Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
86
Highest
1.33 GPIA
Panama
Lowest
0.3169 GPIA
Afghanistan
Median
0.991 GPIA
Years covered
44
1981–2024
Data points
878
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 86 countries. The highest value is 1.33 GPIA in Panama; the lowest is 0.3169 GPIA in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.991 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9332 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 108.3%), and the largest decrease in Malaysia (down 11.8%).
Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor urban gender: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama | 1.33 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 2 | Iceland | 1.31 GPIA | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 3 | Uruguay | 1.29 GPIA | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 4 | Brunei | 1.28 GPIA | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 5 | Latvia | 1.27 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 6 | Norway | 1.25 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 7 | Mongolia | 1.24 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 1.24 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 9 | Paraguay | 1.23 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 10 | Sweden | 1.22 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 11 | Denmark | 1.21 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 12 | Thailand | 1.2 GPIA | 2022 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 13 | Portugal | 1.19 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 14 | Lithuania | 1.18 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 15 | Slovenia | 1.18 GPIA | 2022 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 16 | Spain | 1.17 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 17 | South Africa | 1.17 GPIA | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 18 | Philippines | 1.16 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 19 | Malta | 1.15 GPIA | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 1.15 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 1.15 GPIA | 2020 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 22 | Finland | 1.13 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 23 | Croatia | 1.12 GPIA | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 24 | Moldova | 1.12 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 25 | Palestine | 1.12 GPIA | 2022 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 26 | Hungary | 1.1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 27 | Bolivia | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 28 | Australia | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 29 | Belgium | 1.09 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 31 | Serbia | 1.08 GPIA | 2022 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 32 | United States | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 1.05 GPIA | 2021 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 36 | Ireland | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 37 | Honduras | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 38 | Georgia | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 39 | Czechia | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 40 | Romania | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 41 | Indonesia | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 42 | Cyprus | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 43 | Ecuador | 0.9912 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 44 | Greece | 0.9909 GPIA | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 45 | France | 0.988 GPIA | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 46 | Austria | 0.9872 GPIA | 2021 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 47 | Armenia | 0.9825 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 48 | Colombia | 0.9779 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 49 | Albania | 0.974 GPIA | 2017 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 50 | Netherlands | 0.9694 GPIA | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 51 | Malaysia | 0.9689 GPIA | 2022 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 52 | Chile | 0.9283 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 53 | Luxembourg | 0.9244 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 54 | El Salvador | 0.9239 GPIA | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 55 | Jordan | 0.9037 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 56 | Vietnam | 0.9015 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 57 | Mexico | 0.896 GPIA | 2020 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 58 | Azerbaijan | 0.8521 GPIA | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 59 | Rwanda | 0.8449 GPIA | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 60 | Sri Lanka | 0.8281 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 61 | Switzerland | 0.8204 GPIA | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 62 | Guatemala | 0.8164 GPIA | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 63 | Germany | 0.783 GPIA | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 64 | Kenya | 0.7691 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 65 | South Korea | 0.7635 GPIA | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 66 | India | 0.7619 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 67 | Uzbekistan | 0.753 GPIA | 2022 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 68 | Pakistan | 0.7344 GPIA | 2021 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 0.6446 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 70 | Cambodia | 0.6406 GPIA | 2023 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 71 | Nigeria | 0.6095 GPIA | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 72 | Laos | 0.6038 GPIA | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 73 | Bangladesh | 0.6036 GPIA | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 74 | Uganda | 0.5746 GPIA | 2021 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 75 | Bhutan | 0.5679 GPIA | 2022 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 76 | Zambia | 0.5676 GPIA | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 77 | Angola | 0.5674 GPIA | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 78 | Ghana | 0.5453 GPIA | 2024 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 79 | Senegal | 0.4993 GPIA | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 80 | Tanzania | 0.4942 GPIA | 2022 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 81 | Burkina Faso | 0.4756 GPIA | 2024 | up 108.3% | rising |
| 82 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.4328 GPIA | 2023 | up 92.0% | rising |
| 83 | Mali | 0.4081 GPIA | 2022 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 84 | Niger | 0.3637 GPIA | 2022 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 85 | Guinea | 0.3191 GPIA | 2018 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 86 | Afghanistan | 0.3169 GPIA | 2022 | up 51.8% | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release