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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
71
Highest
1.5 GPIA
Uruguay
Lowest
0.1706 GPIA
Senegal
Median
1.14 GPIA
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
800

What the numbers show

Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 71 countries. The highest value is 1.5 GPIA in Uruguay; the lowest is 0.1706 GPIA in Senegal.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.14 GPIA, and the mean is 1.05 GPIA.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.

Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 92.1%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 57.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Uruguay 1.5 GPIA 2013 up 2.3% flat
2 Panama 1.42 GPIA 2024 up 5.7% rising
3 Poland 1.4 GPIA 2020 down 0.5% flat
4 Estonia 1.4 GPIA 2023 β€” flat
5 Oman 1.39 GPIA 2022 up 41.0% rising
6 Bulgaria 1.36 GPIA 2023 up 0.4% rising
7 Latvia 1.33 GPIA 2023 down 7.1% falling
8 Norway 1.32 GPIA 2022 up 5.1% rising
9 Italy 1.31 GPIA 2023 up 6.6% rising
10 Denmark 1.31 GPIA 2023 up 2.3% rising
11 Finland 1.28 GPIA 2023 down 2.0% rising
12 Belize 1.28 GPIA 2020 up 22.1% rising
13 Sweden 1.27 GPIA 2022 down 0.2% rising
14 Philippines 1.26 GPIA 2022 up 10.4% rising
15 Brunei Darussalam 1.26 GPIA 2021 up 22.7% rising
16 Portugal 1.26 GPIA 2023 down 5.7% flat
17 Sri Lanka 1.26 GPIA 2022 up 18.2% rising
18 Colombia 1.25 GPIA 2024 down 6.6% falling
19 Iceland 1.25 GPIA 2023 up 9.4% flat
20 Lithuania 1.24 GPIA 2023 down 1.9% rising
21 Cyprus 1.23 GPIA 2023 up 7.7% rising
22 Chile 1.23 GPIA 2024 up 13.9% rising
23 France 1.23 GPIA 2023 up 5.4% rising
24 Australia 1.23 GPIA 2024 down 9.1% flat
25 Spain 1.22 GPIA 2023 up 20.0% rising
26 Hungary 1.22 GPIA 2023 up 1.9% rising
27 Croatia 1.2 GPIA 2023 up 22.7% rising
28 Malaysia 1.2 GPIA 2022 up 11.9% rising
29 Mongolia 1.19 GPIA 2023 down 13.9% falling
30 Indonesia 1.19 GPIA 2023 up 27.0% rising
31 Malta 1.17 GPIA 2021 up 64.4% rising
32 Belgium 1.16 GPIA 2023 up 4.6% rising
33 Ireland 1.16 GPIA 2023 up 3.1% flat
34 United States 1.15 GPIA 2024 up 0.1% rising
35 Georgia 1.14 GPIA 2024 down 1.8% rising
36 Romania 1.14 GPIA 2022 up 36.9% rising
37 Honduras 1.13 GPIA 2024 down 14.1% rising
38 Ecuador 1.13 GPIA 2021 up 29.4% rising
39 Czechia 1.12 GPIA 2016 up 21.3% rising
40 Palestine, State of 1.11 GPIA 2021 β€” volatile
41 Armenia, Republic of 1.1 GPIA 2023 up 4.1% rising
42 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.07 GPIA 2023 up 57.7% rising
43 Costa Rica 1.07 GPIA 2006 up 4.0% rising
44 Canada 1.05 GPIA 2021 up 5.7% flat
45 Zimbabwe 1.05 GPIA 2023 β€” rising
46 Jordan 1.04 GPIA 2023 up 2.9% rising
47 South Africa 1.01 GPIA 2024 down 11.5% rising
48 Greece 1 GPIA 2024 up 1.9% rising
49 Luxembourg 0.9849 GPIA 2023 up 18.1% rising
50 Serbia, Republic of 0.9695 GPIA 2022 up 21.5% rising
51 Tonga 0.9446 GPIA 2023 up 3.7% rising
52 Austria 0.9441 GPIA 2021 up 12.7% rising
53 Netherlands 0.928 GPIA 2023 up 2.0% rising
54 Germany 0.9242 GPIA 2023 up 23.3% rising
55 Namibia 0.8917 GPIA 2023 up 4.7% rising
56 New Zealand 0.888 GPIA 2020 up 0.7% falling
57 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0.8868 GPIA 2023 up 76.0% rising
58 Vietnam 0.8854 GPIA 2023 up 41.4% rising
59 Bolivia 0.854 GPIA 2023 up 25.8% rising
60 Guatemala 0.797 GPIA 2023 down 57.0% volatile
61 Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.7651 GPIA 2023 down 20.4% rising
62 Switzerland 0.7371 GPIA 2024 up 19.1% rising
63 Korea 0.7226 GPIA 2024 up 20.9% rising
64 Uganda 0.5152 GPIA 2021 up 17.9% rising
65 Pakistan 0.4913 GPIA 2019 up 66.9% rising
66 India 0.4864 GPIA 2023 up 34.7% rising
67 Cambodia 0.4814 GPIA 2023 up 92.1% volatile
68 Bangladesh 0.4099 GPIA 2023 up 13.8% rising
69 Rwanda 0.4002 GPIA 2024 down 15.5% falling
70 Ghana 0.3915 GPIA 2022 up 20.9% rising
71 Senegal 0.1706 GPIA 2022 up 29.3% rising

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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
71 places, 800 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release