Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
133
Highest
1.1 GPIA
Lesotho
Lowest
0.3684 GPIA
Afghanistan
Median
0.9934 GPIA
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
1,730
What the numbers show
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 133 countries. The highest value is 1.1 GPIA in Lesotho; the lowest is 0.3684 GPIA in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9934 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9325 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 82 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 57.4%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 10.0%).
Educational attainment: at least some primary … gender GPIA adjusted: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 2 | Honduras | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 3 | Botswana | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | — | falling |
| 4 | Mongolia | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 5 | Saint Lucia | 1.02 GPIA | 2020 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 6 | Colombia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 7 | Tonga | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 8 | Grenada | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 9 | Puerto Rico | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 10 | Bahamas | 1 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 11 | Qatar | 1 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 12 | Namibia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 13 | Costa Rica | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 14 | Armenia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 15 | Argentina | 1 GPIA | 2022 | — | flat |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 17 | Belize | 1 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 19 | Georgia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Moldova | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 1 GPIA | 2020 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 22 | Azerbaijan | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 23 | Albania | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 23 | Australia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Austria | 1 GPIA | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Belgium | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Bermuda | 1 GPIA | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Canada | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Switzerland | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Czechia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Germany | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Denmark | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Spain | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Finland | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | France | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 1 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 23 | Greece | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 23 | Croatia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Hungary | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Ireland | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Iceland | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Israel | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 23 | Italy | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Lithuania | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Latvia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Malta | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Netherlands | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 23 | Norway | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Portugal | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Romania | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 23 | Slovakia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 23 | Slovenia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Sweden | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Brazil | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 57 | United States | 0.9994 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 58 | Bahrain | 0.9982 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 59 | Uruguay | 0.9977 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 60 | Venezuela | 0.9977 GPIA | 2017 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 61 | Philippines | 0.9974 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 62 | Cayman Islands | 0.9973 GPIA | 2015 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 63 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.9973 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 64 | Cook Islands | 0.9961 GPIA | 2020 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 65 | Chile | 0.9958 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 66 | Kiribati | 0.9955 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 67 | Serbia | 0.9934 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 68 | Tajikistan | 0.991 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 69 | Paraguay | 0.9901 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 70 | Indonesia | 0.9896 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 71 | Panama | 0.9877 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 72 | United Arab Emirates | 0.9875 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 73 | Montenegro | 0.9865 GPIA | 2020 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 74 | South Africa | 0.9861 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 75 | Fiji | 0.9854 GPIA | 2021 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | 0.985 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 77 | Mexico | 0.9841 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 78 | Ecuador | 0.9824 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 79 | Cyprus | 0.9819 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 80 | North Macedonia | 0.98 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 81 | Vietnam | 0.98 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 82 | Thailand | 0.9799 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 83 | Eswatini | 0.9773 GPIA | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Kuwait | 0.9747 GPIA | 2018 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 85 | Brunei | 0.9746 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 86 | South Korea | 0.9705 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 87 | Macao | 0.97 GPIA | 2016 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 88 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9691 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 89 | Palestine | 0.9688 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 90 | Saudi Arabia | 0.9651 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 91 | Zimbabwe | 0.9628 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 92 | Mauritius | 0.9595 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 93 | Hong Kong | 0.9556 GPIA | 2015 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 94 | El Salvador | 0.9525 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 95 | Myanmar | 0.9497 GPIA | 2019 | — | rising |
| 96 | Jordan | 0.9399 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 97 | Bolivia | 0.9385 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 98 | Peru | 0.9343 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 99 | Zambia | 0.93 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 100 | Bangladesh | 0.9256 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 101 | Rwanda | 0.9213 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 102 | Kenya | 0.9154 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 103 | Iran | 0.9018 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 104 | Cambodia | 0.8964 GPIA | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 105 | Guatemala | 0.8907 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 106 | Ghana | 0.8856 GPIA | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 107 | Turkey | 0.8784 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 108 | Uganda | 0.868 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 109 | Malawi | 0.8644 GPIA | 2020 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 110 | Tanzania | 0.8633 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 111 | Laos | 0.8365 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 112 | Tunisia | 0.8339 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 113 | Cameroon | 0.8316 GPIA | 2018 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 114 | Algeria | 0.8271 GPIA | 2019 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 115 | Egypt | 0.8265 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 116 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.825 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 117 | India | 0.7965 GPIA | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 118 | Angola | 0.7935 GPIA | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 119 | Nigeria | 0.7892 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 120 | Syria | 0.7837 GPIA | 2009 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 121 | Mozambique | 0.7665 GPIA | 2022 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 122 | Senegal | 0.7429 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 123 | Togo | 0.6798 GPIA | 2022 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 124 | Burkina Faso | 0.6365 GPIA | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 125 | Pakistan | 0.6358 GPIA | 2021 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 126 | Nepal | 0.6152 GPIA | 2021 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 127 | Sierra Leone | 0.6127 GPIA | 2019 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 128 | Ethiopia | 0.5967 GPIA | 2022 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 129 | Mali | 0.568 GPIA | 2022 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 130 | Niger | 0.5657 GPIA | 2022 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 131 | Benin | 0.5609 GPIA | 2021 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 132 | Guinea | 0.467 GPIA | 2018 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 133 | Afghanistan | 0.3684 GPIA | 2022 | up 40.3% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release