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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
98
Highest
1.01 GPIA
Tonga
Lowest
0.6196 GPIA
Guinea
Median
0.9951 GPIA
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
1,237

What the numbers show

Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 98 countries. The highest value is 1.01 GPIA in Tonga; the lowest is 0.6196 GPIA in Guinea.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.9951 GPIA, and the mean is 0.958 GPIA.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 88.1%), and the largest decrease in Pakistan (down 5.6%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Tonga 1.01 GPIA 2023 up 0.9% flat
2 Honduras 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 1.8% rising
3 Mongolia 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 0.2% flat
4 Georgia 1 GPIA 2024 up 0.3% flat
5 Namibia 1 GPIA 2023 down 0.8% flat
6 Armenia 1 GPIA 2023 up 0.3% flat
7 Argentina 1 GPIA 2020 up 0.6% flat
8 Poland 1 GPIA 2020 up 0.2% flat
9 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA 2023 up 1.2% flat
10 Ireland 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged flat
10 Italy 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged flat
10 Czechia 1 GPIA 2023 flat
10 Germany 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged flat
10 Denmark 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged flat
10 Hungary 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged flat
10 Croatia 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged flat
10 Romania 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged flat
10 Spain 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged flat
10 Finland 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged flat
10 France 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged flat
10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 GPIA 2021 up 0.1% flat
10 Portugal 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged flat
10 Greece 1 GPIA 2024 up 1.3% flat
10 Iceland 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged flat
10 Norway 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged flat
10 Slovenia 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged flat
10 Switzerland 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged flat
10 Netherlands 1 GPIA 2023 up 0.1% flat
10 Sweden 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged flat
10 Malta 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged flat
10 United States of America 1 GPIA 2024 up 0.1% flat
10 Bulgaria 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged flat
10 Lithuania 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged flat
10 Luxembourg 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged flat
10 Belgium 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged flat
10 Austria 1 GPIA 2021 unchanged flat
10 Australia 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged flat
10 Latvia 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged flat
39 Republic of Moldova 0.9999 GPIA 2024 up 0.2% flat
40 Kazakhstan 0.9995 GPIA 2024 up 0.1% flat
41 South Africa 0.9994 GPIA 2024 up 1.2% falling
42 Dominican Republic 0.9981 GPIA 2024 down 0.3% flat
43 Uruguay 0.9978 GPIA 2024 up 0.0% flat
44 Costa Rica 0.9977 GPIA 2024 up 0.1% flat
45 Philippines 0.9966 GPIA 2022 down 0.1% flat
46 Belize 0.9964 GPIA 2022 down 0.3% flat
47 Colombia 0.9962 GPIA 2024 down 0.0% flat
48 Brazil 0.9962 GPIA 2024 down 0.1% rising
49 Chile 0.9956 GPIA 2024 down 0.2% flat
50 Ecuador 0.9945 GPIA 2024 up 0.9% rising
51 Paraguay 0.9932 GPIA 2024 up 0.5% rising
52 Indonesia 0.9927 GPIA 2023 up 3.0% rising
53 Albania 0.9924 GPIA 2017 up 1.9% flat
54 Panama 0.992 GPIA 2024 down 0.1% flat
55 Canada 0.9916 GPIA 2001 down 0.5% flat
56 Serbia 0.9915 GPIA 2024 up 0.7% flat
57 Sri Lanka 0.9907 GPIA 2024 up 0.8% rising
58 Viet Nam 0.9904 GPIA 2023 up 1.5% flat
59 Mexico 0.9875 GPIA 2020 up 1.0% flat
60 Zimbabwe 0.9873 GPIA 2023 down 1.1% flat
61 Thailand 0.9838 GPIA 2022 up 0.3% flat
62 Cyprus 0.9835 GPIA 2023 down 1.2% flat
63 Israel 0.9825 GPIA 2015 up 1.0% flat
64 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9816 GPIA 2023 up 3.5% rising
65 Republic of Korea 0.9799 GPIA 2024 up 1.2% rising
66 Brunei Darussalam 0.9749 GPIA 2023 up 0.6% flat
67 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9717 GPIA 2024 up 3.2% rising
68 Palestine, State of 0.9705 GPIA 2022 up 4.1% rising
69 Peru 0.9618 GPIA 2018 up 1.9% flat
70 Zambia 0.9591 GPIA 2024 up 7.7% rising
71 El Salvador 0.9557 GPIA 2023 up 1.1% rising
72 Kenya 0.9541 GPIA 2024 up 1.4% flat
73 Rwanda 0.9527 GPIA 2024 up 3.3% flat
74 Malawi 0.9521 GPIA 2020 up 0.7% rising
75 Uganda 0.9446 GPIA 2021 up 7.3% flat
76 Jordan 0.9396 GPIA 2023 up 3.0% flat
77 Bangladesh 0.9361 GPIA 2023 up 6.0% rising
78 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.9346 GPIA 2023 up 3.3% rising
79 Türkiye 0.9344 GPIA 2015 up 10.9% rising
80 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.9324 GPIA 2022 up 2.2% rising
81 Cambodia 0.9315 GPIA 2023 up 8.3% rising
82 Ghana 0.919 GPIA 2024 up 9.3% rising
83 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.9135 GPIA 2023 down 0.8% flat
84 Guatemala 0.9075 GPIA 2024 up 4.5% rising
85 Egypt 0.902 GPIA 2023 rising
86 Nigeria 0.8901 GPIA 2024 up 4.7% rising
87 India 0.8864 GPIA 2023 up 7.6% rising
88 Tunisia 0.8835 GPIA 2023 up 4.0% rising
89 Angola 0.8672 GPIA 2023 up 8.5% rising
90 Senegal 0.8104 GPIA 2023 up 3.3% rising
91 Togo 0.782 GPIA 2022 up 10.1% rising
92 Pakistan 0.7729 GPIA 2021 down 5.6% rising
93 Ethiopia 0.7696 GPIA 2022 up 25.2% rising
94 Mali 0.7671 GPIA 2020 up 88.1% rising
95 Bhutan 0.7654 GPIA 2022 up 20.3% rising
96 Burkina Faso 0.7522 GPIA 2024 up 6.9% rising
97 Nepal 0.6496 GPIA 2021 up 0.9% rising
98 Guinea 0.6196 GPIA 2018 up 22.3% rising

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About this data

Indicator
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
98 places, 1,237 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release