Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
40
Highest
1.11 GPIA
Honduras
Lowest
0.5282 GPIA
Ghana
Median
0.9657 GPIA
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
494
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 1.11 GPIA in Honduras; the lowest is 0.5282 GPIA in Ghana.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9657 GPIA, and the mean is 0.946 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 30.3%), and the largest decrease in Mongolia (down 4.6%).
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honduras | 1.11 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 2 | Panama | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | β | flat |
| 3 | Ireland | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 4 | Portugal | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 5 | Mongolia | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | β | flat |
| 7 | Finland | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 8 | Norway | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 9 | Armenia, Republic of | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 10 | Denmark | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 11 | United States | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 12 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 13 | Lithuania | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 14 | Sweden | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 15 | Spain | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 16 | Belgium | 0.9943 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 17 | Poland | 0.976 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 18 | Italy | 0.9714 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 0.9676 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 20 | Iceland | 0.9673 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 21 | Slovak Republic | 0.9641 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 22 | France | 0.9587 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 23 | Cyprus | 0.9548 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 24 | Netherlands | 0.9515 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 25 | Germany | 0.9415 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 26 | Czechia | 0.9364 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 27 | Switzerland | 0.9349 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 28 | Hungary | 0.9345 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 29 | Slovenia | 0.9332 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 30 | Greece | 0.93 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 0.9112 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 32 | Croatia | 0.9022 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 33 | Romania | 0.8797 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 34 | Montenegro | 0.8761 GPIA | 2018 | β | flat |
| 35 | Austria | 0.8723 GPIA | 2021 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 36 | Albania | 0.8353 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 37 | Rwanda | 0.8023 GPIA | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 38 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.7664 GPIA | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 39 | Uganda | 0.5978 GPIA | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 40 | Ghana | 0.5282 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release