Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
104
Highest
1.02 GPIA
Honduras
Lowest
0.4215 GPIA
Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of
Median
0.9876 GPIA
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
1,680
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 104 countries. The highest value is 1.02 GPIA in Honduras; the lowest is 0.4215 GPIA in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9876 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9438 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 145.1%), and the largest decrease in Uganda (down 21.7%).
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honduras | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 2 | Philippines | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 4 | Mongolia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 5 | Jamaica | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 6 | Namibia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 7 | Netherlands | 1 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 8 | Armenia, Republic of | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 9 | Ireland | 1 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 10 | Tonga | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 11 | Slovenia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 12 | Estonia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | flat |
| 13 | Poland | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 14 | Malta | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 15 | Uruguay | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | Czechia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 17 | Belarus, Republic of | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 18 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 19 | Austria | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Germany | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Denmark | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Finland | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | France | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 1 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Iceland | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Russia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Sweden | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Ukraine | 1 GPIA | 2021 | — | flat |
| 19 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 1 GPIA | 2022 | — | flat |
| 30 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.9999 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 31 | Hungary | 0.9996 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 32 | Belize | 0.9996 GPIA | 2020 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 33 | United States | 0.9993 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 34 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 0.9993 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 35 | Lithuania | 0.9993 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 0.9991 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 37 | Switzerland | 0.999 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 0.9989 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 39 | Georgia | 0.9988 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 40 | Fiji, Republic of | 0.9987 GPIA | 2021 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 41 | Romania | 0.9984 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 42 | Norway | 0.9982 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 43 | South Africa | 0.998 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 44 | Croatia | 0.9979 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 45 | Argentina | 0.9979 GPIA | 2020 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 46 | Australia | 0.9976 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 47 | Latvia | 0.9975 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 48 | Brazil | 0.9965 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 49 | Belgium | 0.9936 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 50 | Colombia | 0.9881 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 51 | Serbia, Republic of | 0.988 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 52 | Italy | 0.9878 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 53 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0.9874 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 54 | Greece | 0.987 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 0.9869 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 56 | Panama | 0.9849 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 57 | Ecuador | 0.9844 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 58 | Cyprus | 0.9835 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 0.9834 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 60 | Oman | 0.9811 GPIA | 2022 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 61 | Spain | 0.9805 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 62 | Mexico | 0.9804 GPIA | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 63 | Chile | 0.9804 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 0.9801 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 65 | Korea | 0.9799 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 66 | Nicaragua | 0.9796 GPIA | 2014 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 67 | Malaysia | 0.9795 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 68 | Portugal | 0.9735 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 69 | Paraguay | 0.973 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 70 | Israel | 0.9729 GPIA | 2015 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 71 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.9698 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 72 | Palestine, State of | 0.9659 GPIA | 2022 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 73 | Vietnam | 0.9633 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9509 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 75 | Indonesia | 0.9503 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 76 | Kenya | 0.9448 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 77 | Peru | 0.935 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 78 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.9175 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 79 | Thailand | 0.9172 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 80 | Madagascar, Republic of | 0.9149 GPIA | 2021 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 81 | Rwanda | 0.9143 GPIA | 2022 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 82 | Bolivia | 0.9113 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 83 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.9058 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 84 | Bangladesh | 0.8998 GPIA | 2022 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 85 | El Salvador | 0.8916 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 86 | Türkiye | 0.8806 GPIA | 2015 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 87 | Jordan | 0.8774 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 88 | Nigeria | 0.8738 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 89 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.8636 GPIA | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 90 | India | 0.8635 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 91 | Guatemala | 0.8469 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 92 | Ghana | 0.8392 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 93 | Tunisia | 0.8333 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 94 | Uganda | 0.8061 GPIA | 2019 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 95 | Cambodia | 0.7758 GPIA | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 96 | Pakistan | 0.7656 GPIA | 2021 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 97 | Angola | 0.7326 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 98 | Senegal | 0.7263 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 99 | Burkina Faso | 0.7229 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 100 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0.7164 GPIA | 2022 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 101 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0.6868 GPIA | 2022 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 102 | Mali | 0.6746 GPIA | 2022 | up 145.1% | rising |
| 103 | Nepal | 0.6473 GPIA | 2021 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 104 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 0.4215 GPIA | 2022 | up 37.6% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release