Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
95
Highest
1.44 GPIA
Suriname
Lowest
0.3911 GPIA
Chad
Median
1.04 GPIA
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
1,083
What the numbers show
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 95 countries. The highest value is 1.44 GPIA in Suriname; the lowest is 0.3911 GPIA in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.04 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9903 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 130.9%), and the largest decrease in Mongolia (down 16.5%).
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriname | 1.44 GPIA | 2022 | up 17.3% | flat |
| 2 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 1.26 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 3 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 1.26 GPIA | 2022 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 4 | Honduras | 1.26 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 5 | Vietnam | 1.23 GPIA | 2021 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 6 | Guyana | 1.21 GPIA | 2019 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 7 | Jordan | 1.21 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 8 | Uruguay | 1.19 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 9 | Philippines | 1.18 GPIA | 2022 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 10 | South Africa | 1.18 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 1.16 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 12 | Thailand | 1.15 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 13 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 1.15 GPIA | 2014 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 1.15 GPIA | 2021 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 15 | Rwanda | 1.12 GPIA | 2022 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 16 | Panama | 1.12 GPIA | 2023 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 17 | Denmark | 1.11 GPIA | 2021 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 18 | Spain | 1.11 GPIA | 2021 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 19 | Latvia | 1.11 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 20 | Paraguay | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 21 | Cambodia | 1.1 GPIA | 2021 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 22 | Sweden | 1.1 GPIA | 2021 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 23 | Brazil | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 24 | Germany | 1.08 GPIA | 2021 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 25 | Italy | 1.08 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 26 | Austria | 1.07 GPIA | 2021 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 27 | China (People’s Republic of) | 1.07 GPIA | 2018 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 28 | Colombia | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 29 | Lithuania | 1.07 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 30 | Mexico | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 32 | Jamaica | 1.07 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 1.07 GPIA | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 34 | El Salvador | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 35 | Gambia, The | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 36 | Belgium | 1.06 GPIA | 2021 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 37 | Portugal | 1.06 GPIA | 2021 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 38 | Bolivia | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 39 | Mongolia | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 40 | Guatemala | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 41 | Norway | 1.05 GPIA | 2021 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 42 | Slovenia | 1.05 GPIA | 2021 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 43 | Russian Federation | 1.04 GPIA | 2022 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 44 | Cyprus | 1.04 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 45 | Chile | 1.04 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 46 | Ecuador | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 47 | Georgia | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 48 | Estonia | 1.04 GPIA | 2021 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 49 | Hungary | 1.04 GPIA | 2021 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 50 | Nigeria | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 51 | United States | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 52 | Poland | 1.03 GPIA | 2021 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 53 | France | 1.03 GPIA | 2021 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 54 | Türkiye | 1.03 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 55 | Peru | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 56 | Greece | 1.02 GPIA | 2021 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 57 | Croatia | 1.02 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 58 | Indonesia | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 59 | Armenia, Republic of | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 60 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 62 | Switzerland | 0.9986 GPIA | 2021 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 63 | Romania | 0.9984 GPIA | 2021 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 64 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.9967 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 65 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.9943 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 66 | Kenya | 0.9912 GPIA | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 67 | Pakistan | 0.9909 GPIA | 2021 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 68 | Finland | 0.9825 GPIA | 2021 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 69 | Haiti | 0.9699 GPIA | 2017 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 70 | Malawi | 0.9672 GPIA | 2020 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 71 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.957 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 72 | Uganda | 0.9507 GPIA | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 73 | Ghana | 0.9496 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 74 | Nepal | 0.9173 GPIA | 2021 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 75 | Madagascar, Republic of | 0.9093 GPIA | 2021 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 76 | Zambia | 0.8982 GPIA | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 77 | India | 0.8885 GPIA | 2019 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 78 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.8775 GPIA | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 79 | Bangladesh | 0.8668 GPIA | 2022 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 80 | Liberia | 0.8613 GPIA | 2019 | up 26.5% | falling |
| 81 | Senegal | 0.8156 GPIA | 2023 | up 130.9% | rising |
| 82 | Cameroon | 0.7892 GPIA | 2018 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 83 | Sierra Leone | 0.7768 GPIA | 2019 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 84 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.7398 GPIA | 2022 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 85 | Zimbabwe | 0.7069 GPIA | 2019 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 86 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.7054 GPIA | 2022 | up 25.2% | falling |
| 87 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0.6643 GPIA | 2022 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 88 | Togo | 0.6135 GPIA | 2022 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 89 | Benin | 0.6051 GPIA | 2022 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 90 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.5943 GPIA | 2021 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 91 | Mali | 0.5527 GPIA | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 92 | Burkina Faso | 0.5111 GPIA | 2021 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 93 | Guinea | 0.5059 GPIA | 2018 | up 66.5% | rising |
| 94 | Niger | 0.4322 GPIA | 2022 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Chad | 0.3911 GPIA | 2019 | up 9.0% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release