Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
107
Highest
1.19 GPIA
Oman
Lowest
0.385 GPIA
Afghanistan
Median
0.9642 GPIA
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
1,680
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 1.19 GPIA in Oman; the lowest is 0.385 GPIA in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9642 GPIA, and the mean is 0.913 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 89 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 181.1%), and the largest decrease in Uganda (down 36.5%).
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oman | 1.19 GPIA | 2022 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 2 | Uruguay | 1.16 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 4 | Honduras | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 5 | Palestine | 1.1 GPIA | 2022 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 6 | Argentina | 1.08 GPIA | 2020 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 7 | Estonia | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 8 | Portugal | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 9 | Panama | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 10 | Jamaica | 1.04 GPIA | 2022 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 11 | Finland | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 12 | Iran | 1.02 GPIA | 2016 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 13 | Belize | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 14 | South Africa | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 16 | Brazil | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 17 | Philippines | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 18 | Latvia | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 19 | Ireland | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 21 | Armenia | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 22 | Sweden | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 23 | Denmark | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 24 | Moldova | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 25 | Georgia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 26 | Spain | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 27 | Canada | 1 GPIA | 2021 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 28 | United States | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 29 | Norway | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 30 | Belarus | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 31 | Mongolia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 32 | Lithuania | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 33 | Tunisia | 0.9999 GPIA | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 34 | Israel | 0.9959 GPIA | 2015 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 35 | Russia | 0.9949 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 36 | East Timor | 0.9945 GPIA | 2022 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 37 | Italy | 0.9915 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 38 | Ecuador | 0.9915 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 39 | Kazakhstan | 0.9903 GPIA | 2019 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 40 | Iceland | 0.9897 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 41 | Paraguay | 0.9883 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 0.9859 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 43 | Brunei | 0.9859 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 44 | Belgium | 0.9838 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 45 | Azerbaijan | 0.9833 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 46 | Cyprus | 0.982 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 0.9816 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 48 | Thailand | 0.9792 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 49 | Malaysia | 0.9746 GPIA | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 50 | Chile | 0.9727 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 51 | Sri Lanka | 0.9709 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 52 | France | 0.9696 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 53 | Poland | 0.965 GPIA | 2020 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 54 | Luxembourg | 0.9642 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 55 | Jordan | 0.9633 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 56 | Colombia | 0.9621 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 57 | Netherlands | 0.9606 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 58 | Germany | 0.9592 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 59 | Mexico | 0.9584 GPIA | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 60 | Hungary | 0.9571 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 61 | Malta | 0.9568 GPIA | 2021 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 62 | Ukraine | 0.9566 GPIA | 2021 | — | flat |
| 63 | Australia | 0.954 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 64 | Czechia | 0.9522 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 65 | Greece | 0.9488 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 66 | Switzerland | 0.946 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 67 | Austria | 0.9386 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 68 | Croatia | 0.9337 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 69 | Bolivia | 0.9315 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 70 | Tajikistan | 0.9288 GPIA | 2017 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 71 | Rwanda | 0.9285 GPIA | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 72 | Slovenia | 0.9216 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 73 | Romania | 0.9189 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 74 | Egypt | 0.9138 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 75 | El Salvador | 0.9071 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 76 | Serbia | 0.9021 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 77 | Peru | 0.9014 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 78 | South Korea | 0.8932 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 79 | Guatemala | 0.8874 GPIA | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 80 | Albania | 0.8808 GPIA | 2017 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 81 | Indonesia | 0.8673 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 82 | Kenya | 0.8626 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 83 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.8509 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 84 | Burundi | 0.8427 GPIA | 2020 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 85 | Vietnam | 0.838 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 86 | Bangladesh | 0.8366 GPIA | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 87 | Nigeria | 0.8167 GPIA | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 88 | India | 0.798 GPIA | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 89 | Pakistan | 0.7659 GPIA | 2018 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 90 | Bhutan | 0.7352 GPIA | 2022 | up 72.8% | rising |
| 91 | Laos | 0.7242 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 92 | Turkey | 0.7177 GPIA | 2015 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 93 | Zimbabwe | 0.707 GPIA | 2019 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 94 | Cambodia | 0.6581 GPIA | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 95 | Uganda | 0.6556 GPIA | 2019 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 96 | Ghana | 0.6548 GPIA | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 97 | Tanzania | 0.6486 GPIA | 2022 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 98 | Malawi | 0.6397 GPIA | 2020 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 99 | Mozambique | 0.6295 GPIA | 2022 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 100 | Ethiopia | 0.6072 GPIA | 2022 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 101 | Mali | 0.6055 GPIA | 2022 | up 181.1% | rising |
| 102 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.6017 GPIA | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 103 | Senegal | 0.5689 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 104 | Angola | 0.5632 GPIA | 2023 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 105 | Niger | 0.5451 GPIA | 2022 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 106 | Burkina Faso | 0.4864 GPIA | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 107 | Afghanistan | 0.385 GPIA | 2022 | up 31.6% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release