Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
42
Highest
1.19 GPIA
Gambia
Lowest
0.7813 GPIA
Guinea
Median
1.01 GPIA
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
480
What the numbers show
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 1.19 GPIA in Gambia; the lowest is 0.7813 GPIA in Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.01 GPIA, and the mean is 1 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 84.5%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 19.6%).
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gambia | 1.19 GPIA | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 2 | Senegal | 1.14 GPIA | 2023 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 1.12 GPIA | 2022 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 4 | Malawi | 1.11 GPIA | 2020 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 6 | Colombia | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 7 | Lesotho | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 8 | El Salvador | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 9 | Thailand | 1.05 GPIA | 2022 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 10 | South Africa | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 11 | Honduras | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 12 | Kenya | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 13 | Argentina | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 14 | Uruguay | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 16 | Mexico | 1.03 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 17 | Paraguay | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 18 | Brazil | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 19 | Cambodia | 1.02 GPIA | 2021 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 20 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 21 | Rwanda | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 22 | Peru | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 23 | Ecuador | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 24 | Nigeria | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 25 | Ghana | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 26 | Armenia | 0.9991 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 27 | Panama | 0.9989 GPIA | 2023 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 28 | Chile | 0.997 GPIA | 2022 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 0.9969 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 30 | Guatemala | 0.9931 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 31 | Mongolia | 0.9911 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 32 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.9776 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 33 | Zambia | 0.9654 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 34 | Nepal | 0.9623 GPIA | 2021 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 0.9561 GPIA | 2022 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 0.9196 GPIA | 2019 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 37 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.9016 GPIA | 2022 | up 12.8% | flat |
| 38 | Cameroon | 0.8966 GPIA | 2018 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 39 | Togo | 0.863 GPIA | 2022 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 40 | Benin | 0.8297 GPIA | 2022 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 41 | Mali | 0.8109 GPIA | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 42 | Guinea | 0.7813 GPIA | 2018 | up 84.5% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release