Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
100
Highest
1.11 GPIA
Brazil
Lowest
0.2259 GPIA
Guinea
Median
0.9836 GPIA
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
1,609
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 100 countries. The highest value is 1.11 GPIA in Brazil; the lowest is 0.2259 GPIA in Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9836 GPIA, and the mean is 0.8941 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 75 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 130.3%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 66.7%).
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 2 | Colombia | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 4 | Jamaica | 1.06 GPIA | 2022 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 5 | Philippines | 1.06 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 6 | Honduras | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 7 | Mongolia | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 8 | Uruguay | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 9 | Tonga | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 12 | Latvia | 1 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 13 | Netherlands | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 14 | Lithuania | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 15 | Ireland | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 17 | Armenia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 18 | Belarus | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 19 | Republic of Moldova | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 20 | Azerbaijan | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 21 | Poland | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 22 | Estonia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | flat |
| 23 | Australia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 24 | Czechia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 25 | Hungary | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 26 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 26 | Malta | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 1 GPIA | 2022 | — | flat |
| 26 | Iceland | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Austria | 1 GPIA | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Russian Federation | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Sweden | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Ukraine | 1 GPIA | 2021 | — | rising |
| 26 | France | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 26 | Finland | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Denmark | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Germany | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Switzerland | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 39 | United States of America | 0.9997 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 40 | Belgium | 0.9988 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 0.9988 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 42 | Slovenia | 0.9983 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 43 | Mexico | 0.9978 GPIA | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 44 | Georgia | 0.9976 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 45 | Norway | 0.9973 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 46 | Croatia | 0.9958 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 47 | Romania | 0.9951 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 48 | Belize | 0.9926 GPIA | 2020 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 49 | Serbia | 0.9924 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 50 | Spain | 0.9838 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 51 | Sri Lanka | 0.9834 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 52 | Italy | 0.9824 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 53 | Panama | 0.9814 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 54 | Tajikistan | 0.9807 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 55 | Chile | 0.9776 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 56 | Cyprus | 0.974 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 57 | South Africa | 0.9681 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 58 | Israel | 0.9659 GPIA | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 59 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.9653 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 60 | Greece | 0.9549 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 61 | Paraguay | 0.9513 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 62 | Malaysia | 0.9456 GPIA | 2022 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 63 | Oman | 0.9429 GPIA | 2022 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 64 | Palestine, State of | 0.9423 GPIA | 2022 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 65 | Portugal | 0.9392 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 66 | Republic of Korea | 0.9238 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 67 | Viet Nam | 0.922 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9211 GPIA | 2022 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 69 | Indonesia | 0.9154 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 70 | Ecuador | 0.9148 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 71 | Bangladesh | 0.9065 GPIA | 2022 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 72 | Jordan | 0.8836 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 73 | Thailand | 0.8794 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 74 | Kenya | 0.8681 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 75 | El Salvador | 0.8556 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 76 | Rwanda | 0.8548 GPIA | 2022 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 77 | Zimbabwe | 0.8383 GPIA | 2019 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 78 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.8341 GPIA | 2022 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 79 | Guatemala | 0.8085 GPIA | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 80 | Egypt | 0.782 GPIA | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 81 | Türkiye | 0.7617 GPIA | 2015 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 82 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.7477 GPIA | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 83 | Peru | 0.7346 GPIA | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 84 | Ghana | 0.7205 GPIA | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 85 | India | 0.7142 GPIA | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 86 | Tunisia | 0.7108 GPIA | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 87 | Cambodia | 0.7042 GPIA | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 88 | Nigeria | 0.6813 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 89 | Uganda | 0.6081 GPIA | 2019 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 90 | Senegal | 0.5613 GPIA | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 91 | Burkina Faso | 0.5498 GPIA | 2024 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 92 | Nepal | 0.5383 GPIA | 2021 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 93 | Ethiopia | 0.4987 GPIA | 2022 | up 130.3% | rising |
| 94 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.4917 GPIA | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 95 | Niger | 0.476 GPIA | 2022 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 96 | Pakistan | 0.4714 GPIA | 2021 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 97 | Mozambique | 0.4366 GPIA | 2022 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 98 | Mali | 0.3742 GPIA | 2022 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Angola | 0.3391 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 100 | Guinea | 0.2259 GPIA | 2018 | — | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release