | 1 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 75 | Gambia | 0.9994 GPIA | 2021 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 76 | Costa Rica | 0.9976 GPIA | 2020 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 77 | Macau (China) | 0.9969 GPIA | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 78 | British Virgin Islands | 0.989 GPIA | 2020 | — | falling |
| 79 | Maldives | 0.9756 GPIA | 2018 | down 32.3% | flat |
| 80 | Ghana | 0.9647 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 81 | Bolivia | 0.9476 GPIA | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 0.9195 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 83 | Kenya | 0.8889 GPIA | 2014 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 84 | Togo | 0.8846 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 85 | Zimbabwe | 0.8829 GPIA | 2023 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 86 | Seychelles | 0.8757 GPIA | 2024 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 87 | Belize | 0.852 GPIA | 2024 | up 90.5% | rising |
| 88 | Croatia | 0.8379 GPIA | 2003 | — | falling |
| 89 | Guyana | 0.8195 GPIA | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 90 | Malaysia | 0.7999 GPIA | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 91 | Armenia | 0.7626 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 92 | Benin | 0.7447 GPIA | 2021 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 93 | Eritrea | 0.7222 GPIA | 2022 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 94 | Senegal | 0.7084 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 95 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.6103 GPIA | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 96 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 0.2779 GPIA | 2024 | down 71.6% | falling |
| 97 | Burkina Faso | 0.262 GPIA | 2024 | up 118.2% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.65 GPIA
- UNESCO: Sids 1.61 GPIA
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 1.6 GPIA
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 1.56 GPIA
- AIMS: Central Asia 1.56 GPIA
- SDG: Central Asia 1.56 GPIA
- UIS: Central Asia 1.56 GPIA
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.54 GPIA
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 1.38 GPIA
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.38 GPIA
- MDG: Caribbean 1.35 GPIA
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa 1.33 GPIA
About this data
February 2026 Data Release