Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
34
Highest
1.18 GPIA
Gambia
Lowest
0.8963 GPIA
Cameroon
Median
1.01 GPIA
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
396
What the numbers show
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 1.18 GPIA in Gambia; the lowest is 0.8963 GPIA in Cameroon.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.01 GPIA, and the mean is 1.01 GPIA.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 20.4%), and the largest decrease in Ethiopia (down 13.1%).
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gambia | 1.18 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 2 | Zambia | 1.16 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 3 | Senegal | 1.13 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 5 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.06 GPIA | 2022 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 6 | Tunisia | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 7 | Dominican Republic | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 1.04 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 9 | Rwanda | 1.04 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 10 | Chile | 1.04 GPIA | 2022 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 11 | Honduras | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 12 | Paraguay | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 20.4% | falling |
| 13 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 14 | El Salvador | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 15 | Panama | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 16 | Ghana | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 13.9% | flat |
| 18 | Kenya | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 19 | South Africa | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 20 | Brazil | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 21 | Uruguay | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 22 | Peru | 0.9979 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 23 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.9805 GPIA | 2021 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 24 | Benin | 0.9791 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 25 | Mexico | 0.9734 GPIA | 2022 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 26 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.9728 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.966 GPIA | 2022 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 0.9485 GPIA | 2022 | down 13.1% | flat |
| 29 | Ecuador | 0.9452 GPIA | 2024 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 30 | Togo | 0.9388 GPIA | 2021 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 31 | Mali | 0.9371 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 32 | Nigeria | 0.9366 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 33 | Lesotho | 0.9185 GPIA | 2023 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 34 | Cameroon | 0.8963 GPIA | 2018 | up 0.7% | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release