Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
28
Highest
1.02 GPIA
Netherlands
Lowest
0.9444 GPIA
Brunei
Median
0.9982 GPIA
Years covered
31
1994–2024
Data points
322
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 1.02 GPIA in Netherlands; the lowest is 0.9444 GPIA in Brunei.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9982 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9951 GPIA.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Bosnia and Herzegovina (up 6.5%), and the largest decrease in Brunei (down 3.8%).
Educational attainment rate, completed … immigrant primary gender: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 2 | Spain | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | — | flat |
| 4 | Cyprus | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 5 | Lithuania | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 7 | Italy | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 8 | Greece | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 9 | Croatia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 10 | Austria | 1 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 10 | Sweden | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Germany | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 10 | Finland | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 14 | Ireland | 0.9989 GPIA | 2020 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 15 | United States | 0.9975 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 16 | Montenegro | 0.9968 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 17 | Switzerland | 0.9964 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Malta | 0.9954 GPIA | 2017 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 19 | Slovenia | 0.9925 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Iceland | 0.991 GPIA | 2013 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 21 | Hungary | 0.9908 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 22 | Portugal | 0.9883 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 23 | Serbia | 0.9862 GPIA | 2024 | — | flat |
| 24 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9849 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 25 | France | 0.984 GPIA | 2020 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 26 | Belgium | 0.971 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 27 | Poland | 0.9698 GPIA | 2020 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 28 | Brunei | 0.9444 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release