Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
95
Highest
1.28 GPIA
Suriname
Lowest
0.4991 GPIA
Chad
Median
1.01 GPIA
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
1,083
What the numbers show
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 95 countries. The highest value is 1.28 GPIA in Suriname; the lowest is 0.4991 GPIA in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.01 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9943 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 107.6%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 20.0%).
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriname | 1.28 GPIA | 2022 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 2 | Gambia | 1.2 GPIA | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 3 | Lesotho | 1.17 GPIA | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 4 | Haiti | 1.17 GPIA | 2017 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 1.14 GPIA | 2022 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 1.13 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 7 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.13 GPIA | 2014 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 8 | Philippines | 1.12 GPIA | 2022 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 9 | Rwanda | 1.11 GPIA | 2022 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 10 | Guyana | 1.11 GPIA | 2019 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 11 | Honduras | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 12 | Colombia | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 13 | China | 1.09 GPIA | 2018 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 14 | Cambodia | 1.08 GPIA | 2021 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 15 | Thailand | 1.07 GPIA | 2022 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 1.06 GPIA | 2021 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 17 | South Africa | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 18 | Kenya | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 19 | Ghana | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 20 | Uganda | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 21 | Paraguay | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 23 | El Salvador | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 24 | Brazil | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 25 | Madagascar | 1.04 GPIA | 2021 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 26 | Liberia | 1.04 GPIA | 2019 | up 28.6% | flat |
| 27 | Uruguay | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 28 | Mexico | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 29 | Indonesia | 1.03 GPIA | 2022 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 30 | Jamaica | 1.03 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 31 | Jordan | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 32 | Panama | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 33 | Nigeria | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 34 | Ecuador | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 35 | Egypt | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 36 | Romania | 1.02 GPIA | 2021 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 37 | Greece | 1.02 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 38 | Germany | 1.02 GPIA | 2021 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 39 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 1.02 GPIA | 2019 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 41 | Spain | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 42 | Senegal | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 43 | Latvia | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 44 | Poland | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 45 | Estonia | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 46 | Sweden | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 47 | Luxembourg | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 48 | France | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 49 | Cyprus | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 50 | Georgia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 51 | Austria | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 52 | Denmark | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 53 | Zambia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 54 | Bulgaria | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 55 | Switzerland | 1 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 56 | Peru | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 58 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 59 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1 GPIA | 2019 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 60 | Lithuania | 1 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 61 | Portugal | 1 GPIA | 2021 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 62 | United States of America | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 63 | Italy | 1 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 64 | Hungary | 1 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 65 | Croatia | 1 GPIA | 2021 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 66 | Belgium | 1 GPIA | 2021 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 67 | Norway | 1 GPIA | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Russian Federation | 1 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 69 | Armenia | 0.9995 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 70 | Mongolia | 0.9988 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 71 | Chile | 0.998 GPIA | 2022 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 72 | Slovenia | 0.9978 GPIA | 2021 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 73 | Türkiye | 0.9974 GPIA | 2022 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 74 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.9969 GPIA | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 75 | Finland | 0.9917 GPIA | 2021 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 76 | India | 0.9894 GPIA | 2019 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 77 | Tajikistan | 0.9839 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 78 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.982 GPIA | 2022 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 79 | Malawi | 0.9729 GPIA | 2020 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 80 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.9638 GPIA | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 81 | Nepal | 0.9617 GPIA | 2021 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 82 | Guatemala | 0.9486 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 83 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.883 GPIA | 2022 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 84 | Sierra Leone | 0.8587 GPIA | 2019 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 85 | Cameroon | 0.8216 GPIA | 2018 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 86 | Togo | 0.7933 GPIA | 2022 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 87 | Mali | 0.79 GPIA | 2024 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 88 | Ethiopia | 0.7844 GPIA | 2022 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 89 | Burkina Faso | 0.765 GPIA | 2021 | up 82.6% | rising |
| 90 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.7306 GPIA | 2021 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 91 | Mozambique | 0.7255 GPIA | 2022 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 92 | Benin | 0.7237 GPIA | 2022 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 93 | Niger | 0.6781 GPIA | 2022 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 94 | Guinea | 0.6126 GPIA | 2018 | up 107.6% | rising |
| 95 | Chad | 0.4991 GPIA | 2019 | up 26.4% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release