[custom_adv] Most teachers across the world get paid less than the local average cost of goods and services, according to a new report from UK-based educator job site Teaching Abroad. [custom_adv] Teaching Abroad used 106 data sources to find teacher salaries in 100 countries, and then compared it to the per capita GDP (PPP), a measure of the total local cost of goods and services. [custom_adv] China and the Ivory Coast pay teachers the highest relative to GDP, and educators in 93% of countries make less than the local per capita GDP. [custom_adv] Visit Business Insider’s home page for more stories. Teachers in the US recently spoke out against low pay — and the country’s educators aren’t alone. [custom_adv] Globally, K-12 teachers make 48% below the local average cost of goods and services, according to a new report from UK-based hiring firm Teaching Abroad. [custom_adv] Teaching Abroad analyzed 106 external sources to find local teacher salaries in 100 countries. [custom_adv] It then converted those figures into dollars and compared it to the gross domestic product per capita at purchasing power parity, or GDP (PPP). [custom_adv] That measure is used by economists to estimate the total level of goods and services per person produced by a national economy, and provides a good proxy for the overall cost of living in a country. [custom_adv] Ninety-three percent of teachers make below a country’s local average price of goods and services, according to the study, meaning even teachers in the best-paying countries still earn less than an average share of the national economy. [custom_adv] Here are 20 countries that pay teachers the best when compared to the cost of living. [custom_adv] Here are 20 countries that pay teachers the best when compared to the cost of living. [custom_adv] Here are 20 countries that pay teachers the best when compared to the cost of living. [custom_adv] Here are 20 countries that pay teachers the best when compared to the cost of living. [custom_adv] Here are 20 countries that pay teachers the best when compared to the cost of living. [custom_adv] Here are 20 countries that pay teachers the best when compared to the cost of living. [custom_adv] Here are 20 countries that pay teachers the best when compared to the cost of living. [custom_adv] Here are 20 countries that pay teachers the best when compared to the cost of living. [custom_adv] Here are 20 countries that pay teachers the best when compared to the cost of living. [custom_adv] Here are 20 countries that pay teachers the best when compared to the cost of living. [custom_adv] Here are 20 countries that pay teachers the best when compared to the cost of living.