Andorra

2025

2022

2018

The highest possible score for a country is 100, and the lowest is -15. You can expand the different sections below to understand how the score was calculated for each indicator.

Indicator scores

Anti-Discrimination Legislation Applicable to Education

7.5

/10

Sexual orientation

Gender identity and expression

Sex characteristics (intersex)

Anti-LGBTQI Measures

The Andorran Constitution (1993)establishes the right to education for all (art. 20) and to be free from discrimination (art. 6). The Constitution does not list SOGIGESC as protected grounds.

A number of other laws focus specifically on education, but do not specifically mention SOGIGESC issues or LGBTQI students. These are the Law on qualified education (1993), the Law on the Regulation of the General Educational System (1994), and the Secondary Education Management Act (2007).

In 2018, the government presented its White Paper on Equality, outlining the necessary steps to ensure equality and non-discrimination. Since then, the parliament adopted the Law on Equal Treatment and Non-Discrimination (2019), which includes LGBTQI people as a protected group (art. 2). It also amended the Law on the rights of children and adolescents (2019), which includes SOGIE as protected grounds (art.12), and establishes that children have the right to and must be respected in their gender identity.

The UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education entered into force in Andorra in June 2018.

In 2020, Andorra’s anti-discrimination body was set up. The Equality Observatory is mandated to work on LGBTQI issues and has a committee in charge of this area.

Policies and Action Plans

/10

Sexual orientation

Gender identity and expression

Sex characteristics (intersex)

No anti-bullying policy or national action plan: 0/10 | Anti-bullying policy or national action plan covering one ground of discrimination: 5/10 | Two grounds: 7.5/10 | Three grounds: 10/10

Andorra had an Anti-bullying Action Plan (2016) which did not include SOGIGESC as protected grounds. The Action Plan was planned to be reviewed in 2018, but the process has been stalled so far.

A National Plan for Children and Adolescents, drawn up with the participation of civil society and schoolchildren, was presented in October 2022. LGBTQI children and adolescents are excluded from this National Plan.

Inclusive Compulsory Education Curricula

/10

Sexual orientation

Gender identity and expression

Sex characteristics (intersex)

No evidence of compulsory national curricula inclusive of LGBTQI people: 0/10 | The compulsory national curricula includes representation of one ground of discrimination: 5/10 | Two grounds: 7.5/10 | Three grounds: 10/10

SOGIGESC issues are not explicitly included in general curricula, or as part of sex and relationship or human rights education.

Mandatory Teacher Training on LGBTQI Inclusion

/10

Sexual orientation

Gender identity and expression

Sex characteristics (intersex)

No mention of SOGIGESC in the mandatory teacher training programme: 0/10 Mandatory teacher training program with mention of one ground of discrimination: 5/10 | Two grounds: 7.5/10 | Three grounds: 10/10

Mandatory teacher training does not include LGBTQI-specific content.

The Ministry of Education has organised anti-bullying workshops for students, but it is unknown whether these have covered SOGIGESC issues. In 2020, the Catalan Association of Parents with Trans* Children, Chrysallis, held a training for staff in a kindergarten which had been requested by parents of a trans child. The NGO DiversAnd has also held various meetings with teachers on SOGIGESC issues and delivered training for teachers in primary and secondary schools, as well as for aspiring teachers at the University of Andorra. Three further training events are planned for the 2021/2022 school year.

School Environment and Partnerships

/10

Sexual orientation

Gender identity and expression

Sex characteristics (intersex)

Hostile environment

Hostile school environment and no government partnership with civil society: -5/10 | There is no evidence of the government providing funding or working in partnership with civil society: 0/10 | The government provides funding and works in partnership with civil society to promote inclusive education for one ground of discrimination: 5/10 | Two grounds: 7.5/10 | Three grounds: 10/10

Based on the above information, it appears that the government does not provide funding, nor does it actively work in partnership with NGOs to promote LGBTQI inclusive education.

Legal Gender Recognition

/10

Legal gender recognition without self-determination

Legal gender recognition with self-determination (over 16)

Legal gender recognition with self-determination (under 16)

No gender recognition provisions: 0/10 | There are laws and provisions, but with legal/medical/psychological approval: 5/10 | There are laws for self-determination, but only for those over 16 years of age: 7,5/10 | There are laws on gender self-determination, including those under 16 years of age: 10/10

The Law of the Person and Family, adopted in 2022, entered into force in February 2023. The law introduced a gender marker and name change procedure for the first time without having to undergo medical treatment, albeit not based on self-determination. The law sets out a court procedure for both name and gender marker change, mandating that the person must have lived according to their gender identity over the past two years, as shown through evidence and testimonials. Children over the age of 12 can only access name change with parental consent and through a court procedure. ECRI has also been informed of delays in certain procedures to change the name and gender marker of transgender persons in civil-status records. No guidelines have been adopted or published so far on gender-affirming healthcare.

ECRI has noted that following the amendment of the Law on the Rights of Children and Adolescents in February 2019, schools have shown some degree of flexibility with regards to transgender students.

There are no policies or practices allowing students to use their correct name and gender in schools.

Data Collection on Bullying and Harassment

/10

Sexual orientation

Gender identity and expression

Sex characteristics (intersex)

There is no evidence of national or regional data collection on bullying and harassment in education environments, or SO, GIGE and SC are not specifically mentioned: 0/10 | National or regional data on bullying and harassment in education environments is collected and disaggregated for one ground of discrimination: 5/10 | Two grounds: 7.5/10 | Three grounds: 10/10

The state collects data on bullying and harassment, but the data is not disaggregated by SOGIGESC.

Support Systems for LGBTQI Young People

/10

Sexual orientation

Gender identity and expression

Sex characteristics (intersex)

There is no evidence of support systems specifically designed for LGBTQI learners: 0/10 | Direct or indirect support systems are provided by schools or local authorities, but the providers lack training in LGBTQI-related issues: 0/10 | Direct or indirect support systems are provided by schools or local authorities for one ground of discrimination: 5/10 | Two grounds: 7.5/10 | Three grounds: 10/10

There are no known direct or indirect support systems in place to support victims of anti-LGBTQI bullying in school. Victims can report incidents or attacks to the Equality Observatory or DiversAnd.

Information and Guidelines

/10

Sexual orientation

Gender identity and expression

Sex characteristics (intersex)

Anti-LGBTQI Measures

Policies prohibiting the presence of LGBTQI-related information are in place: -5/10 | Schools are not required to adopt inclusive education guidelines: 0/10 | Information or guidelines for LGBTQI inclusion adopted by schools that mention one ground of discrimination: 5/10 | Two grounds: 7.5/10 | Three grounds: 10/10

No relevant guidelines are in place for LGBTQI learners.

International Commitments

/10

Member of the European Governmental LGBTI Focal Points Network

Ratified the UNESCO Ministerial Call to Action

Neither Member in the EFPN or ratification of the UNESCO Call for Action: 0/10 | Member of the EFPN or ratification of the UNESCO Call for Action: 5/10 | Member of the EFPN and ratification of the UNESCO Call for Action: 10/10

Andorra is a State Party to six of the nine core UN treaties, but has regrettably failed to ratify the ICESCR, which enshrines the right to education. It has, however, ratified the CRC. Andorra is a member of the European Governmental LGBTI Focal Points Network and has signed the 2016 UNESCO Call for Action.

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Grounds of discrimination

Here is the country's score for each ground of discrimination on which we based our observations for 8 of the 10 indicators presented above.

Sexual orientation

Gender identity and expression

Sex characteristics (intersex)

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Country score evolution

2025

22.5

/100

2022

17.5

/100

2018

17.5

/100

To enable a meaningful comparison of country progress over time, we have retroactively aligned the scoring systems used in the 2018 and 2022 Editions of IGLYO’s LGBTQI Inclusive Education Index with the updated 2025 scoring criteria. While each edition of the research has built on the previous one, reflecting evolving standards and priorities in inclusive education, minor changes to indicators and scoring weights were introduced in 2022 and 2025 to improve clarity, consistency, and comprehensiveness.
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By recalculating the earlier scores according to the 2025 framework, we have tried to ensure comparability across all three editions and provide a more accurate picture of progress, stagnation, or regression in each country’s approach to LGBTQI-inclusive education. For this reason, you might find some scores in the PDF Report & Index 2018 and 2022 differing from those on the Education website for these two years.

Good practices

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