Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
89
Highest
1.22 GPIA
Uganda
Lowest
0.7465 GPIA
Guinea
Median
1.01 GPIA
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
970
What the numbers show
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 89 countries. The highest value is 1.22 GPIA in Uganda; the lowest is 0.7465 GPIA in Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.01 GPIA, and the mean is 1.02 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 39.1%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 14.4%).
Completion rate, primary education … rate gender GPIA adjusted: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda | 1.22 GPIA | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 2 | Gambia | 1.21 GPIA | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 3 | Rwanda | 1.19 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 4 | Senegal | 1.18 GPIA | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 5 | Malawi | 1.17 GPIA | 2020 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 6 | Haiti | 1.17 GPIA | 2017 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 7 | Madagascar | 1.14 GPIA | 2021 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 8 | Lesotho | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 9 | Liberia | 1.12 GPIA | 2019 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 10 | Tanzania | 1.11 GPIA | 2022 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 11 | Cambodia | 1.11 GPIA | 2021 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 1.1 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 1.06 GPIA | 2021 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 1.06 GPIA | 2019 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 15 | El Salvador | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 16 | Zambia | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 17 | Suriname | 1.05 GPIA | 2022 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 18 | Kenya | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 19 | Honduras | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 20 | Philippines | 1.04 GPIA | 2022 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 21 | Ghana | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 22 | Sierra Leone | 1.03 GPIA | 2019 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 24 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.03 GPIA | 2022 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 25 | Venezuela | 1.03 GPIA | 2014 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 26 | Colombia | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 27 | Guyana | 1.02 GPIA | 2019 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 28 | Cyprus | 1.02 GPIA | 2018 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 29 | Guatemala | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 30 | South Africa | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 31 | Thailand | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 32 | Paraguay | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 33 | Romania | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 34 | Jordan | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 35 | Greece | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 36 | Brazil | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 37 | Jamaica | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 38 | Mozambique | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 39 | Tajikistan | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 40 | Poland | 1.01 GPIA | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 41 | Laos | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 42 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 43 | Latvia | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 44 | India | 1.01 GPIA | 2019 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 45 | Estonia | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 46 | Mongolia | 1.01 GPIA | 2020 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 47 | Sweden | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 48 | Vietnam | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 49 | Russia | 1 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 50 | Mexico | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 51 | Indonesia | 1 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 52 | France | 1 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 53 | Austria | 1 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 54 | Denmark | 1 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 1 GPIA | 2021 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 57 | Switzerland | 1 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 58 | Egypt | 1 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 59 | United Kingdom | 1 GPIA | 2019 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 60 | Uruguay | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 61 | Lithuania | 1 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 62 | Italy | 1 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 63 | Hungary | 1 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 64 | Croatia | 1 GPIA | 2021 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 65 | Armenia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 66 | Ecuador | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 67 | United States | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 68 | Norway | 1 GPIA | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | Israel | 1 GPIA | 2018 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 70 | Bolivia | 0.9994 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 71 | Chile | 0.999 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 72 | Slovenia | 0.9989 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 73 | Turkey | 0.9987 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 74 | Peru | 0.9984 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.9979 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 76 | Panama | 0.9959 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 77 | Finland | 0.9959 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 78 | China | 0.9929 GPIA | 2018 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 79 | Nepal | 0.9825 GPIA | 2021 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 80 | Nigeria | 0.9799 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 81 | Cameroon | 0.9772 GPIA | 2018 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 82 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.9657 GPIA | 2021 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 83 | Benin | 0.9608 GPIA | 2022 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 84 | Mali | 0.9464 GPIA | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 85 | Ethiopia | 0.9422 GPIA | 2022 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 86 | Togo | 0.9286 GPIA | 2022 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 87 | Niger | 0.8193 GPIA | 2022 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 88 | Chad | 0.7615 GPIA | 2019 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 89 | Guinea | 0.7465 GPIA | 2018 | up 39.1% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release