Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training (ratio) by country
Countries reporting
103
Highest
1.24
Armenia
Lowest
0.783
Bangladesh
Median
1.06
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
2,304
What the numbers show
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training (ratio) is currently reported for 103 countries. The highest value is 1.24 in Armenia; the lowest is 0.783 in Bangladesh.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.06, and the mean is 1.05.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 54.1%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 9.3%).
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 1.24 | 2023 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 1.22 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 3 | Montenegro | 1.21 | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 3 | Timor-Leste | 1.06 | 2022 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 4 | Switzerland | 1.2 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 1.05 | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 5 | Mongolia | 1.19 | 2023 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 6 | Tunisia | 1.19 | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 7 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.18 | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 8 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.18 | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 1.01 | 2023 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 9 | North Macedonia | 1.17 | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 10 | Serbia | 1.16 | 2024 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 11 | Iceland | 1.16 | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 12 | Uruguay | 1.16 | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 13 | Slovakia | 1.15 | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 14 | Croatia | 1.15 | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 15 | Jamaica | 1.13 | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 16 | Canada | 1.12 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 17 | Italy | 1.12 | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 18 | Georgia | 1.12 | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 19 | Slovenia | 1.12 | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 20 | Thailand | 1.12 | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 21 | Grenada | 1.11 | 2023 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 22 | Jordan | 1.11 | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 23 | Austria | 1.11 | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 24 | Saint Lucia | 1.11 | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 25 | Mauritius | 1.1 | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 26 | Albania | 1.1 | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 27 | Philippines | 1.1 | 2022 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 28 | Poland | 1.1 | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 29 | Panama | 1.1 | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 30 | Belize | 1.1 | 2023 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 31 | Latvia | 1.1 | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 32 | Argentina | 1.09 | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 33 | France | 1.09 | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 34 | Malta | 1.09 | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 35 | Norway | 1.08 | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 36 | Spain | 1.08 | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 37 | Indonesia | 1.08 | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 38 | Mexico | 1.08 | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 39 | Sweden | 1.08 | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 40 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.08 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 1.08 | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 42 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.08 | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 43 | Honduras | 1.08 | 2024 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 44 | Israel | 1.07 | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 1.07 | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 46 | Botswana | 1.07 | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 47 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.07 | 2023 | — | falling |
| 48 | Australia | 1.07 | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 49 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.07 | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 50 | Belgium | 1.07 | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 51 | Sri Lanka | 1.07 | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 52 | Brazil | 1.06 | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 53 | Finland | 1.06 | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 54 | Hungary | 1.06 | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 55 | Germany | 1.06 | 2023 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 56 | Portugal | 1.06 | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 57 | New Caledonia | 1.06 | 2022 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 58 | Romania | 1.06 | 2023 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 59 | Greece | 1.06 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 60 | Cambodia | 1.06 | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 61 | Belarus | 1.05 | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 62 | El Salvador | 1.05 | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 63 | Senegal | 1.05 | 2022 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 64 | Czechia | 1.05 | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 65 | Lithuania | 1.04 | 2023 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 66 | Estonia | 1.04 | 2023 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 67 | Paraguay | 1.04 | 2017 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 68 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.04 | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 69 | Ireland | 1.04 | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 70 | Chile | 1.03 | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 71 | Peru | 1.03 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 72 | Myanmar | 1.03 | 2020 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 73 | South Africa | 1.03 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 74 | Luxembourg | 1.02 | 2023 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 75 | Denmark | 1.02 | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 76 | Burkina Faso | 1.01 | 2024 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 77 | Ecuador | 1.01 | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 78 | Vanuatu | 1 | 2020 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 79 | Colombia | 1 | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 80 | Cyprus | 0.9978 | 2023 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 81 | Egypt | 0.9824 | 2023 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 82 | Namibia | 0.9661 | 2018 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 83 | Bhutan | 0.9646 | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 84 | Rwanda | 0.955 | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 85 | Zambia | 0.8957 | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 86 | Republic of Korea | 0.891 | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 87 | Guatemala | 0.8872 | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 88 | Ghana | 0.8863 | 2022 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 89 | Zimbabwe | 0.8844 | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 90 | India | 0.8797 | 2022 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 91 | Kenya | 0.8717 | 2022 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 92 | Angola | 0.8662 | 2022 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 93 | Nigeria | 0.8529 | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 94 | Mali | 0.8469 | 2022 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 95 | Togo | 0.8403 | 2022 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 96 | Uganda | 0.8195 | 2021 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 97 | Pakistan | 0.816 | 2021 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 98 | Malawi | 0.7994 | 2020 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 99 | Niger | 0.7864 | 2022 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 100 | Bangladesh | 0.783 | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- State of Palestine 1.38
- Northern America 1.09
- United States of America 1.08
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.08
- Europe and Northern America 1.08
- Europe 1.07
- South-Eastern Asia 1.07
- Republic of Moldova 1.05
- Latin America and the Caribbean 1.06
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.02
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 1.01
- Oceania 1.01
- Western Asia 0.9801
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.9914
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 0.9772
- Northern Africa 0.96
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 0.8394
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 0.9593
- United Republic of Tanzania 0.8318
- World 0.951
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0.8125
- Southern Asia 0.876
- Central and Southern Asia 0.8759
- Eastern Asia 0.8742
- Côte d'Ivoire 0.8686
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 0.851
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.8412