Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
88
Highest
1.67 GPIA
Uruguay
Lowest
0.1856 GPIA
Senegal
Median
1.15 GPIA
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
1,446

What the numbers show

Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 88 countries. The highest value is 1.67 GPIA in Uruguay; the lowest is 0.1856 GPIA in Senegal.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.15 GPIA, and the mean is 1.08 GPIA.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.

Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 166.0%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 57.4%).

Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Uruguay 1.67 GPIA 2023 up 10.7% rising
2 Jamaica 1.59 GPIA 2023 up 0.1% flat
3 Brazil 1.53 GPIA 2024 down 1.8% rising
4 Iceland 1.52 GPIA 2023 up 9.5% rising
5 Dominican Republic 1.51 GPIA 2015 up 33.1% rising
6 Portugal 1.48 GPIA 2020 up 4.7% rising
7 Mongolia 1.47 GPIA 2023 up 7.3% rising
8 Panama 1.47 GPIA 2023 up 4.5% rising
9 Estonia 1.42 GPIA 2023 down 1.9% rising
10 Slovenia 1.38 GPIA 2023 up 5.4% rising
11 Sweden 1.37 GPIA 2021 up 2.0% rising
12 Norway 1.37 GPIA 2023 up 5.0% rising
13 Bulgaria 1.37 GPIA 2023 down 3.0% falling
14 Hungary 1.37 GPIA 2023 up 3.5% rising
15 Latvia 1.35 GPIA 2023 down 3.1% flat
16 Thailand 1.35 GPIA 2024 up 8.3% rising
17 Lithuania 1.35 GPIA 2023 up 2.8% rising
18 Poland 1.34 GPIA 2024 down 0.3% rising
19 Canada 1.31 GPIA 2021 up 2.0% rising
20 Italy 1.31 GPIA 2023 up 7.4% rising
21 Denmark 1.3 GPIA 2023 up 2.2% rising
22 Malaysia 1.3 GPIA 2022 down 8.3% rising
23 Moldova, Republic of 1.29 GPIA 2024 down 2.8% rising
24 Ukraine 1.29 GPIA 2021 rising
25 Finland 1.29 GPIA 2023 down 1.8% rising
26 Philippines 1.29 GPIA 2022 up 6.3% rising
27 Australia 1.27 GPIA 2024 down 5.5% rising
28 Costa Rica 1.27 GPIA 2024 up 9.6% rising
29 Malta 1.27 GPIA 2020 up 20.0% rising
30 Brunei Darussalam 1.26 GPIA 2022 up 5.6% rising
31 Colombia 1.25 GPIA 2024 down 2.9% rising
32 Tunisia 1.23 GPIA 2023 up 52.6% rising
33 Ireland 1.23 GPIA 2022 down 5.3% rising
34 Sri Lanka 1.22 GPIA 2024 up 2.4% rising
35 Spain 1.22 GPIA 2023 up 19.8% rising
36 Cyprus 1.2 GPIA 2023 up 12.1% rising
37 Belgium 1.2 GPIA 2023 up 3.3% rising
38 Croatia 1.2 GPIA 2023 up 22.7% rising
39 Belize 1.2 GPIA 2022 down 2.5% rising
40 Czechia 1.19 GPIA 2023 up 11.4% rising
41 Indonesia 1.19 GPIA 2023 up 27.0% rising
42 Paraguay 1.18 GPIA 2020 up 0.1% rising
43 Namibia 1.16 GPIA 2023 up 53.2% rising
44 Palestine, State of 1.15 GPIA 2022 up 46.5% rising
45 United States 1.15 GPIA 2024 up 2.4% rising
46 United Kingdom 1.15 GPIA 2021 up 20.1% rising
47 South Africa 1.15 GPIA 2024 up 8.4% rising
48 France 1.14 GPIA 2020 down 2.9% rising
49 Israel 1.13 GPIA 2015 down 4.2% flat
49 Russia 1.13 GPIA 2021 up 15.3% falling
51 Honduras 1.13 GPIA 2024 up 25.0% rising
52 Ecuador 1.12 GPIA 2024 up 0.4% rising
53 Serbia, Republic of 1.12 GPIA 2022 up 40.7% rising
54 El Salvador 1.12 GPIA 2023 up 2.1% rising
55 Romania 1.07 GPIA 2022 up 18.8% rising
56 Luxembourg 1.06 GPIA 2023 up 22.0% rising
57 Tonga 1.03 GPIA 2023 up 39.4% rising
58 Chile 1.03 GPIA 2023 down 39.3% rising
59 Mexico 1.03 GPIA 2025 up 13.4% rising
60 Zimbabwe 1.01 GPIA 2023 up 166.0% volatile
61 Vietnam 1.01 GPIA 2023 up 18.4% rising
62 Armenia, Republic of 0.9886 GPIA 2023 down 6.4% flat
63 Greece 0.9775 GPIA 2024 up 2.9% rising
64 Georgia 0.9732 GPIA 2023 up 6.0% rising
65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9455 GPIA 2023 up 21.9% rising
66 Netherlands 0.9295 GPIA 2023 up 3.1% rising
67 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0.913 GPIA 2023 up 57.8% rising
68 Jordan 0.8927 GPIA 2023 up 16.0% rising
69 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.8789 GPIA 2016 up 27.7% rising
70 Bolivia 0.854 GPIA 2023 up 25.8% rising
71 Uzbekistan, Republic of 0.8526 GPIA 2022 down 4.1% falling
72 Austria 0.8241 GPIA 2021 up 58.3% rising
73 Guatemala 0.797 GPIA 2023 down 57.4% volatile
74 Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.7779 GPIA 2023 up 42.8% rising
75 Peru 0.7761 GPIA 2024 up 20.4% rising
76 Switzerland 0.7371 GPIA 2024 up 29.3% rising
77 Korea 0.7226 GPIA 2024 up 20.9% rising
78 Germany 0.7038 GPIA 2022 up 7.6% rising
79 India 0.5196 GPIA 2021 up 44.9% rising
80 Uganda 0.4991 GPIA 2021 up 14.2% falling
81 Cambodia 0.4857 GPIA 2023 up 100.2% rising
82 Türkiye 0.4629 GPIA 2015 up 31.0% rising
83 Bangladesh 0.4099 GPIA 2023 up 37.8% rising
84 Rwanda 0.4002 GPIA 2024 up 26.7% rising
85 Ghana 0.3934 GPIA 2022 up 21.5% falling
86 Tajikistan, Republic of 0.3117 GPIA 2017 up 38.2% rising
87 Mozambique, Republic of 0.2745 GPIA 2022 down 23.7% falling
88 Senegal 0.1856 GPIA 2022 up 40.7% rising

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About this data

Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
88 places, 1,446 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release