Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
31
Highest
1.09 GPIA
Costa Rica
Lowest
0.764 GPIA
Ghana
Median
0.9928 GPIA
Years covered
31
1994–2024
Data points
365
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 1.09 GPIA in Costa Rica; the lowest is 0.764 GPIA in Ghana.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9928 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9879 GPIA.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 20.5%), and the largest decrease in Norway (down 5.7%).
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | — | rising |
| 2 | Greece | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 3 | Cyprus | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 4 | Netherlands | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 7 | United States of America | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 8 | Armenia | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 9 | Finland | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 10 | Poland | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 11 | Spain | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 12 | Iceland | 0.9996 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 13 | Denmark | 0.9986 GPIA | 2023 | — | flat |
| 14 | Czechia | 0.9965 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 15 | Lithuania | 0.9937 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 16 | Ireland | 0.9928 GPIA | 2020 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 17 | Sweden | 0.9893 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 18 | Portugal | 0.9863 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 19 | Germany | 0.9852 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 20 | Slovakia | 0.9834 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 21 | Slovenia | 0.9832 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 22 | Switzerland | 0.9829 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 23 | Austria | 0.9828 GPIA | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 24 | Hungary | 0.9808 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 25 | Montenegro | 0.9745 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 26 | Croatia | 0.9646 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 27 | France | 0.9542 GPIA | 2020 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 28 | Norway | 0.9506 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 29 | Belgium | 0.9493 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 30 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.9466 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 31 | Ghana | 0.764 GPIA | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release