Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
164
Highest
1.48 modelled data
Algeria
Lowest
0.2143 modelled data
Somalia
Median
1.06 modelled data
Years covered
45
1981–2025
Data points
7,240
What the numbers show
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data) is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 1.48 modelled data in Algeria; the lowest is 0.2143 modelled data in Somalia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.06 modelled data, and the mean is 1.04 modelled data.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 119 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Equatorial Guinea, Republic of (up 43.1%), and the largest decrease in Iraq (down 21.8%).
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 1.48 modelled data | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 2 | Kiribati | 1.45 modelled data | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 3 | Suriname | 1.41 modelled data | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 4 | Tunisia | 1.41 modelled data | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Belize | 1.41 modelled data | 2025 | — | rising |
| 6 | Comoros, Union of the | 1.4 modelled data | 2025 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Gabon | 1.38 modelled data | 2025 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 8 | Maldives | 1.37 modelled data | 2025 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 1.35 modelled data | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 10 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 1.33 modelled data | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 11 | Palestine, State of | 1.32 modelled data | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 12 | Myanmar | 1.31 modelled data | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 13 | Tuvalu | 1.3 modelled data | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 14 | Samoa | 1.3 modelled data | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 15 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 1.29 modelled data | 2025 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 16 | Nicaragua | 1.27 modelled data | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 17 | Malaysia | 1.27 modelled data | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 18 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.26 modelled data | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 19 | Uruguay | 1.25 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 1.24 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Djibouti | 1.23 modelled data | 2025 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Iceland | 1.23 modelled data | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 23 | Namibia | 1.23 modelled data | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 24 | Guyana | 1.23 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 25 | Botswana | 1.21 modelled data | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 26 | Honduras | 1.2 modelled data | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 27 | Vietnam | 1.2 modelled data | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 28 | El Salvador | 1.2 modelled data | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 29 | Philippines | 1.2 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 30 | Thailand | 1.19 modelled data | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 31 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 1.19 modelled data | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 32 | South Africa | 1.19 modelled data | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 33 | Argentina | 1.19 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 34 | Fiji, Republic of | 1.18 modelled data | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 35 | Panama | 1.18 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 36 | China (People’s Republic of) | 1.18 modelled data | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 37 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.18 modelled data | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 38 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 1.17 modelled data | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.17 modelled data | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 1.17 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 41 | Jordan | 1.16 modelled data | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 42 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 1.16 modelled data | 2025 | — | rising |
| 43 | Spain | 1.16 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 44 | Cambodia | 1.15 modelled data | 2025 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Tonga | 1.14 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 46 | Naoero | 1.14 modelled data | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 47 | Denmark | 1.13 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 48 | Malta | 1.13 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 49 | Uganda | 1.13 modelled data | 2025 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 50 | Rwanda | 1.12 modelled data | 2025 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 51 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.12 modelled data | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 52 | Haiti | 1.12 modelled data | 2025 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 53 | Brazil | 1.12 modelled data | 2025 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 54 | Gambia, The | 1.12 modelled data | 2025 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 55 | Serbia, Republic of | 1.11 modelled data | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 56 | Mauritius | 1.11 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 57 | Paraguay | 1.11 modelled data | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 58 | St. Lucia | 1.11 modelled data | 2025 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 59 | Netherlands | 1.11 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 60 | Bhutan | 1.11 modelled data | 2025 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Burundi | 1.11 modelled data | 2025 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 62 | Portugal | 1.1 modelled data | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 63 | Latvia | 1.1 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 64 | Ecuador | 1.1 modelled data | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 65 | Cuba | 1.09 modelled data | 2025 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 66 | Indonesia | 1.09 modelled data | 2025 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 67 | Belgium | 1.09 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 68 | Luxembourg | 1.09 modelled data | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 69 | Estonia | 1.09 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 70 | Norway | 1.09 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 71 | Mexico | 1.08 modelled data | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 72 | Mongolia | 1.08 modelled data | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 73 | Colombia | 1.07 modelled data | 2025 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 74 | Israel | 1.07 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 75 | Türkiye | 1.07 modelled data | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 76 | Austria | 1.07 modelled data | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 77 | Canada | 1.07 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 78 | Australia | 1.06 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 79 | Montenegro | 1.06 modelled data | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 80 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.06 modelled data | 2025 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 81 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 1.06 modelled data | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 82 | France | 1.06 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 83 | Germany | 1.06 modelled data | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 84 | Cameroon | 1.06 modelled data | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 85 | Albania | 1.06 modelled data | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 86 | Cyprus | 1.06 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 87 | Malawi | 1.06 modelled data | 2025 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 88 | Pakistan | 1.06 modelled data | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 89 | Barbados | 1.06 modelled data | 2025 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 90 | Italy | 1.05 modelled data | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 91 | Chile | 1.05 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 92 | Slovenia | 1.05 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 93 | Lithuania | 1.05 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 94 | Bolivia | 1.05 modelled data | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 95 | Armenia, Republic of | 1.05 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 96 | Poland | 1.05 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 97 | Jamaica | 1.05 modelled data | 2025 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 98 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.04 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 99 | Morocco | 1.04 modelled data | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 100 | United Kingdom | 1.04 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 101 | Sweden | 1.04 modelled data | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 102 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 1.04 modelled data | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 103 | Russian Federation | 1.03 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 104 | Hungary | 1.03 modelled data | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 105 | Greece | 1.03 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 106 | Guatemala | 1.03 modelled data | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 107 | Kenya | 1.03 modelled data | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 108 | Zambia | 1.03 modelled data | 2025 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 109 | Finland | 1.03 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 110 | Switzerland | 1.03 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 111 | Turkmenistan | 1.03 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 112 | Georgia | 1.02 modelled data | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 113 | Madagascar, Republic of | 1.02 modelled data | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 114 | United States | 1.02 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 115 | Ukraine | 1.02 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 116 | Czechia | 1.02 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 117 | Ireland | 1.02 modelled data | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 118 | Sudan | 1.02 modelled data | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 119 | Belarus, Republic of | 1.02 modelled data | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 120 | Bulgaria | 1.01 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 121 | Peru | 1.01 modelled data | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 122 | Bangladesh | 1.01 modelled data | 2025 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Croatia | 1.01 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 124 | Slovak Republic | 1 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 125 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 1 modelled data | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 126 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 0.9969 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 127 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.9957 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 128 | Korea | 0.9952 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 129 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.9902 modelled data | 2025 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 130 | Romania | 0.9838 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 131 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 0.9772 modelled data | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 132 | India | 0.967 modelled data | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 133 | Liberia | 0.9434 modelled data | 2025 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 134 | Angola | 0.9431 modelled data | 2025 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 135 | Senegal | 0.9144 modelled data | 2025 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Qatar | 0.9133 modelled data | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 137 | Nepal | 0.9125 modelled data | 2025 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Papua New Guinea | 0.9086 modelled data | 2025 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 139 | Ghana | 0.9048 modelled data | 2025 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 140 | Yemen, Republic of | 0.8939 modelled data | 2025 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 0.8774 modelled data | 2025 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 142 | Central African Republic | 0.8721 modelled data | 2025 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 143 | Vanuatu | 0.871 modelled data | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 144 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0.8685 modelled data | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 145 | Nigeria | 0.8457 modelled data | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 146 | Congo, Republic of | 0.8448 modelled data | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 147 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.7667 modelled data | 2025 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 148 | Iraq | 0.7627 modelled data | 2025 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 149 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.6676 modelled data | 2025 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 150 | Guinea | 0.6502 modelled data | 2025 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 151 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0.6371 modelled data | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 152 | Zimbabwe | 0.6357 modelled data | 2025 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 153 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.629 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 154 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 0.627 modelled data | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Sierra Leone | 0.6247 modelled data | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 156 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 0.6157 modelled data | 2025 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 157 | Mali | 0.5663 modelled data | 2025 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 158 | Togo | 0.554 modelled data | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 159 | Burkina Faso | 0.5354 modelled data | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 160 | Benin | 0.513 modelled data | 2025 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 161 | South Sudan, Republic of | 0.5074 modelled data | 2025 | up 12.9% | flat |
| 162 | Niger | 0.5045 modelled data | 2025 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 163 | Chad | 0.3672 modelled data | 2025 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 164 | Somalia | 0.2143 modelled data | 2025 | up 32.4% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release