Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI...
What the numbers show
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 1.2% in Palestine; the lowest is 0.9% in Nepal.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.0%, and the mean is 1.0%.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Belize (up 14.3%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 6.4%).
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palestine | 1.2% | 2019 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 2 | Bahamas | 1.2% | 2018 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 3 | Belize | 1.2% | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 4 | Eritrea | 1.1% | 2018 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 5 | Ecuador | 1.0% | 2018 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 6 | Albania | 1.0% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 7 | Laos | 1.0% | 2018 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 8 | Brunei | 1.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 9 | Gambia | 1.0% | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 10 | Colombia | 1.0% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 1.0% | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 1.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Qatar | 1.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Belarus | 1.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 12 | Serbia | 1.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Bahrain | 1.0% | 2019 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 12 | Barbados | 1.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 12 | Niger | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Bhutan | 1.0% | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Macao | 1.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Cambodia | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Iran | 1.0% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 12 | Djibouti | 1.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 24 | China | 1.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 25 | Panama | 1.0% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 26 | Maldives | 0.9% | 2019 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 27 | Nepal | 0.9% | 2019 | down 6.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Other small states 1.1%
- World 1.0%
- Small states 1.1%
- Least developed countries 1.1%
- IDA only 1.1%
- Low income 1.1%
- Low & middle income 1.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 1.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 1.0%
- Arab World 1.0%
- Middle income 1.0%
- Early-demographic dividend 1.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 1.0%
- IBRD only 1.0%
- Upper middle income 1.0%
- East Asia & Pacific 1.0%
- South Asia 1.0%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 1.0%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.0%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 1.0%
- Late-demographic dividend 1.0%
About this data
The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/