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Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
37
Highest
1.48 GPIA
Brunei Darussalam
Lowest
0.3163 GPIA
Ghana
Median
1.08 GPIA
Years covered
31
1994–2024
Data points
337

What the numbers show

Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 1.48 GPIA in Brunei Darussalam; the lowest is 0.3163 GPIA in Ghana.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.08 GPIA, and the mean is 1.01 GPIA.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.

Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Brunei Darussalam 1.48 GPIA 2023 up 14.8% rising
2 Mongolia 1.39 GPIA 2022 up 124.3% rising
3 Poland, Republic of 1.32 GPIA 2023 up 4.1% flat
4 Lithuania, Republic of 1.3 GPIA 2023 up 8.8% rising
5 Slovenia, Republic of 1.3 GPIA 2023 up 8.8% flat
6 Iceland 1.28 GPIA 2023 up 32.8% rising
7 Montenegro 1.26 GPIA 2018 β€” rising
8 Bulgaria 1.2 GPIA 2023 up 3.1% flat
9 Albania 1.2 GPIA 2023 up 12.5% rising
10 Slovak Republic 1.19 GPIA 2023 up 12.4% rising
11 Croatia, Republic of 1.18 GPIA 2023 up 11.5% rising
12 Finland 1.18 GPIA 2023 up 8.0% rising
13 United States 1.16 GPIA 2024 up 13.4% rising
14 Cyprus 1.12 GPIA 2023 up 18.9% rising
15 Sweden 1.12 GPIA 2023 up 4.5% flat
16 Italy 1.12 GPIA 2023 up 13.4% rising
17 Spain 1.1 GPIA 2023 up 10.5% rising
18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.09 GPIA 2023 up 12.6% rising
19 Ireland 1.08 GPIA 2020 up 0.9% flat
20 Romania 1.03 GPIA 2023 up 12.7% rising
21 Denmark 1.02 GPIA 2023 up 29.9% rising
22 Norway 1 GPIA 2023 up 33.2% rising
23 Hungary 0.9417 GPIA 2023 up 21.3% rising
24 Czech Republic 0.9367 GPIA 2023 up 10.2% rising
25 Serbia, Republic of 0.9294 GPIA 2014 β€” flat
26 Netherlands, The 0.8914 GPIA 2023 up 26.0% rising
27 Germany 0.8866 GPIA 2023 up 5.8% flat
28 Austria 0.8684 GPIA 2021 up 11.4% rising
29 France 0.8204 GPIA 2023 up 23.0% rising
30 Belgium 0.8152 GPIA 2023 up 14.6% rising
31 Greece 0.8046 GPIA 2024 up 3.2% falling
32 Honduras 0.7904 GPIA 2023 up 25.5% rising
33 Luxembourg 0.7191 GPIA 2023 up 18.4% flat
34 Costa Rica 0.641 GPIA 2007 β€” rising
35 Switzerland 0.6281 GPIA 2024 up 16.8% rising
36 Rwanda 0.322 GPIA 2023 up 13.2% rising
37 Ghana 0.3163 GPIA 2022 up 103.7% rising

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About this data

Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
37 places, 337 data points, 1994–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release