Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
41
Highest
1.4 GPIA
Lesotho
Lowest
0.4389 GPIA
Guinea
Median
0.9959 GPIA
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
448
What the numbers show
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 1.4 GPIA in Lesotho; the lowest is 0.4389 GPIA in Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9959 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9551 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 118.1%), and the largest decrease in Sierra Leone (down 46.5%).
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho | 1.4 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 1.36 GPIA | 2022 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 3 | South Africa | 1.32 GPIA | 2024 | up 11.3% | flat |
| 4 | Honduras | 1.3 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 5 | Uruguay | 1.3 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 1.28 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 7 | Thailand | 1.22 GPIA | 2022 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 8 | Brazil | 1.22 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 9 | Panama | 1.17 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 1.16 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 11 | Rwanda | 1.15 GPIA | 2022 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 12 | Mongolia | 1.12 GPIA | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 13 | Paraguay | 1.12 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 14 | El Salvador | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 15 | Colombia | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 16 | Guatemala | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 17 | Chile | 1.06 GPIA | 2022 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 18 | Cambodia | 1.05 GPIA | 2021 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 19 | Mexico | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 20 | Ecuador | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 21 | Kenya | 0.9959 GPIA | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 22 | Nigeria | 0.9952 GPIA | 2024 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 23 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.9907 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 24 | Peru | 0.9785 GPIA | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 25 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.9766 GPIA | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 26 | Zambia | 0.9417 GPIA | 2024 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 0.9375 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 28 | Gambia | 0.9114 GPIA | 2023 | up 95.5% | rising |
| 29 | Ghana | 0.9114 GPIA | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 30 | Malawi | 0.8789 GPIA | 2020 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 31 | Bangladesh | 0.8275 GPIA | 2022 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 0.6319 GPIA | 2019 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 33 | Cameroon | 0.6164 GPIA | 2018 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 34 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.5909 GPIA | 2023 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 35 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.5647 GPIA | 2022 | up 30.3% | falling |
| 36 | Senegal | 0.5541 GPIA | 2023 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 0.5334 GPIA | 2019 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 38 | Mali | 0.528 GPIA | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 39 | Togo | 0.4467 GPIA | 2022 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 40 | Benin | 0.4425 GPIA | 2022 | up 91.6% | rising |
| 41 | Guinea | 0.4389 GPIA | 2018 | up 118.1% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release