Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
37
Highest
1.38 GPIA
Panama
Lowest
0.5108 GPIA
Ghana
Median
1.14 GPIA
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
455
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 1.38 GPIA in Panama; the lowest is 0.5108 GPIA in Ghana.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.14 GPIA, and the mean is 1.1 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 30.5%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 6.6%).
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama | 1.38 GPIA | 2024 | β | rising |
| 2 | Iceland | 1.34 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 3 | Sweden | 1.27 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 1.27 GPIA | 2013 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 5 | Slovenia | 1.24 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 6 | Lithuania | 1.23 GPIA | 2013 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 7 | Portugal | 1.23 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 1.23 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 9 | Denmark | 1.22 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 10 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.22 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 11 | Norway | 1.22 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 12 | Slovak Republic | 1.21 GPIA | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 13 | Finland | 1.21 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 14 | Hungary | 1.18 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 15 | Albania | 1.17 GPIA | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 16 | Croatia | 1.17 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 17 | Italy | 1.15 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 18 | Serbia, Republic of | 1.15 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 19 | Ireland | 1.14 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 20 | Armenia, Republic of | 1.14 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 21 | Belgium | 1.13 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 22 | United States | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 23 | France | 1.09 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 24 | Romania | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 25 | Czechia | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 26 | Cyprus | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 27 | Spain | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 28 | Montenegro | 1.06 GPIA | 2018 | β | rising |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 1.01 GPIA | 2007 | β | flat |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 31 | Greece | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 32 | Netherlands | 0.9691 GPIA | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 33 | Malta | 0.9398 GPIA | 2017 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 34 | Austria | 0.831 GPIA | 2021 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 35 | Germany | 0.7179 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 36 | Uganda | 0.6091 GPIA | 2021 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 37 | Ghana | 0.5108 GPIA | 2022 | up 10.0% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release