Completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
42
Highest
1.2 GPIA
Gambia
Lowest
0.7874 GPIA
Mali
Median
1.01 GPIA
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
477
What the numbers show
Completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 1.2 GPIA in Gambia; the lowest is 0.7874 GPIA in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.01 GPIA, and the mean is 1.01 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 29.3%), and the largest decrease in Nigeria (down 9.2%).
Completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender parity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gambia | 1.2 GPIA | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 2 | Senegal | 1.12 GPIA | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 1.12 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 4 | Cambodia | 1.09 GPIA | 2021 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 5 | Malawi | 1.09 GPIA | 2020 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 6 | Rwanda | 1.07 GPIA | 2022 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 7 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 8 | Lesotho | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 9 | El Salvador | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 10 | Honduras | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 1.02 GPIA | 2019 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 1.02 GPIA | 2019 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 15 | Colombia | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 16 | Ghana | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 17 | Kenya | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 18 | South Africa | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 19 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Zambia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 21 | Peru | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Mexico | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Panama | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 24 | Brazil | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 25 | Thailand | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 26 | Ecuador | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 28 | Paraguay | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 29 | Uruguay | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 30 | Armenia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 31 | Argentina | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 31 | Chile | 1 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 33 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.998 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 34 | Cameroon | 0.9974 GPIA | 2018 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 35 | Guatemala | 0.9963 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 36 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.9946 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 37 | Nepal | 0.9726 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 38 | Benin | 0.9677 GPIA | 2022 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 39 | Togo | 0.9565 GPIA | 2022 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 40 | Nigeria | 0.9107 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 41 | Guinea | 0.7902 GPIA | 2018 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 42 | Mali | 0.7874 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release