Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
36
Highest
1.07 GPIA
Honduras
Lowest
0.7289 GPIA
Ghana
Median
0.992 GPIA
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
454
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 1.07 GPIA in Honduras; the lowest is 0.7289 GPIA in Ghana.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.992 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9803 GPIA.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 14.6%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 1.2%).
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honduras | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | β | flat |
| 3 | Mongolia | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 4 | Ireland | 1.02 GPIA | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 5 | Sweden | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 6 | Finland | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 7 | Poland | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 8 | Germany | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 9 | United States | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 10 | Iceland | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 11 | Switzerland | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 12 | Czechia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 13 | Armenia | 0.9999 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Slovenia | 0.9997 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 15 | Austria | 0.999 GPIA | 2020 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 16 | Slovakia | 0.9985 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 17 | Norway | 0.9981 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 18 | Hungary | 0.9939 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 19 | Lithuania | 0.9901 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 0.9897 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 21 | Belgium | 0.9888 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 22 | Denmark | 0.9882 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 23 | Netherlands | 0.9832 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 24 | Portugal | 0.9802 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 25 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.9795 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 26 | France | 0.9721 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 0.9692 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 28 | Albania | 0.9676 GPIA | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 29 | Croatia | 0.9652 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 30 | Romania | 0.9617 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 31 | Montenegro | 0.9462 GPIA | 2018 | β | flat |
| 32 | Cyprus | 0.9443 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 33 | Spain | 0.9428 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 34 | Italy | 0.9155 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 35 | Greece | 0.9123 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 36 | Ghana | 0.7289 GPIA | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release