Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
126
Highest
2 GPIA
Niue
Lowest
0.451 GPIA
Laos
Median
1 GPIA
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
4,955
What the numbers show
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 126 countries. The highest value is 2 GPIA in Niue; the lowest is 0.451 GPIA in Laos.
The median across all reporting countries is 1 GPIA, and the mean is 1.05 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Tokelau (up 135.7%), and the largest decrease in Laos (down 54.7%).
Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niue | 2 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Tokelau | 2 GPIA | 2023 | up 135.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Anguilla | 1.84 GPIA | 2011 | up 78.5% | rising |
| 4 | Madagascar | 1.41 GPIA | 2019 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 5 | Tuvalu | 1.39 GPIA | 2023 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 6 | Saint Lucia | 1.34 GPIA | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 7 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.34 GPIA | 2018 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 8 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.3 GPIA | 2017 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 9 | Nicaragua | 1.3 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 10 | Algeria | 1.26 GPIA | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 11 | Lithuania | 1.22 GPIA | 2020 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 12 | British Virgin Islands | 1.21 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 13 | Mongolia | 1.19 GPIA | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 14 | Congo | 1.18 GPIA | 2012 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 15 | Bahamas | 1.17 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 16 | Liberia | 1.16 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 17 | Jamaica | 1.16 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 18 | Guyana | 1.16 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 19 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.15 GPIA | 2018 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 20 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.15 GPIA | 2015 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 21 | Barbados | 1.13 GPIA | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 22 | Montserrat | 1.13 GPIA | 2019 | down 43.3% | flat |
| 23 | Eswatini | 1.13 GPIA | 2022 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 24 | Sierra Leone | 1.13 GPIA | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 25 | Cameroon | 1.12 GPIA | 2023 | up 12.9% | flat |
| 26 | Armenia | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 27 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.1 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 29 | Belize | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 30 | Brazil | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | — | flat |
| 31 | Dominica | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 32 | Gambia | 1.06 GPIA | 2021 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 33 | Rwanda | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 34 | Ecuador | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | — | flat |
| 35 | Kiribati | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 36 | Eritrea | 1.04 GPIA | 2022 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 37 | Mexico | 1.04 GPIA | 2021 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 1.04 GPIA | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 39 | Colombia | 1.03 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 40 | Benin | 1.03 GPIA | 2021 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 41 | Burundi | 1.03 GPIA | 2025 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 42 | Grenada | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 43 | Seychelles | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 44 | Hong Kong | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 45 | Aruba | 1.02 GPIA | 2012 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 46 | Macao | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 47 | Malawi | 1.01 GPIA | 2013 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 48 | Ghana | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 49 | Niger | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 50 | Bolivia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 51 | Mauritania | 1.01 GPIA | 2019 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 52 | Azerbaijan | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 53 | Malaysia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 54 | Mozambique | 1 GPIA | 2022 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 56 | Belarus | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 57 | Lesotho | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 58 | Vietnam | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 59 | Botswana | 1 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 60 | Tanzania | 1 GPIA | 2016 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 61 | Andorra | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | Bahrain | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 61 | Bermuda | 1 GPIA | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Bhutan | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 61 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1 GPIA | 2021 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 61 | Cape Verde | 1 GPIA | 2022 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 61 | Cuba | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Cayman Islands | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 61 | Cyprus | 1 GPIA | 2021 | — | flat |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 1 GPIA | 2021 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 61 | Spain | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Gibraltar | 1 GPIA | 2020 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 61 | Croatia | 1 GPIA | 2003 | — | flat |
| 61 | Iran | 1 GPIA | 2017 | — | flat |
| 61 | Jordan | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Cambodia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | South Korea | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Kuwait | 1 GPIA | 2021 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 61 | Latvia | 1 GPIA | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Morocco | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Moldova | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Mauritius | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Oman | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Philippines | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Portugal | 1 GPIA | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Palestine | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Qatar | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | San Marino | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | Thailand | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Tajikistan | 1 GPIA | 2017 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 61 | Tunisia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | United States | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Uzbekistan | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Cook Islands | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.9997 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 100 | Costa Rica | 0.9997 GPIA | 2020 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 101 | Singapore | 0.9991 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 102 | Kenya | 0.9977 GPIA | 2008 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 103 | Suriname | 0.9975 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 104 | Panama | 0.9969 GPIA | 2017 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 105 | Ukraine | 0.9947 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 106 | El Salvador | 0.9901 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 107 | Myanmar | 0.9862 GPIA | 2018 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 108 | Nepal | 0.9837 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 109 | Fiji | 0.9796 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 110 | India | 0.9791 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 111 | Solomon Islands | 0.9781 GPIA | 2019 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 112 | Monaco | 0.976 GPIA | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 113 | Sri Lanka | 0.9703 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 114 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.9683 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 115 | Egypt | 0.9599 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 116 | Nigeria | 0.9542 GPIA | 2018 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.9521 GPIA | 2023 | down 31.2% | flat |
| 118 | Tonga | 0.9493 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 119 | Maldives | 0.9475 GPIA | 2019 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 120 | Brunei | 0.9415 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 121 | Pakistan | 0.9081 GPIA | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 122 | Senegal | 0.8732 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 123 | Guinea | 0.8314 GPIA | 2020 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 124 | Togo | 0.8259 GPIA | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 125 | Djibouti | 0.7884 GPIA | 2023 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 126 | Laos | 0.451 GPIA | 2024 | down 54.7% | 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) 1.42 GPIA
- MDG: Caribbean 1.33 GPIA
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 1.29 GPIA
- UNESCO: Sids 1.28 GPIA
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 1.26 GPIA
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 1.25 GPIA
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.2 GPIA
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.16 GPIA
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.15 GPIA
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 1.13 GPIA
- WB: Small States 1.13 GPIA
- WB: Other Small States 1.13 GPIA
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 1.11 GPIA
- WB: Caribbean Small States 1.11 GPIA
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 1.11 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 1.1 GPIA
- UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 1.09 GPIA
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 1.08 GPIA
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 1.08 GPIA
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 1.08 GPIA
- MDG: South-eastern Asia 1.08 GPIA
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 1.08 GPIA
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 1.08 GPIA
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 1.08 GPIA
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 1.08 GPIA
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.08 GPIA
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.08 GPIA
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.08 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean 1.08 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 1.08 GPIA
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 1.07 GPIA
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 1.06 GPIA
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 1.06 GPIA
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 1.06 GPIA
- ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) 1.06 GPIA
- GPE: Region 3 1.05 GPIA
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.05 GPIA
- MDG: Latin America 1.05 GPIA
- AIMS: Central Asia 1.05 GPIA
- SDG: Central Asia 1.05 GPIA
About this data
February 2026 Data Release