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 (up 164.8%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 18.3%).
Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban: 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1.11 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 36 | Palestine | 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 | 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 | Russia | 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 | 0.982 GPIA | 2016 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 64 | Malaysia | 0.9784 GPIA | 2022 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 65 | Azerbaijan | 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 | 0.9285 GPIA | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 70 | Chile | 0.9283 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 71 | Uzbekistan | 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 | South 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 | Turkey | 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 | 0.6395 GPIA | 2017 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 88 | Bhutan | 0.6303 GPIA | 2022 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 89 | Mozambique | 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 | 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 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 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