GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION AS AT JUNE 2019

Over-represented In Balance Under-represented Non-represented

Algeria Afghanistan Antigua and Barbuda Andorra
Argentina Albania Australia Angola
Belgium Austria Belarus Armenia
Benin Azerbaijan Belize Bahamas
Bulgaria Bangladesh Bhutan Bahrain
Burkina Faso Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Barbados
Cameroon Burundi Botswana Brunei Darussalam
Canada Cambodia Brazil Cabo Verde
Denmark Chile China Central African Republic
Ethiopia Colombia Comoros Chad
France Congo Cook Islands Dominican Republic
Gambia Costa Rica Dominica El Salvador
Greece Côte d'Ivoire Egypt Equatorial Guinea
Italy Croatia Eritrea Guatemala
Lebanon Cuba Estonia Guyana
Mexico Cyprus Eswatini Iceland
Morocco Czechia Fiji Kiribati
Nepal Democratic People's Republic of Gabon Kuwait
Romania Korea Georgia Luxembourg
Senegal Democratic Republic of the Congo Grenada Malta
South Africa Djibouti Guinea-Bissau Marshall Islands
Spain Ecuador Haiti Mauritania
Tunisia Finland Hungary Micronesia (Federated States of)
Total : 23 Germany India Monaco
Ghana Indonesia Nauru
Guinea Iran (Islamic Republic of) Niue
Honduras Iraq Palau
Ireland Kazakhstan Panama
Jamaica Kyrgyzstan Qatar
Japan Lesotho Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Jordan Liberia Samoa
Kenya Malawi San Marino
Lao People's Democratic Republic Maldives Solomon Islands
Latvia Mongolia Somalia
Libya Montenegro South Sudan
Lithuania Myanmar Sri Lanka
Madagascar Nigeria Suriname
Malaysia Papua New Guinea Tajikistan
Mali Peru Timor-Leste
Mauritius Poland Tonga
Mozambique Russian Federation Tuvalu
Namibia Rwanda United Arab Emirates
Netherlands Sao Tome and Principe Vanuatu
New Zealand Saudi Arabia Total : 43
Nicaragua Serbia
Niger Sierra Leone
North Macedonia Singapore
Norway Slovakia
Oman Slovenia
Pakistan Sudan
Palestine Switzerland
Paraguay Thailand
Philippines Turkey
Portugal Turkmenistan
Republic of Korea United Republic of Tanzania
Republic of Moldova Uruguay
Saint Kitts and Nevis Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Saint Lucia Yemen
Seychelles Total : 58
Sweden
Syrian Arab Republic
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Uganda
Ukraine
United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland
Uzbekistan
Viet Nam
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Total : 69

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 Geographical distribution by Member States and by grade,
status as at June 2019

: Under- and non-represented Member States

Member States Sigle Group DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Total Max. Min. Situation
1 Afghanistan AFG Group IV 1 1 2 4 2 =
2 Albania ALB Group II 1 1 2 4 2 =
3 Algeria DZA Group Vb 1 4 5 4 3 +
4 Andorra AND Group I 4 2 O
5 Angola AGO Group Va 4 2 O
6 Antigua and Barbuda ATG Group III 1 1 4 2 -
7 Argentina ARG Group III 1 3 2 2 2 10 8 5 +
8 Armenia ARM Group II 4 2 O
9 Australia AUS Group IV 1 1 2 1 1 6 13 8 -
10 Austria AUT Group I 1 2 1 4 6 4 =
11 Azerbaijan AZE Group II 1 2 3 4 2 =
12 Bahamas BHS Group III 4 2 O
13 Bahrain BHR Group Vb 4 2 O
14 Bangladesh BGD Group IV 2 1 3 5 3 =
15 Barbados BRB Group III 4 2 O
16 Belarus BLR Group II 1 1 4 2 -
17 Belgium BEL Group I 1 4 3 3 11 7 4 +
18 Belize BLZ Group III 1 1 4 2 -
19 Benin BEN Group Va 2 1 3 6 4 2 +
20 Bhutan BTN Group IV 1 1 4 2 -
21 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) BOL Group III 2 2 4 2 =
22 Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Group II 1 1 4 2 -
23 Botswana BWA Group Va 1 1 4 2 -
24 Brazil BRA Group III 2 1 2 1 6 17 10 -
25 Brunei Darussalam BRN Group IV 4 2 O
26 Bulgaria BGR Group II 2 2 1 2 7 4 2 +
27 Burkina Faso BFA Group Va 1 1 1 2 5 4 2 +
28 Burundi BDI Group Va 3 1 4 4 2 =
29 Cabo Verde CPV Group Va 4 2 O
30 Cambodia KHM Group IV 1 1 2 4 2 =
31 Cameroon CMR Group Va 1 1 3 3 1 9 4 2 +
32 Canada CAN Group I 2 4 6 1 3 16 15 9 +
33 Central African Republic CAF Group Va 4 2 O
34 Chad TCD Group Va 4 2 O
35 Chile CHL Group III 1 2 1 4 5 3 =
36 China CHN Group IV 1 1 2 3 2 2 11 63 38 -
37 Colombia COL Group III 1 2 2 5 5 3 =
38 Comoros COM Group Va 1 1 4 2 -
39 Congo COG Group Va 1 1 2 4 4 2 =
40 Cook Islands COK Group IV 1 1 4 2 -
41 Costa Rica CRI Group III 1 1 2 4 2 =
42 Côte d'Ivoire CIV Group Va 2 1 3 4 2 =
43 Croatia HRV Group II 2 2 4 2 =
44 Cuba CUB Group III 1 2 1 4 4 2 =
45 Cyprus CYP Group I 2 2 4 2 =
46 Czechia CZE Group II 1 2 3 5 3 =
47 Democratic People's Republic of Korea PRK Group IV 1 1 2 4 2 =
48 Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Group Va 1 1 1 3 4 3 =
49 Denmark DNK Group I 2 3 2 7 6 4 +
50 Djibouti DJI Group Va 1 1 2 4 2 =
51 Dominica DMA Group III 1 1 4 2 -
52 Dominican Republic DOM Group III 4 2 O
53 Ecuador ECU Group III 1 1 1 3 4 2 =
54 Egypt EGY Group Vb 1 1 2 5 3 -
55 El Salvador SLV Group III 4 2 O
56 Equatorial Guinea GNQ Group Va 4 2 O
57 Eritrea ERI Group Va 1 1 4 2 -
58 Estonia EST Group II 1 1 4 2 -
59 Eswatini SWZ Group Va 1 1 4 2 -
60 Ethiopia ETH Group Va 1 2 2 5 4 3 +
61 Fiji FJI Group IV 1 1 4 2 -
62 Finland FIN Group I 1 3 4 5 3 =
63 France FRA Group I 3 1 8 14 15 8 49 22 13 +
64 Gabon GAB Group Va 1 1 4 2 -
65 Gambia GMB Group Va 1 2 1 2 6 4 2 +
66 Georgia GEO Group II 1 1 4 2 -
67 Germany DEU Group I 2 1 4 5 8 2 22 29 18 =

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Member States Sigle Group DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Total Max. Min. Situation
68 Ghana GHA Group Va 1 1 2 4 2 =
69 Greece GRC Group I 1 4 2 7 5 3 +
70 Grenada GRD Group III 1 1 4 2 -
71 Guatemala GTM Group III 4 2 O
72 Guinea GIN Group Va 1 1 1 3 4 2 =
73 Guinea-Bissau GNB Group Va 1 1 4 2 -
74 Guyana GUY Group III 4 2 O
75 Haiti HTI Group III 1 1 4 2 -
76 Honduras HND Group III 1 1 2 4 2 =
77 Hungary HUN Group II 1 1 2 4 3 -
78 Iceland ISL Group I 4 2 O
79 India IND Group IV 2 4 2 1 9 17 10 -
80 Indonesia IDN Group IV 2 1 3 8 5 -
81 Iran (Islamic Republic of) IRN Group IV 1 1 6 3 -
82 Iraq IRQ Group Vb 1 1 4 3 -
83 Ireland IRL Group I 1 2 3 5 3 =
84 Italy ITA Group I 1 3 8 7 5 2 26 18 11 +
85 Jamaica JAM Group III 1 1 2 4 2 =
86 Japan JPN Group IV 1 4 12 15 1 33 40 24 =
87 Jordan JOR Group Vb 1 1 1 1 4 4 2 =
88 Kazakhstan KAZ Group IV 1 1 4 3 -
89 Kenya KEN Group Va 1 1 2 4 2 =
90 Kiribati KIR Group IV 4 2 O
91 Kuwait KWT Group Vb 5 3 O
92 Kyrgyzstan KGZ Group IV 1 1 4 2 -
93 Lao People's Democratic Republic LAO Group IV 2 2 4 2 =
94 Latvia LVA Group II 2 2 4 2 =
95 Lebanon LBN Group Vb 1 1 2 2 1 7 4 2 +
96 Lesotho LSO Group Va 1 1 4 2 -
97 Liberia LBR Group Va 1 1 4 2 -
98 Libya LBY Group Vb 2 2 4 2 =
99 Lithuania LTU Group II 2 1 3 4 2 =
100 Luxembourg LUX Group I 4 2 O
101 Madagascar MDG Group Va 1 1 2 4 2 =
102 Malawi MWI Group Va 1 1 4 2 -
103 Malaysia MYS Group IV 2 2 4 5 3 =
104 Maldives MDV Group IV 1 1 4 2 -
105 Mali MLI Group Va 1 1 2 4 2 =
106 Malta MLT Group I 4 2 O
107 Marshall Islands MHL Group IV 4 2 O
108 Mauritania MRT Group Vb 4 2 O
109 Mauritius MUS Group Va 1 1 2 4 2 =
110 Mexico MEX Group III 2 2 5 3 12 10 6 +
111 Micronesia (Federated States of) FSM Group IV 4 2 O
112 Monaco MCO Group I 4 2 O
113 Mongolia MNG Group IV 1 1 4 2 -
114 Montenegro MNE Group II 1 1 4 2 -
115 Morocco MAR Group Vb 1 3 1 2 7 4 2 +
116 Mozambique MOZ Group Va 3 1 4 4 2 =
117 Myanmar MMR Group IV 1 1 4 2 -
118 Namibia NAM Group Va 1 1 2 4 2 =
119 Nauru NRU Group IV 4 2 O
120 Nepal NPL Group IV 3 2 1 6 4 2 +
121 Netherlands NLD Group I 3 3 6 9 6 =
122 New Zealand NZL Group IV 1 1 1 1 4 5 3 =
123 Nicaragua NIC Group III 1 1 2 4 2 =
124 Niger NER Group Va 2 1 1 4 4 2 =
125 Nigeria NGA Group Va 1 1 2 6 4 -
126 Niue NIU Group IV 4 2 O
127 North Macedonia MKD Group II 1 1 2 4 2 =
128 Norway NOR Group I 1 2 1 4 7 4 =
129 Oman OMN Group Vb 1 1 2 4 2 =
130 Pakistan PAK Group IV 1 1 1 1 4 6 3 =
131 Palau PLW Group IV 4 2 O
132 Palestine PSE Group Vb 2 2 4 2 =
133 Panama PAN Group III 4 2 O
134 Papua New Guinea PNG Group IV 1 1 4 2 -
135 Paraguay PRY Group III 1 1 2 4 2 =
136 Peru PER Group III 1 1 4 3 -
137 Philippines PHL Group IV 1 1 2 4 5 3 =
138 Poland POL Group II 1 2 3 7 4 -
139 Portugal PRT Group I 1 1 1 3 5 3 =
140 Qatar QAT Group Vb 5 3 O

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Member States Sigle Group DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Total Max. Min. Situation
141 Republic of Korea KOR Group IV 1 1 1 1 5 1 10 13 8 =
142 Republic of Moldova MDA Group II 1 1 2 4 2 =
143 Romania ROU Group II 1 2 2 1 6 5 3 +
144 Russian Federation RUS Group II 1 2 3 1 7 15 9 -
145 Rwanda RWA Group Va 1 1 4 2 -
146 Saint Kitts and Nevis KNA Group III 1 1 2 4 2 =
147 Saint Lucia LCA Group III 2 2 4 2 =
148 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VCT Group III 4 2 O
149 Samoa WSM Group IV 4 2 O
150 San Marino SMR Group I 4 2 O
151 Sao Tome and Principe STP Group Va 1 1 4 2 -
152 Saudi Arabia SAU Group Vb 1 1 2 9 5 -
153 Senegal SEN Group Va 1 3 2 1 7 4 2 +
154 Serbia SRB Group II 1 1 4 2 -
155 Seychelles SYC Group Va 1 1 2 4 2 =
156 Sierra Leone SLE Group Va 1 1 4 2 -
157 Singapore SGP Group IV 1 1 6 3 -
158 Slovakia SVK Group II 1 1 4 3 -
159 Slovenia SVN Group II 1 1 4 2 -
160 Solomon Islands SLB Group IV 4 2 O
161 Somalia SOM Group Va 4 2 O
162 South Africa ZAF Group Va 1 1 1 2 1 1 7 5 3 +
163 South Sudan SSD Group Va 4 2 O
164 Spain ESP Group I 6 3 4 3 16 13 8 +
165 Sri Lanka LKA Group IV 4 2 O
166 Sudan SDN Group Vb 1 1 4 2 -
167 Suriname SUR Group III 4 2 O
168 Sweden SWE Group I 1 2 1 4 7 4 =
169 Switzerland CHE Group I 1 2 3 8 5 -
170 Syrian Arab Republic SYR Group Vb 2 1 3 4 2 =
171 Tajikistan TJK Group II 4 2 O
172 Thailand THA Group IV 1 1 5 3 -
173 Timor-Leste TLS Group IV 4 2 O
174 Togo TGO Group Va 1 1 2 4 2 =
175 Tonga TON Group IV 4 2 O
176 Trinidad and Tobago TTO Group III 1 1 2 4 2 =
177 Tunisia TUN Group Vb 1 2 2 4 1 10 4 2 +
178 Turkey TUR Group I 1 1 1 3 10 6 -
179 Turkmenistan TKM Group IV 1 1 4 2 -
180 Tuvalu TUV Group IV 4 2 O
181 Uganda UGA Group Va 4 4 4 2 =
182 Ukraine UKR Group II 3 1 4 4 2 =
183 United Arab Emirates ARE Group Vb 6 4 O
184 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland GBR Group I 1 2 7 3 4 3 20 23 14 =
185 United Republic of Tanzania TZA Group Va 1 1 4 2 -
186 Uruguay URY Group III 1 1 4 2 -
187 Uzbekistan UZB Group II 1 1 2 4 2 =
188 Vanuatu VUT Group IV 4 2 O
189 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) VEN Group III 1 1 7 4 -
190 Viet Nam VNM Group IV 1 2 3 5 3 =
191 Yemen YEM Group Vb 1 1 4 2 -
192 Zambia ZMB Group Va 1 1 2 4 2 =
193 Zimbabwe ZWE Group Va 2 2 4 2 =
Total 1 8 16 40 102 165 179 108 619

Non Member States

Israel ISR 2 1 3
United States of America USA 2 5 6 5 1 19

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 UNESCO HR Manual
January 2019 HR Appendix 5A

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE STAFF

NOTE ON THE METHODOLOGY FOR THE CALCULATION

OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL QUOTAS IN UNESCO

UNESCO uses a formal geographical distribution mechanism. The current methodology for the
calculation of geographical quotas was approved by the General Conference at its 32nd session
in October 2003 (32 C/Resolution 71).

The methodology is based on a base figure. Three factors are used to determine the share of
the base figure for allocation to Member States: the membership factor, the contribution factor
and the population factor. The quota is expressed as a range of posts with a maximum (which
triggers over-representation) and a minimum (which triggers under-representation).

The base figure

The base figure represents the total number of posts subject to geographical distribution
(geographical posts). Geographical posts are established posts in the Professional and higher
categories financed from the regular budget of the Organization, with the exception of language
posts (interpreters, translators and revisers). The current base figure of 850 posts was set by
the General Conference as from 1 January 1990 (25 C/Resolution 40).

The factors

To calculate the quota, UNESCO allocates to Member States a share of posts from the base
figure, based on three factors:

The Membership factor (65%): recognizes the fact that a State, as a Member of the
Organization, can expect to have a certain number of posts attributed to its nationals. This
number is equal for all Member States. A minimum of two posts is attributed to each Member
State.

The Contribution factor (30%): considers the Member States in proportion to their contribution to
the regular budget.

The Population factor (5%): considers the Member States in proportion to the size of their
respective population.

The method for calculating the quota is illustrated below:

850=Base Figure

65%, 30% and 5% =Ratio of

membership, contribution and
population

Number of Member States= 193

(since 01/01/2019)

Cn=Assessed contribution of
Member state “n” to the regular
budget

Pn=Size of the population of

Member State “n”

TP= Total population of Member

States "n"

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The ratios attributed to factors in UNESCO have evolved since 1995, as shown in Table 1 below:

Table 1: Evolution of the ratio of factors for the calculation of geographical quotas

Factors Prior to 1995 1995 1999 2003

Membership Factor 76% 70% 65% 65%
Contribution Factor 24% 30% 35% 30%
Population Factor – – – 5%

The quota

The quota is not construed as an absolute number of posts but as a mid-point with a desirable
range of 25% above and 25% below this mid-point. The mid-point represents the ideal number of
posts attributable to each Member State. The desirable range comprises two figures: the
maximum and the minimum number of posts beyond which a Member State is considered over-
represented or under-represented. Countries are normally represented when they are in the
desirable range.

The lowest range of posts is two to four, which represents the minimum quota.

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More information

The situation of the geographical distribution of Member States in UNESCO is updated every
month and available on
https://en.unesco.org/careers/geographicaldistribution.