Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
108
Highest
1.48 GPIA
Qatar
Lowest
0.2341 GPIA
Afghanistan
Median
1.07 GPIA
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
1,168
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 1.48 GPIA in Qatar; the lowest is 0.2341 GPIA in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.07 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9795 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 102.2%), and the largest decrease in Malaysia (down 12.2%).
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 1.48 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 2 | Grenada | 1.46 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 3 | Kuwait | 1.44 GPIA | 2018 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 4 | Bahrain | 1.36 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 5 | Panama | 1.36 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 6 | Venezuela | 1.35 GPIA | 2017 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 7 | Iceland | 1.35 GPIA | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 8 | Norway | 1.32 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 9 | Puerto Rico | 1.31 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 10 | Latvia | 1.31 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 11 | Uruguay | 1.3 GPIA | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 12 | Mongolia | 1.29 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 13 | Brunei | 1.28 GPIA | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 1.27 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 15 | Paraguay | 1.26 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 16 | Denmark | 1.26 GPIA | 2023 | up 72.9% | rising |
| 17 | Slovenia | 1.25 GPIA | 2022 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 18 | Sweden | 1.25 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 19 | Palestine | 1.25 GPIA | 2024 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 20 | Poland | 1.24 GPIA | 2021 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 20 | Thailand | 1.24 GPIA | 2022 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 22 | Lithuania | 1.24 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 23 | Portugal | 1.23 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 24 | Philippines | 1.21 GPIA | 2022 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 25 | Moldova | 1.2 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 26 | Spain | 1.19 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 27 | Israel | 1.19 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 1.18 GPIA | 2022 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 29 | Italy | 1.17 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 30 | Belize | 1.17 GPIA | 2022 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 31 | Finland | 1.17 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 32 | Albania | 1.17 GPIA | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 33 | Hungary | 1.16 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 34 | Tonga | 1.15 GPIA | 2023 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 35 | Slovakia | 1.15 GPIA | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 36 | Malta | 1.15 GPIA | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 37 | South Africa | 1.15 GPIA | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 38 | Australia | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 39 | Kazakhstan | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 40 | Serbia | 1.13 GPIA | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 1.12 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 42 | United Arab Emirates | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 43 | Ireland | 1.11 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 45 | Belgium | 1.1 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 46 | Canada | 1.09 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 1.09 GPIA | 2023 | up 55.8% | falling |
| 48 | Montenegro | 1.09 GPIA | 2020 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 49 | Honduras | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 50 | Bolivia | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 51 | Andorra | 1.08 GPIA | 2022 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 52 | Czechia | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 53 | Romania | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 54 | United States | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 55 | Georgia | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 56 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 57 | United Kingdom | 1.07 GPIA | 2021 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 58 | Indonesia | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 59 | France | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 60 | Colombia | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 61 | Cyprus | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 13.7% | flat |
| 62 | Malaysia | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 63 | Armenia | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 64 | Ecuador | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 65 | Saudi Arabia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 66 | Greece | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 67 | El Salvador | 0.9734 GPIA | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 68 | Austria | 0.9724 GPIA | 2021 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 69 | Netherlands | 0.9677 GPIA | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 70 | Chile | 0.9498 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 71 | Luxembourg | 0.9411 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 72 | Vietnam | 0.9344 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 73 | Mexico | 0.9216 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 74 | Jordan | 0.9191 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 75 | Botswana | 0.9114 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 76 | Singapore | 0.9013 GPIA | 2022 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 77 | Iran | 0.8965 GPIA | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 78 | Mauritius | 0.8659 GPIA | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 79 | Guatemala | 0.8494 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 0.8482 GPIA | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 81 | Kiribati | 0.8095 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 82 | Switzerland | 0.8094 GPIA | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 83 | Germany | 0.7688 GPIA | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 84 | South Korea | 0.7557 GPIA | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 85 | Pakistan | 0.7249 GPIA | 2021 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 86 | Uzbekistan | 0.7132 GPIA | 2022 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 87 | Rwanda | 0.6503 GPIA | 2024 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 88 | Kenya | 0.6496 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 89 | India | 0.6478 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 90 | Mozambique | 0.6042 GPIA | 2022 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Zimbabwe | 0.5986 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 92 | Cambodia | 0.5936 GPIA | 2023 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 93 | Zambia | 0.5926 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 94 | Laos | 0.592 GPIA | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 95 | Uganda | 0.5653 GPIA | 2024 | up 95.6% | falling |
| 96 | Angola | 0.5452 GPIA | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 97 | Ghana | 0.5372 GPIA | 2024 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 98 | Nigeria | 0.5254 GPIA | 2024 | up 21.9% | flat |
| 99 | Bangladesh | 0.5133 GPIA | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 100 | Ethiopia | 0.4362 GPIA | 2022 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 101 | Senegal | 0.4197 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 102 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.3972 GPIA | 2023 | up 86.3% | rising |
| 103 | Mali | 0.3841 GPIA | 2022 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 104 | Burkina Faso | 0.3834 GPIA | 2024 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 105 | Niger | 0.3299 GPIA | 2022 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 106 | Benin | 0.2761 GPIA | 2022 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 107 | Guinea | 0.2578 GPIA | 2018 | up 102.2% | rising |
| 108 | Afghanistan | 0.2341 GPIA | 2022 | up 53.4% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release