Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
137
Highest
1.36 GPIA
Qatar
Lowest
0.2874 GPIA
Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of
Median
0.9666 GPIA
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,214
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 137 countries. The highest value is 1.36 GPIA in Qatar; the lowest is 0.2874 GPIA in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9666 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9044 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 111 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Togo (up 82.4%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 15.8%).
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 1.36 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 2 | Kuwait | 1.31 GPIA | 2018 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 3 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 1.24 GPIA | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 4 | Uruguay | 1.18 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 5 | Oman | 1.17 GPIA | 2022 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 6 | Honduras | 1.16 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 7 | Samoa | 1.15 GPIA | 2019 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 8 | St. Lucia | 1.15 GPIA | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 10 | Nicaragua | 1.13 GPIA | 2014 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 11 | Jamaica | 1.13 GPIA | 2022 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 12 | Palestine, State of | 1.12 GPIA | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 13 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 1.11 GPIA | 2017 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 14 | Fiji, Republic of | 1.1 GPIA | 2017 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 15 | Panama | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 16 | Bahamas, The | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 17 | Philippines | 1.06 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 18 | Estonia | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 19 | Portugal | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 20 | Algeria | 1.06 GPIA | 2019 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 21 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.06 GPIA | 2022 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 22 | Mongolia | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 24 | Ireland | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 25 | Puerto Rico | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 26 | Brazil | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 28 | Belize | 1.04 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 29 | Finland | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 30 | Tunisia | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 31 | Latvia | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 32 | Sri Lanka | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 1.02 GPIA | 2021 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 34 | Denmark | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 35 | Armenia, Republic of | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 36 | Sweden | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 37 | Canada | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 38 | United States | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 39 | Lithuania | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 40 | Paraguay | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 41 | Belarus, Republic of | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 42 | Spain | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 43 | Colombia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 44 | South Africa | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 45 | Israel | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 46 | Brunei Darussalam | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 47 | Norway | 0.9965 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 48 | Russian Federation | 0.9959 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 49 | Thailand | 0.9959 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 50 | Italy | 0.9945 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 51 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 0.9927 GPIA | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 52 | Georgia | 0.9909 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 53 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 0.9906 GPIA | 2022 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 54 | Chile | 0.9872 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 55 | Belgium | 0.9871 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 56 | New Zealand | 0.9851 GPIA | 2020 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 57 | Malaysia | 0.9847 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 58 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 0.9833 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 59 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 0.983 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 60 | Cyprus | 0.9825 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 61 | Ecuador | 0.9819 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 62 | Japan | 0.9799 GPIA | 2020 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 63 | Iceland | 0.9753 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 64 | Poland | 0.9723 GPIA | 2021 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 65 | Andorra, Principality of | 0.9717 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 66 | Mexico | 0.9688 GPIA | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 67 | Bulgaria | 0.9685 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 68 | Luxembourg | 0.9682 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 69 | Seychelles | 0.9666 GPIA | 2020 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 70 | France | 0.964 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 71 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.9624 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 72 | Netherlands | 0.9605 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 73 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 0.9567 GPIA | 2016 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 74 | Malta | 0.9563 GPIA | 2021 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 75 | Australia | 0.9554 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 76 | Jordan | 0.9546 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 77 | Saudi Arabia | 0.953 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 78 | Germany | 0.9514 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 79 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 0.9476 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 80 | Singapore | 0.9473 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 81 | Greece | 0.9421 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 82 | Switzerland | 0.9415 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 83 | Namibia | 0.9387 GPIA | 2023 | up 11.8% | flat |
| 84 | Czechia | 0.9377 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 85 | Hungary | 0.9359 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 86 | Slovak Republic | 0.9311 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 87 | Guatemala | 0.9203 GPIA | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 88 | Botswana | 0.9187 GPIA | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 89 | El Salvador | 0.9159 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 90 | Myanmar | 0.9143 GPIA | 2019 | — | rising |
| 91 | Austria | 0.914 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 92 | Slovenia | 0.9138 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 93 | Bolivia | 0.9109 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 94 | Serbia, Republic of | 0.9004 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 95 | Montenegro | 0.8985 GPIA | 2020 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 96 | Croatia | 0.8984 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 97 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.8967 GPIA | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 98 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0.8948 GPIA | 2017 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 99 | Romania | 0.8796 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 100 | Korea | 0.875 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 101 | Albania | 0.8615 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 102 | Indonesia | 0.8518 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 103 | Peru | 0.8437 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 104 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.8388 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 105 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 0.8269 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 106 | Mauritius | 0.8179 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 107 | Rwanda | 0.7948 GPIA | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 108 | Vietnam | 0.7943 GPIA | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 109 | Bangladesh | 0.7697 GPIA | 2021 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 110 | Türkiye | 0.769 GPIA | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.7678 GPIA | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 112 | Kenya | 0.7655 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 113 | Madagascar, Republic of | 0.695 GPIA | 2021 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 114 | India | 0.6721 GPIA | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 115 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.6641 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 116 | Nigeria | 0.6628 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 117 | Zimbabwe | 0.6357 GPIA | 2019 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 118 | Ghana | 0.6259 GPIA | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 119 | Burundi | 0.6238 GPIA | 2020 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 120 | Nepal | 0.6098 GPIA | 2021 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 121 | Cambodia | 0.608 GPIA | 2023 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 122 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.6016 GPIA | 2022 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 123 | Pakistan | 0.594 GPIA | 2018 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 124 | Uganda | 0.5931 GPIA | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 125 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0.5745 GPIA | 2022 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 126 | Angola | 0.526 GPIA | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 127 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0.499 GPIA | 2022 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 128 | Mali | 0.4806 GPIA | 2022 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Niger | 0.4665 GPIA | 2022 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 130 | Senegal | 0.466 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 131 | Liberia | 0.4643 GPIA | 2019 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 132 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.463 GPIA | 2023 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 133 | Burkina Faso | 0.4425 GPIA | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 134 | Malawi | 0.436 GPIA | 2020 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 135 | Benin | 0.3308 GPIA | 2022 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 136 | Togo | 0.3183 GPIA | 2022 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 137 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 0.2874 GPIA | 2022 | up 55.7% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release