Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
94
Highest
1.24 GPIA
Uruguay
Lowest
0.1485 GPIA
Guinea
Median
0.9564 GPIA
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
1,268
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 1.24 GPIA in Uruguay; the lowest is 0.1485 GPIA in Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9564 GPIA, and the mean is 0.8502 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of (up 157.6%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 71.8%).
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 1.24 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 1.21 GPIA | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 1.19 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 1.15 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 5 | Honduras | 1.12 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 7 | Philippines | 1.1 GPIA | 2022 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 8 | Mongolia | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 9 | Panama | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 10 | Ireland | 1.05 GPIA | 2022 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 11 | Mexico | 1.03 GPIA | 2022 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 13 | Finland | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 14 | Australia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 15 | Tonga | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 16 | Iceland | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 17 | United States | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 18 | Estonia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 1 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 20 | Germany | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 21 | Czechia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 22 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 0.9994 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 23 | Armenia, Republic of | 0.9993 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 24 | Switzerland | 0.9991 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 25 | Austria | 0.9988 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 26 | Slovenia | 0.9981 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 27 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 0.9966 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 28 | Portugal | 0.9948 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 29 | Denmark | 0.9943 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 30 | Norway | 0.9923 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 31 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.9917 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 32 | Latvia | 0.9904 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 33 | Hungary | 0.9902 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 0.9879 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 35 | Belgium | 0.9873 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 36 | Georgia | 0.9869 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 37 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 0.9848 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 38 | Lithuania | 0.9837 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 39 | Paraguay | 0.9809 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 40 | Sri Lanka | 0.9787 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 41 | Netherlands | 0.9785 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 42 | South Africa | 0.9756 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 43 | France | 0.9685 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 44 | Israel | 0.9677 GPIA | 2015 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 45 | Palestine, State of | 0.964 GPIA | 2022 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 46 | Chile | 0.961 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 0.9588 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 48 | Spain | 0.954 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 49 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.9531 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 50 | Malaysia | 0.9505 GPIA | 2022 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 51 | Cyprus | 0.95 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 52 | Croatia | 0.944 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 53 | Romania | 0.9288 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 54 | Poland | 0.9275 GPIA | 2020 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 55 | Italy | 0.9226 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 0.913 GPIA | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 57 | Malta | 0.9054 GPIA | 2022 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 58 | Thailand | 0.9013 GPIA | 2022 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 59 | Serbia, Republic of | 0.9 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 60 | Ecuador | 0.8969 GPIA | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 61 | Jordan | 0.8609 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 62 | Vietnam | 0.8565 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 63 | Indonesia | 0.8534 GPIA | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 64 | Kenya | 0.8408 GPIA | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 65 | Greece | 0.8347 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 66 | El Salvador | 0.8104 GPIA | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 67 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.809 GPIA | 2016 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 68 | Tunisia | 0.8087 GPIA | 2023 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Korea | 0.8059 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 70 | Zimbabwe | 0.7825 GPIA | 2017 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 71 | Bolivia | 0.7772 GPIA | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 72 | Guatemala | 0.7681 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 73 | Rwanda | 0.7481 GPIA | 2022 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 74 | Ghana | 0.6542 GPIA | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 75 | India | 0.6261 GPIA | 2023 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 76 | Peru | 0.6173 GPIA | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 77 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.6083 GPIA | 2022 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 78 | Nigeria | 0.5694 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 79 | Cambodia | 0.5622 GPIA | 2021 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 80 | Nepal | 0.5297 GPIA | 2021 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 81 | Burkina Faso | 0.5015 GPIA | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 82 | Türkiye | 0.4675 GPIA | 2015 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 83 | Uganda | 0.4458 GPIA | 2016 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 84 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0.4195 GPIA | 2022 | up 114.4% | rising |
| 85 | Senegal | 0.4184 GPIA | 2023 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 86 | Pakistan | 0.4137 GPIA | 2021 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 87 | Malawi | 0.4035 GPIA | 2020 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 88 | Niger | 0.3849 GPIA | 2022 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 89 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0.3766 GPIA | 2022 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 90 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.368 GPIA | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 91 | Mali | 0.3237 GPIA | 2022 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Angola | 0.2729 GPIA | 2023 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 93 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 0.2079 GPIA | 2022 | up 157.6% | rising |
| 94 | Guinea | 0.1485 GPIA | 2018 | up 4.4% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release