Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
75
Highest
1.4 GPIA
Oman
Lowest
0.3218 GPIA
Togo
Median
1.03 GPIA
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
834

What the numbers show

Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 75 countries. The highest value is 1.4 GPIA in Oman; the lowest is 0.3218 GPIA in Togo.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.03 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9752 GPIA.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.

Over the past decade 63 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 246.0%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 27.8%).

Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Oman 1.4 GPIA 2022 up 24.8% rising
2 Panama 1.34 GPIA 2024 up 13.3% rising
3 Uruguay 1.32 GPIA 2013 up 0.3% flat
4 Estonia 1.29 GPIA 2023 β€” rising
5 Bulgaria 1.23 GPIA 2023 down 1.1% rising
6 Mongolia 1.22 GPIA 2020 up 1.5% flat
7 Poland 1.21 GPIA 2020 up 2.3% flat
8 Latvia 1.2 GPIA 2023 down 7.8% flat
9 Iceland 1.17 GPIA 2023 up 6.8% flat
10 Denmark 1.17 GPIA 2023 up 4.7% rising
11 Portugal 1.17 GPIA 2023 up 0.6% rising
12 Finland 1.17 GPIA 2023 up 0.3% rising
13 Italy 1.16 GPIA 2023 up 8.3% rising
14 Georgia 1.14 GPIA 2024 up 4.7% rising
15 Lithuania 1.14 GPIA 2022 down 0.2% flat
16 Sweden 1.13 GPIA 2023 down 3.0% rising
17 Brunei Darussalam 1.12 GPIA 2023 up 22.9% rising
18 Croatia 1.11 GPIA 2023 up 6.5% rising
19 Ecuador 1.11 GPIA 2021 up 9.2% rising
20 Armenia, Republic of 1.1 GPIA 2023 down 3.0% flat
21 Norway 1.1 GPIA 2022 up 7.5% rising
22 Australia 1.09 GPIA 2024 down 2.3% flat
23 Palestine, State of 1.09 GPIA 2021 β€” rising
24 Indonesia 1.08 GPIA 2023 up 19.0% rising
25 Colombia 1.07 GPIA 2024 up 6.5% rising
26 United States 1.07 GPIA 2024 up 3.2% rising
27 Belgium 1.07 GPIA 2023 up 6.5% rising
28 Philippines 1.07 GPIA 2020 up 6.3% rising
29 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.07 GPIA 2023 up 30.7% rising
30 Bolivia 1.06 GPIA 2023 up 21.0% rising
31 Zimbabwe 1.06 GPIA 2023 β€” rising
32 Hungary 1.06 GPIA 2023 down 0.4% rising
33 Serbia, Republic of 1.05 GPIA 2024 up 16.9% rising
34 Romania 1.05 GPIA 2023 up 12.6% rising
35 France 1.05 GPIA 2023 up 5.5% rising
36 Spain 1.05 GPIA 2023 up 8.7% rising
37 Cyprus 1.05 GPIA 2023 up 2.1% rising
38 Tonga 1.03 GPIA 2023 up 16.9% rising
39 Honduras 1.02 GPIA 2023 up 23.0% rising
40 Ireland 1.02 GPIA 2023 up 5.6% rising
41 Canada 1.01 GPIA 2021 up 6.1% rising
42 South Africa 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 2.7% rising
43 Greece 0.9938 GPIA 2023 up 8.6% rising
44 Costa Rica 0.9875 GPIA 2006 up 7.9% rising
45 Netherlands 0.9863 GPIA 2023 up 18.9% rising
46 Chile 0.979 GPIA 2024 up 8.3% rising
47 Namibia 0.9645 GPIA 2023 up 4.5% falling
48 Malta 0.9629 GPIA 2023 up 32.2% rising
49 Jordan 0.944 GPIA 2023 up 6.1% rising
50 Austria 0.9423 GPIA 2021 up 7.0% rising
51 Vietnam 0.9395 GPIA 2023 up 26.8% rising
52 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0.934 GPIA 2023 up 9.6% rising
53 Germany 0.9324 GPIA 2023 up 15.0% rising
54 Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.9234 GPIA 2023 up 3.5% rising
55 Malaysia 0.9194 GPIA 2022 up 3.9% rising
56 Luxembourg 0.9124 GPIA 2023 up 12.3% rising
57 Czechia 0.9047 GPIA 2016 up 17.2% rising
58 New Zealand 0.8882 GPIA 2020 up 5.4% rising
59 Sri Lanka 0.8645 GPIA 2022 down 6.2% falling
60 Rwanda 0.8449 GPIA 2024 up 8.2% rising
61 Guatemala 0.8431 GPIA 2023 up 2.0% rising
62 Korea 0.8237 GPIA 2024 up 10.6% rising
63 Switzerland 0.8204 GPIA 2024 up 18.8% rising
64 Pakistan 0.7344 GPIA 2021 up 35.6% rising
65 India 0.72 GPIA 2023 up 5.2% rising
66 Bangladesh 0.6791 GPIA 2021 up 36.6% rising
67 Cambodia 0.6546 GPIA 2023 up 41.6% rising
68 Bhutan 0.643 GPIA 2022 up 47.6% rising
69 Ghana 0.5423 GPIA 2022 up 12.0% rising
70 Malawi 0.5221 GPIA 2020 down 27.8% rising
71 Burkina Faso 0.5148 GPIA 2024 up 57.4% rising
72 Senegal 0.5046 GPIA 2022 up 34.5% rising
73 Niger 0.4288 GPIA 2022 up 4.6% rising
74 Mali 0.4206 GPIA 2022 up 246.0% rising
75 Togo 0.3218 GPIA 2022 up 77.8% rising

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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
75 places, 834 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release