Completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
41
Highest
1.23 GPIA
Rwanda
Lowest
0.6401 GPIA
Guinea
Median
1.02 GPIA
Years covered
29
1996β2024
Data points
447
What the numbers show
Completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 1.23 GPIA in Rwanda; the lowest is 0.6401 GPIA in Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.02 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 18 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 42.7%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 14.6%).
Completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted gender parity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 1.23 GPIA | 2022 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 2 | Gambia | 1.22 GPIA | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 3 | Senegal | 1.21 GPIA | 2023 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 4 | Lesotho | 1.18 GPIA | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 5 | Malawi | 1.18 GPIA | 2020 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 6 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.15 GPIA | 2022 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 7 | Cambodia | 1.12 GPIA | 2021 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 1.1 GPIA | 2022 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 9 | El Salvador | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 1.06 GPIA | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 11 | Kenya | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 12 | Zambia | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 13 | Guatemala | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 14 | Ghana | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 15 | Honduras | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 17 | Colombia | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 18 | Paraguay | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 19 | Thailand | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 20 | Nigeria | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 21 | South Africa | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 22 | Brazil | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 23 | Mexico | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 24 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 26 | Armenia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 27 | Nepal | 0.9999 GPIA | 2021 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.999 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 29 | Uruguay | 0.9942 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 30 | Ecuador | 0.994 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 31 | Chile | 0.993 GPIA | 2022 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 32 | Peru | 0.9909 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 33 | Panama | 0.9739 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 34 | Mali | 0.9739 GPIA | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 0.9658 GPIA | 2019 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 0.8986 GPIA | 2022 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 37 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.8966 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 38 | Cameroon | 0.8934 GPIA | 2018 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 39 | Benin | 0.8915 GPIA | 2022 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 40 | Togo | 0.8733 GPIA | 2022 | up 13.3% | flat |
| 41 | Guinea | 0.6401 GPIA | 2018 | up 42.7% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release