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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
137 places, 2,214 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release