Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
99
Highest
1.35 GPIA
Jamaica
Lowest
0.4085 GPIA
Niger
Median
1.05 GPIA
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
1,502
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 99 countries. The highest value is 1.35 GPIA in Jamaica; the lowest is 0.4085 GPIA in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.05 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9877 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of (up 164.8%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 18.3%).
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica | 1.35 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 2 | Uruguay | 1.34 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 3 | Estonia | 1.32 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 4 | Iceland | 1.3 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 5 | Argentina | 1.3 GPIA | 2020 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 6 | Panama | 1.29 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 7 | Mongolia | 1.28 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 8 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.26 GPIA | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 9 | Latvia | 1.25 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 1.24 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 1.24 GPIA | 2015 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 1.22 GPIA | 2022 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 13 | Portugal | 1.22 GPIA | 2022 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 14 | Paraguay | 1.22 GPIA | 2020 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 15 | Thailand | 1.21 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 16 | Namibia | 1.2 GPIA | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 17 | Lithuania, Republic of | 1.18 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 18 | Finland | 1.18 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 19 | Slovenia | 1.18 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 20 | Denmark | 1.17 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 21 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.16 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 1.16 GPIA | 2023 | up 90.7% | rising |
| 23 | Belize | 1.16 GPIA | 2022 | up 17.8% | flat |
| 24 | Italy | 1.15 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 25 | Tonga | 1.15 GPIA | 2023 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 26 | Malta | 1.14 GPIA | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 27 | Poland | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 28 | South Africa | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 29 | Tunisia | 1.13 GPIA | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 30 | Ukraine | 1.13 GPIA | 2021 | — | rising |
| 31 | Serbia, Republic of | 1.12 GPIA | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 32 | Brazil | 1.12 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 33 | Israel | 1.12 GPIA | 2015 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 34 | Hungary | 1.12 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 35 | Croatia, Republic of | 1.11 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 36 | Palestine, State of | 1.11 GPIA | 2022 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 37 | Canada | 1.11 GPIA | 2021 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 38 | Belgium | 1.1 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 39 | Australia | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 40 | Philippines | 1.09 GPIA | 2020 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 41 | Norway | 1.09 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 42 | Indonesia | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 43 | United States | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 44 | Colombia | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 45 | Bolivia | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 46 | Armenia, Republic of | 1.07 GPIA | 2020 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 47 | United Kingdom | 1.06 GPIA | 2021 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 49 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 50 | Russian Federation | 1.05 GPIA | 2021 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 51 | Ecuador | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 52 | Spain | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 53 | France | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 54 | Honduras | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 55 | Cyprus | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 56 | Ireland | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 57 | Georgia | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 58 | Czechia | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 59 | Romania | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 60 | El Salvador | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 61 | Greece | 0.9944 GPIA | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 62 | Netherlands | 0.9864 GPIA | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 63 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.982 GPIA | 2016 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 64 | Malaysia | 0.9784 GPIA | 2022 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 65 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 0.9736 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 66 | Luxembourg | 0.9461 GPIA | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 67 | Peru | 0.9377 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 68 | Vietnam | 0.9372 GPIA | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 69 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.9285 GPIA | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 70 | Chile | 0.9283 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 71 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 0.9139 GPIA | 2022 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 72 | Mexico | 0.9068 GPIA | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 73 | Austria | 0.8752 GPIA | 2021 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 74 | Sri Lanka | 0.8722 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 75 | Rwanda | 0.8449 GPIA | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 76 | Guatemala | 0.8431 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 77 | Korea | 0.8237 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 78 | Switzerland | 0.8204 GPIA | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 79 | Jordan | 0.8078 GPIA | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 80 | India | 0.7876 GPIA | 2021 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 81 | Germany | 0.7703 GPIA | 2022 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 82 | Türkiye | 0.7478 GPIA | 2015 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 83 | Pakistan | 0.7344 GPIA | 2021 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 84 | Kenya | 0.6966 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 85 | Uganda | 0.6756 GPIA | 2021 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 86 | Cambodia | 0.6408 GPIA | 2023 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 87 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0.6395 GPIA | 2017 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 88 | Bhutan | 0.6303 GPIA | 2022 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 89 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0.6142 GPIA | 2022 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 90 | Burundi | 0.6101 GPIA | 2020 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 91 | Bangladesh | 0.5866 GPIA | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 92 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0.5751 GPIA | 2021 | up 164.8% | rising |
| 93 | Ghana | 0.5233 GPIA | 2022 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 94 | Burkina Faso | 0.5148 GPIA | 2024 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 95 | Senegal | 0.4942 GPIA | 2022 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 96 | Malawi | 0.475 GPIA | 2020 | down 18.3% | flat |
| 97 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.4287 GPIA | 2020 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 98 | Mali | 0.4206 GPIA | 2022 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 99 | Niger | 0.4085 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.4% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release