Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
95
Highest
1.01 LPIA
Canada
Lowest
0.3096 LPIA
Mali
Median
0.9838 LPIA
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
1,226

What the numbers show

Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) is currently reported for 95 countries. The highest value is 1.01 LPIA in Canada; the lowest is 0.3096 LPIA in Mali.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.9838 LPIA, and the mean is 0.9081 LPIA.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 126.7%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 73.8%).

Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Canada 1.01 LPIA 2001 up 0.4% flat
2 Jordan 1.01 LPIA 2023 up 12.2% rising
3 Serbia, Republic of 1 LPIA 2024 up 3.3% rising
4 Uruguay 1 LPIA 2024 up 1.3% flat
5 Brunei Darussalam 1 LPIA 2023 up 2.7% flat
6 United Kingdom 1 LPIA 2021 down 0.2% flat
6 Germany 1 LPIA 2023 unchanged flat
6 Denmark 1 LPIA 2023 unchanged flat
6 Slovenia 1 LPIA 2023 unchanged flat
6 Romania 1 LPIA 2023 up 1.8% rising
6 Spain 1 LPIA 2023 unchanged flat
6 Netherlands 1 LPIA 2023 down 0.6% flat
6 Finland 1 LPIA 2023 unchanged flat
6 France 1 LPIA 2023 unchanged flat
6 Czechia 1 LPIA 2023 flat
6 Portugal 1 LPIA 2023 unchanged flat
6 Greece 1 LPIA 2024 up 3.1% rising
6 Croatia 1 LPIA 2023 unchanged flat
6 Hungary 1 LPIA 2023 unchanged flat
6 Italy 1 LPIA 2023 unchanged flat
6 Norway 1 LPIA 2023 unchanged flat
6 Ireland 1 LPIA 2023 unchanged flat
6 Iceland 1 LPIA 2023 unchanged flat
6 Malta 1 LPIA 2023 unchanged rising
6 Sweden 1 LPIA 2023 unchanged flat
6 Lithuania 1 LPIA 2023 unchanged flat
6 Switzerland 1 LPIA 2024 unchanged flat
6 Luxembourg 1 LPIA 2023 unchanged flat
6 Latvia 1 LPIA 2023 unchanged flat
6 Australia 1 LPIA 2024 unchanged flat
6 Austria 1 LPIA 2021 unchanged flat
6 Bulgaria 1 LPIA 2023 unchanged flat
6 United States 1 LPIA 2024 down 0.2% flat
6 Belgium 1 LPIA 2023 unchanged flat
35 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0.9995 LPIA 2023 up 0.8% flat
36 Moldova, Republic of 0.9983 LPIA 2024 up 0.4% flat
37 Armenia, Republic of 0.9983 LPIA 2023 up 0.1% flat
38 Poland 0.998 LPIA 2020 up 0.2% flat
39 Namibia 0.9975 LPIA 2023 up 21.6% rising
40 Georgia 0.9949 LPIA 2024 down 0.0% flat
41 Albania 0.9917 LPIA 2017 up 4.6% flat
42 Tonga 0.9916 LPIA 2023 down 0.8% flat
43 Kazakhstan, Republic of 0.99 LPIA 2024 down 0.6% flat
44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9868 LPIA 2023 up 7.7% rising
45 Palestine, State of 0.9862 LPIA 2022 up 0.5% rising
46 Thailand 0.9859 LPIA 2022 up 0.7% flat
47 Philippines 0.9854 LPIA 2022 up 1.0% rising
48 Sri Lanka 0.9838 LPIA 2024 down 0.1% rising
49 Chile 0.9815 LPIA 2024 up 1.4% flat
50 Israel 0.9811 LPIA 2015 up 0.1% flat
51 Indonesia 0.9781 LPIA 2023 up 4.8% rising
52 Paraguay 0.9769 LPIA 2024 up 1.8% rising
53 Vietnam 0.9717 LPIA 2023 up 2.5% flat
54 Costa Rica 0.9716 LPIA 2024 up 1.9% rising
55 Cyprus 0.9708 LPIA 2023 down 2.5% flat
56 Korea 0.9648 LPIA 2024 up 3.0% rising
57 Belize 0.9515 LPIA 2022 down 5.0% flat
58 Zimbabwe 0.9507 LPIA 2023 down 4.2% rising
59 South Africa 0.9449 LPIA 2024 up 5.3% rising
60 Türkiye 0.9427 LPIA 2015 up 5.8% rising
61 Dominican Republic 0.9392 LPIA 2024 up 4.5% rising
62 Brazil 0.9365 LPIA 2024 up 12.9% rising
63 Panama 0.9319 LPIA 2024 up 8.3% rising
64 Mongolia 0.9159 LPIA 2024 down 3.5% flat
65 Ecuador 0.9157 LPIA 2024 down 1.4% rising
66 Uganda 0.9037 LPIA 2021 up 8.9% rising
67 Bolivia 0.9031 LPIA 2024 up 10.1% rising
68 Mexico 0.9011 LPIA 2020 up 4.6% rising
69 Peru 0.901 LPIA 2018 up 6.8% rising
70 Colombia 0.8893 LPIA 2024 up 0.7% rising
71 Honduras 0.8874 LPIA 2024 up 5.8% rising
72 Cambodia 0.8846 LPIA 2023 up 14.9% rising
73 Rwanda 0.882 LPIA 2024 up 6.0% rising
74 Kenya 0.8819 LPIA 2024 up 10.0% rising
75 El Salvador 0.8681 LPIA 2023 up 10.3% rising
76 Bangladesh 0.8468 LPIA 2023 up 12.3% rising
77 Malawi 0.8428 LPIA 2020 up 11.4% rising
78 Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.8326 LPIA 2023 rising
79 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.8267 LPIA 2023 up 1.5% rising
80 Ghana 0.8153 LPIA 2024 up 13.9% rising
81 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.812 LPIA 2022 up 7.9% rising
82 Guatemala 0.8091 LPIA 2024 up 8.0% rising
83 Tunisia 0.8047 LPIA 2023 up 15.9% rising
84 India 0.8002 LPIA 2023 up 19.8% rising
85 Nepal 0.7916 LPIA 2021 up 51.1% rising
86 Nigeria 0.7831 LPIA 2024 up 14.6% rising
87 Angola 0.6666 LPIA 2023 up 17.9% rising
88 Togo 0.6144 LPIA 2022 up 18.6% rising
89 Pakistan 0.5705 LPIA 2019 down 3.2% rising
90 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 0.5046 LPIA 2022 up 118.6% rising
91 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 0.486 LPIA 2022 down 2.9% rising
92 Senegal 0.4027 LPIA 2023 up 37.3% rising
93 Burkina Faso 0.3971 LPIA 2024 up 126.7% falling
94 Guinea 0.3172 LPIA 2018 up 122.6% rising
95 Mali 0.3096 LPIA 2022 down 73.8% volatile

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Indicator
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
95 places, 1,226 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release