Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
107
Highest
1.39 GPIA
Uruguay
Lowest
0.2002 GPIA
Afghanistan
Median
0.9323 GPIA
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
1,631
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 1.39 GPIA in Uruguay; the lowest is 0.2002 GPIA in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9323 GPIA, and the mean is 0.8665 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Togo (up 555.1%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 78.4%).
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 1.39 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 1.32 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 3 | Jamaica | 1.25 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 4 | Brazil | 1.24 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 5 | Panama | 1.21 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 6 | Honduras | 1.2 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 7 | Tunisia | 1.19 GPIA | 2023 | up 111.3% | rising |
| 8 | Malta | 1.17 GPIA | 2020 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 9 | Nicaragua | 1.16 GPIA | 2014 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 10 | Mongolia | 1.16 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 11 | Colombia | 1.16 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 12 | Portugal | 1.13 GPIA | 2020 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 1.13 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 1.11 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 16 | Ireland | 1.1 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 17 | Palestine | 1.09 GPIA | 2022 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 18 | Estonia | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 19 | Chile | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 20 | Oman | 1.06 GPIA | 2022 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 21 | Canada | 1.06 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 22 | Finland | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 1.04 GPIA | 2021 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 24 | Latvia | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 26 | Belize | 1.03 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 27 | Denmark | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 28 | Mexico | 1.03 GPIA | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 29 | Sweden | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 30 | Norway | 1.02 GPIA | 2019 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 31 | Armenia | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 32 | Belarus | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 33 | Thailand | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 34 | Paraguay | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 35 | Malaysia | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 36 | Belgium | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 37 | United States | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 38 | Israel | 1.01 GPIA | 2015 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 39 | Italy | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 40 | Guatemala | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 41 | Lithuania | 1 GPIA | 2021 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | 0.9941 GPIA | 2019 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 43 | Brunei | 0.9936 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 44 | Russia | 0.9896 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 45 | South Africa | 0.9825 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 46 | Azerbaijan | 0.9816 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 0.9802 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 48 | Cyprus | 0.9797 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 49 | Luxembourg | 0.9742 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 50 | East Timor | 0.9703 GPIA | 2022 | up 73.8% | rising |
| 51 | Georgia | 0.9607 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 52 | Netherlands | 0.9588 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 53 | Australia | 0.9584 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 54 | Poland | 0.9323 GPIA | 2020 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 55 | Germany | 0.9222 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 56 | Switzerland | 0.9193 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 57 | Iceland | 0.9143 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 58 | Czechia | 0.9136 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 59 | Moldova | 0.9104 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 0.9021 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 61 | Slovenia | 0.9018 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 62 | Jordan | 0.9012 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 63 | Namibia | 0.8917 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.2% | flat |
| 64 | Iran | 0.8901 GPIA | 2016 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 65 | France | 0.8848 GPIA | 2020 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 0.8787 GPIA | 2017 | up 12.9% | flat |
| 67 | Ecuador | 0.8771 GPIA | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 68 | Hungary | 0.8718 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 69 | Greece | 0.8545 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 70 | Myanmar | 0.8536 GPIA | 2019 | — | falling |
| 71 | El Salvador | 0.8533 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 72 | Bolivia | 0.8435 GPIA | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 73 | Austria | 0.8299 GPIA | 2021 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 74 | Croatia | 0.8229 GPIA | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 75 | Serbia | 0.8118 GPIA | 2022 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 76 | Indonesia | 0.8045 GPIA | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 77 | Romania | 0.7739 GPIA | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 78 | Egypt | 0.7653 GPIA | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 79 | South Korea | 0.7647 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 80 | Bangladesh | 0.7558 GPIA | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 81 | Vietnam | 0.731 GPIA | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 82 | Rwanda | 0.7091 GPIA | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 83 | Kenya | 0.6838 GPIA | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 84 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.6802 GPIA | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 85 | Albania | 0.6597 GPIA | 2017 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 86 | Madagascar | 0.6271 GPIA | 2021 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 87 | Peru | 0.61 GPIA | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 88 | Zimbabwe | 0.5987 GPIA | 2019 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 89 | India | 0.5859 GPIA | 2023 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 90 | Burundi | 0.5543 GPIA | 2020 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 91 | Cambodia | 0.5389 GPIA | 2023 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 92 | Nigeria | 0.5344 GPIA | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 93 | Laos | 0.5194 GPIA | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 94 | Ghana | 0.4952 GPIA | 2024 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 95 | Tanzania | 0.4805 GPIA | 2022 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 96 | Uganda | 0.4557 GPIA | 2019 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 97 | Mozambique | 0.4491 GPIA | 2022 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 98 | Turkey | 0.415 GPIA | 2015 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 99 | Pakistan | 0.3951 GPIA | 2018 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 100 | Malawi | 0.3335 GPIA | 2020 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 101 | Burkina Faso | 0.329 GPIA | 2023 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 102 | Ethiopia | 0.32 GPIA | 2022 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 103 | Togo | 0.316 GPIA | 2022 | up 555.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Mali | 0.265 GPIA | 2022 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Senegal | 0.2628 GPIA | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 106 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.2074 GPIA | 2023 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 107 | Afghanistan | 0.2002 GPIA | 2022 | up 161.8% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release