Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
127
Highest
1.45 GPIA
Jamaica
Lowest
0.3031 GPIA
Togo
Median
1.08 GPIA
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,028
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 127 countries. The highest value is 1.45 GPIA in Jamaica; the lowest is 0.3031 GPIA in Togo.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.08 GPIA, and the mean is 1 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 107 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of (up 157.4%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 27.7%).
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica | 1.45 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 2 | Kuwait | 1.41 GPIA | 2018 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 3 | Estonia | 1.36 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 4 | Uruguay | 1.35 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 5 | Iceland | 1.33 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 6 | Mongolia | 1.33 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 7 | Argentina | 1.33 GPIA | 2022 | — | rising |
| 8 | Panama | 1.32 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 9 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 1.32 GPIA | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 10 | Grenada | 1.31 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 1.3 GPIA | 2015 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 12 | Latvia | 1.3 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 13 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 1.28 GPIA | 2017 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 14 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.27 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 15 | Thailand | 1.27 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 1.27 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 17 | Myanmar | 1.26 GPIA | 2019 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 18 | Puerto Rico | 1.26 GPIA | 2020 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 19 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.26 GPIA | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 20 | Palestine, State of | 1.25 GPIA | 2024 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 21 | Sweden | 1.25 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 22 | Lithuania | 1.24 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 23 | Slovenia | 1.24 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 24 | Paraguay | 1.23 GPIA | 2020 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 25 | Portugal | 1.22 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 1.22 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 27 | Moldova | 1.22 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 28 | Finland | 1.21 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 29 | Philippines | 1.21 GPIA | 2022 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 30 | Denmark | 1.21 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 31 | Poland | 1.21 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 32 | Bermuda | 1.21 GPIA | 2016 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 33 | Cayman Islands | 1.2 GPIA | 2015 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 34 | Belize | 1.19 GPIA | 2022 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 35 | Israel | 1.19 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 36 | Namibia | 1.18 GPIA | 2023 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 37 | Samoa | 1.17 GPIA | 2017 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 38 | Italy | 1.17 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 39 | Hungary | 1.17 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 40 | Ukraine | 1.17 GPIA | 2021 | — | rising |
| 41 | Armenia, Republic of | 1.17 GPIA | 2022 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 42 | Slovak Republic | 1.15 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 43 | Brazil | 1.15 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 44 | Tunisia | 1.15 GPIA | 2023 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 45 | Croatia | 1.14 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 46 | Malta | 1.14 GPIA | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 47 | Australia | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 48 | Canada | 1.14 GPIA | 2021 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 49 | North Macedonia | 1.13 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 50 | Albania | 1.13 GPIA | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 51 | South Africa | 1.13 GPIA | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 52 | Serbia | 1.12 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 53 | Belgium | 1.11 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 54 | Colombia | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 55 | Sri Lanka | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 56 | Ireland | 1.11 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 58 | United Arab Emirates | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 24.5% | falling |
| 59 | New Zealand | 1.11 GPIA | 2020 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 60 | Indonesia | 1.1 GPIA | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 61 | Honduras | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 62 | France | 1.09 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 63 | United States | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 64 | Romania | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 65 | Montenegro | 1.08 GPIA | 2020 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 66 | Czechia | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 67 | Russia | 1.07 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 68 | United Kingdom | 1.07 GPIA | 2021 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 69 | Ecuador | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 70 | Georgia | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 71 | Tonga | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 72 | Cyprus | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 73 | El Salvador | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 74 | Zimbabwe | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | up 98.1% | rising |
| 75 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 76 | Spain | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 77 | Bolivia | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 78 | Malaysia | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 79 | Andorra, Principality of | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 80 | Greece | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 81 | Luxembourg | 0.9842 GPIA | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 82 | Netherlands | 0.9827 GPIA | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 83 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 0.9733 GPIA | 2016 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 84 | Vietnam | 0.9711 GPIA | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 85 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 0.959 GPIA | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 86 | Peru | 0.9518 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 87 | Chile | 0.9498 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 88 | Fiji, Republic of | 0.9255 GPIA | 2017 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 89 | Mauritius | 0.9254 GPIA | 2022 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 90 | Seychelles | 0.9233 GPIA | 2020 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 91 | Singapore | 0.9212 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 92 | Mexico | 0.9186 GPIA | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 93 | Saudi Arabia | 0.895 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 94 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 0.888 GPIA | 2022 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 95 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.8738 GPIA | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 96 | Austria | 0.8701 GPIA | 2021 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 97 | Türkiye | 0.8514 GPIA | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 98 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.8494 GPIA | 2023 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 99 | Guatemala | 0.8489 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 100 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 0.8339 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 101 | Jordan | 0.8177 GPIA | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 102 | Korea | 0.8146 GPIA | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 103 | Switzerland | 0.8094 GPIA | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 104 | Germany | 0.7599 GPIA | 2022 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 105 | Zambia | 0.7307 GPIA | 2023 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 106 | Pakistan | 0.6958 GPIA | 2021 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 107 | India | 0.6627 GPIA | 2021 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 108 | Rwanda | 0.6503 GPIA | 2024 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 109 | Uganda | 0.6063 GPIA | 2021 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 110 | Cambodia | 0.5876 GPIA | 2023 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 111 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.5634 GPIA | 2009 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 112 | Kenya | 0.5617 GPIA | 2022 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 113 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0.5595 GPIA | 2022 | up 20.2% | flat |
| 114 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0.523 GPIA | 2021 | up 157.4% | rising |
| 115 | Nigeria | 0.5137 GPIA | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 116 | Ghana | 0.5109 GPIA | 2022 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 117 | Bangladesh | 0.4966 GPIA | 2023 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 118 | Burundi | 0.459 GPIA | 2020 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 119 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0.4536 GPIA | 2017 | up 23.5% | falling |
| 120 | Senegal | 0.4394 GPIA | 2022 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 121 | Burkina Faso | 0.4364 GPIA | 2024 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 122 | Mali | 0.3721 GPIA | 2022 | up 90.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.3688 GPIA | 2020 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 124 | Malawi | 0.3666 GPIA | 2020 | down 15.6% | flat |
| 125 | Niger | 0.3596 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 126 | Benin | 0.3281 GPIA | 2022 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 127 | Togo | 0.3031 GPIA | 2022 | up 93.3% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release