Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
77
Highest
1.5 GPIA
Qatar
Lowest
0.2915 GPIA
Burkina Faso
Median
1.01 GPIA
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
838
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 77 countries. The highest value is 1.5 GPIA in Qatar; the lowest is 0.2915 GPIA in Burkina Faso.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.01 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9626 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Honduras (up 93.1%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 64.4%).
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 1.5 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 2 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.44 GPIA | 2023 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 3 | Mongolia | 1.42 GPIA | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 4 | Philippines | 1.37 GPIA | 2022 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 5 | Panama | 1.37 GPIA | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 6 | Latvia | 1.35 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 7 | Poland | 1.31 GPIA | 2021 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 8 | Slovenia | 1.31 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 9 | Lithuania | 1.3 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 10 | Iceland | 1.29 GPIA | 2023 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 11 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.27 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 12 | Albania | 1.23 GPIA | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 1.2 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 14 | Finland | 1.19 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 15 | Israel | 1.18 GPIA | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 16 | Uruguay | 1.18 GPIA | 2019 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 17 | Croatia | 1.16 GPIA | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 18 | Thailand | 1.15 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 19 | Portugal | 1.15 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 20 | Montenegro | 1.14 GPIA | 2020 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 21 | Slovak Republic | 1.13 GPIA | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 22 | Italy | 1.13 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 23 | Serbia, Republic of | 1.11 GPIA | 2022 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 24 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 1.11 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 25 | United States | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 26 | Spain | 1.1 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 27 | Sweden | 1.1 GPIA | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.09 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 29 | Georgia | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 30 | Ireland | 1.07 GPIA | 2022 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 31 | Cyprus | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 32 | Norway | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 1.04 GPIA | 2021 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 34 | Canada | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 35 | United Arab Emirates | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 36 | Malta | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 37 | Romania | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 38 | Denmark | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 39 | Colombia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 40 | Australia | 0.994 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 41 | Ecuador | 0.9808 GPIA | 2022 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 42 | Guatemala | 0.9769 GPIA | 2023 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 0.9724 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 44 | Hungary | 0.9444 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 45 | South Africa | 0.9439 GPIA | 2024 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 46 | Czechia | 0.9421 GPIA | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 47 | Germany | 0.9285 GPIA | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 0.9194 GPIA | 2020 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 49 | Netherlands | 0.9127 GPIA | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 50 | Austria | 0.8993 GPIA | 2021 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 51 | Paraguay | 0.8964 GPIA | 2020 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 52 | Belgium | 0.8538 GPIA | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 53 | Honduras | 0.8519 GPIA | 2018 | up 93.1% | rising |
| 54 | Mexico | 0.8452 GPIA | 2020 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 55 | France | 0.8395 GPIA | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 56 | Chile | 0.8387 GPIA | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 57 | Türkiye | 0.8379 GPIA | 2023 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 0.8339 GPIA | 2023 | up 19.9% | flat |
| 59 | Greece | 0.7949 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 60 | Mauritius | 0.7761 GPIA | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 61 | Pakistan | 0.7652 GPIA | 2021 | up 68.7% | rising |
| 62 | Switzerland | 0.752 GPIA | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 63 | Bolivia | 0.7216 GPIA | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 0.7154 GPIA | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 65 | Korea | 0.7099 GPIA | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 66 | Botswana | 0.705 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 67 | Vietnam | 0.6878 GPIA | 2023 | — | flat |
| 68 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.6799 GPIA | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 69 | Indonesia | 0.6146 GPIA | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 70 | Jordan | 0.5289 GPIA | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 71 | Bangladesh | 0.495 GPIA | 2023 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 72 | Palestine, State of | 0.4684 GPIA | 2022 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 73 | Saudi Arabia | 0.3991 GPIA | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 74 | Rwanda | 0.3626 GPIA | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 75 | Mali | 0.3217 GPIA | 2022 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Senegal | 0.3045 GPIA | 2022 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 77 | Burkina Faso | 0.2915 GPIA | 2024 | up 34.5% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release