Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
88
Highest
1.13 LPIA
Uruguay
Lowest
0.058 LPIA
Guinea
Median
0.7765 LPIA
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
996
What the numbers show
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) is currently reported for 88 countries. The highest value is 1.13 LPIA in Uruguay; the lowest is 0.058 LPIA in Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.7765 LPIA, and the mean is 0.6897 LPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19.
Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 2,284.4%), and the largest decrease in Guinea (down 33.8%).
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 1.13 LPIA | 2024 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 1.1 LPIA | 2021 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 3 | Austria | 1.1 LPIA | 2021 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 4 | Belgium | 1.08 LPIA | 2021 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 5 | Cyprus | 1.06 LPIA | 2021 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 6 | Switzerland | 1.04 LPIA | 2021 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 7 | Finland | 1.03 LPIA | 2021 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 8 | Slovenia | 1.03 LPIA | 2021 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 1.02 LPIA | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 10 | Greece | 1.02 LPIA | 2021 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 1.02 LPIA | 2021 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 12 | Spain | 1.02 LPIA | 2021 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 13 | Germany | 1.02 LPIA | 2021 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 14 | France | 0.9999 LPIA | 2021 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 15 | Poland | 0.9878 LPIA | 2021 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 16 | Russia | 0.987 LPIA | 2022 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 17 | Jordan | 0.9869 LPIA | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 18 | Croatia | 0.9868 LPIA | 2021 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 19 | Armenia, Republic of | 0.9834 LPIA | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 20 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 0.9701 LPIA | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 21 | Portugal | 0.9668 LPIA | 2021 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 22 | Chile | 0.9667 LPIA | 2022 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 23 | Georgia | 0.9628 LPIA | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 24 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.9347 LPIA | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 25 | Estonia | 0.9321 LPIA | 2021 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 26 | Philippines | 0.9314 LPIA | 2022 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 27 | Latvia | 0.9287 LPIA | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 28 | Norway | 0.9213 LPIA | 2021 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 0.9172 LPIA | 2024 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 30 | China (People’s Republic of) | 0.9088 LPIA | 2018 | up 96.0% | rising |
| 31 | Lithuania | 0.9083 LPIA | 2021 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 32 | Peru | 0.9051 LPIA | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 33 | Sweden | 0.8946 LPIA | 2021 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 34 | Mongolia | 0.8893 LPIA | 2024 | up 97.8% | rising |
| 35 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.8753 LPIA | 2022 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 36 | Thailand | 0.8641 LPIA | 2022 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 37 | Hungary | 0.863 LPIA | 2021 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 0.8505 LPIA | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 39 | Denmark | 0.8451 LPIA | 2021 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 40 | Indonesia | 0.8366 LPIA | 2022 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 41 | Ecuador | 0.8328 LPIA | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 42 | Romania | 0.8189 LPIA | 2021 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 43 | Guyana | 0.8121 LPIA | 2019 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 0.7974 LPIA | 2021 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 45 | Nigeria | 0.7556 LPIA | 2024 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 46 | South Africa | 0.7543 LPIA | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 47 | Brazil | 0.75 LPIA | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 48 | Mexico | 0.7416 LPIA | 2022 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 49 | Panama | 0.7235 LPIA | 2023 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 50 | India | 0.7229 LPIA | 2019 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 0.7201 LPIA | 2022 | up 59.5% | rising |
| 52 | Colombia | 0.7134 LPIA | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 53 | Paraguay | 0.6992 LPIA | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 54 | Bolivia | 0.6747 LPIA | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 55 | Kenya | 0.6736 LPIA | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 56 | El Salvador | 0.6384 LPIA | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 57 | Vietnam | 0.6133 LPIA | 2021 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 58 | Cambodia | 0.5776 LPIA | 2021 | up 142.5% | rising |
| 59 | Ghana | 0.5709 LPIA | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 60 | Nepal | 0.5199 LPIA | 2021 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 61 | Guatemala | 0.4851 LPIA | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 62 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 0.4685 LPIA | 2024 | up 83.5% | rising |
| 63 | Uganda | 0.4061 LPIA | 2019 | up 102.1% | rising |
| 64 | Gambia, The | 0.4043 LPIA | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 65 | Suriname | 0.4041 LPIA | 2022 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 66 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.3836 LPIA | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 67 | Sierra Leone | 0.3684 LPIA | 2019 | up 2,284.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Honduras | 0.3664 LPIA | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 69 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0.341 LPIA | 2022 | up 132.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Rwanda | 0.3253 LPIA | 2022 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 71 | Senegal | 0.3182 LPIA | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 72 | Benin | 0.3011 LPIA | 2022 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 73 | Haiti | 0.2952 LPIA | 2017 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 74 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.2869 LPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 75 | Malawi | 0.2591 LPIA | 2020 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 76 | Togo | 0.2541 LPIA | 2022 | up 82.8% | rising |
| 77 | Zambia | 0.2475 LPIA | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 78 | Burkina Faso | 0.2399 LPIA | 2021 | up 998.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Mali | 0.2377 LPIA | 2024 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.2284 LPIA | 2022 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 81 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0.2166 LPIA | 2022 | up 175.6% | rising |
| 82 | Zimbabwe | 0.2068 LPIA | 2019 | up 14.4% | flat |
| 83 | Cameroon | 0.2062 LPIA | 2018 | up 68.6% | falling |
| 84 | Liberia | 0.2018 LPIA | 2019 | up 34.5% | falling |
| 85 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.1781 LPIA | 2021 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 86 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1359 LPIA | 2022 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Chad | 0.0921 LPIA | 2019 | up 145.3% | rising |
| 88 | Guinea | 0.058 LPIA | 2018 | down 33.8% | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release