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, Kingdom of (down 14.4%).
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda | 1.22 GPIA | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 2 | Gambia, The | 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, Republic of | 1.14 GPIA | 2021 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 8 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 9 | Liberia | 1.12 GPIA | 2019 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 10 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 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, República Bolivariana de | 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, Republic of | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 39 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 40 | Poland, Republic of | 1.01 GPIA | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 41 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 42 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 43 | Latvia, Republic of | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 44 | India | 1.01 GPIA | 2019 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 45 | Estonia, Republic of | 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 | Russian Federation | 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, Arab Republic of | 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, Republic of | 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, Republic of | 1 GPIA | 2021 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 65 | Armenia, Republic of | 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, Republic of | 0.9989 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 73 | Türkiye, Republic of | 0.9987 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 74 | Peru | 0.9984 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 75 | Kyrgyz Republic | 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, People's Republic of | 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 | Côte 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, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 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