Gender gap education levels, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Gender gap education levels. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
164
Highest
46.28 % change on previous year
Kenya
Lowest
-49.73 % change on previous year
Cape Verde
Median
0.0507 % change on previous year
Years covered
55
1971–2025
Data points
2,877
What the numbers show
Gender gap education levels, annual growth rate is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 46.28 % change on previous year in Kenya; the lowest is -49.73 % change on previous year in Cape Verde.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0507 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.6997 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 79 fell. The largest increase was in Central African Republic (up 109,720.0%), and the largest decrease in Kazakhstan (down 67,858.8%).
Gender gap education levels, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 46.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3,233.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Suriname | 36.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,293.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 31.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 939.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Bahamas | 17.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,586.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 13.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 810.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Libya | 12.36 % change on previous year | 1981 | up 152.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Mauritania | 8.72 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 9,503.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Jamaica | 8.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 672.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 6.35 % change on previous year | 2012 | up 109,720.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Syria | 6.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 5.71 % change on previous year | 1995 | up 188.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Grenada | 5.55 % change on previous year | 1984 | up 1,175.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Fiji | 5.02 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 337.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Guinea | 4.87 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Kuwait | 4.71 % change on previous year | 2002 | up 1,278.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Lebanon | 4.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 156.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Uruguay | 4.21 % change on previous year | 2015 | up 308.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Cambodia | 4.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Chad | 3.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 148.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Mozambique | 3.59 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Cayman Islands | 3.58 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Uganda | 3.5 % change on previous year | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.33 % change on previous year | 2015 | up 11,799.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Benin | 3.12 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 193.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Solomon Islands | 2.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 248.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Macao | 2.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Tajikistan | 2.79 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 171.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Gambia | 2.73 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Qatar | 2.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 154.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Madagascar | 2.37 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Morocco | 2.36 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 1,075.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Brazil | 2.29 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 57.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Armenia | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 484.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Bahrain | 2.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Azerbaijan | 1.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 36 | China | 1.97 % change on previous year | 1997 | up 172.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Namibia | 1.82 % change on previous year | 2012 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Ethiopia | 1.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 209.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Poland | 1.77 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 1,552.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Micronesia (country) | 1.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 132.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Eswatini | 1.59 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 42 | India | 1.56 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 184.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Panama | 1.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 172.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.44 % change on previous year | 2012 | up 124.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Samoa | 1.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 165.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Serbia | 1.19 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 1,134.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Turkey | 1.13 % change on previous year | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Portugal | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 49 | San Marino | 1.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 130.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Belarus | 0.9691 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 154.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.8864 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Egypt | 0.8837 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Bhutan | 0.8642 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 141.6% | volatile |
| 54 | New Caledonia | 0.7038 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Jordan | 0.6979 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Burundi | 0.6963 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Nicaragua | 0.575 % change on previous year | 2008 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Vanuatu | 0.5025 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Belize | 0.4611 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 161.9% | volatile |
| 60 | United Kingdom | 0.4609 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Italy | 0.4392 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 202.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Togo | 0.4325 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Nigeria | 0.419 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 64 | France | 0.4132 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 335.1% | volatile |
| 65 | South Korea | 0.4072 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 246.8% | volatile |
| 66 | United States | 0.3954 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Ecuador | 0.3442 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Czechia | 0.3346 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 181.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Tunisia | 0.3298 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 73.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Andorra | 0.3183 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 71 | East Timor | 0.3131 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2565 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 152.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Malta | 0.2375 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Slovakia | 0.2249 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 159.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Canada | 0.218 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 174.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Laos | 0.1446 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 120.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 0.1259 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 104.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Austria | 0.0981 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Australia | 0.0887 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Palestine | 0.0853 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 0.0704 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 104.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Cyprus | 0.0638 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 140.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Guatemala | 0.0377 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 101.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Spain | 0.0368 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 146.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Norway | 0.0263 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 120.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Algeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Denmark | -0.0118 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 130.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Switzerland | -0.0591 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 84.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Romania | -0.0624 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 97.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Greece | -0.076 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Netherlands | -0.086 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3,170.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Iran | -0.1154 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 85.6% | volatile |
| 93 | United Arab Emirates | -0.1184 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Slovenia | -0.1485 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4,956.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Thailand | -0.1589 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Sweden | -0.1612 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Iceland | -0.1842 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 127.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Finland | -0.1954 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 973.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Puerto Rico | -0.2036 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Hong Kong | -0.2235 % change on previous year | 2007 | down 201.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Colombia | -0.2236 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 86.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Eritrea | -0.2285 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 97.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Dominica | -0.2365 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 102.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Luxembourg | -0.2373 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Bulgaria | -0.2725 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 132.1% | volatile |
| 106 | New Zealand | -0.2952 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Myanmar | -0.3088 % change on previous year | 2009 | down 152.8% | volatile |
| 108 | South Africa | -0.3393 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 93.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Germany | -0.3602 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Rwanda | -0.3602 % change on previous year | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Oman | -0.4229 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 239.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Kiribati | -0.4252 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Belgium | -0.4385 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 983.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.4921 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 179.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Senegal | -0.5025 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 142.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Uzbekistan | -0.5089 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 267.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Hungary | -0.5785 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Latvia | -0.608 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,629.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Israel | -0.7492 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 631.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Chile | -0.7622 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 303.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Indonesia | -0.8982 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 440.9% | volatile |
| 122 | North Macedonia | -0.9009 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Ukraine | -0.9221 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Estonia | -0.9608 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7,585.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Niger | -1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 447.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Georgia | -1.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 127 | El Salvador | -1.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Guyana | -1.15 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Cuba | -1.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 116.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Brunei | -1.22 % change on previous year | 1994 | down 160.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Iraq | -1.24 % change on previous year | 2004 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Philippines | -1.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Sao Tome and Principe | -1.38 % change on previous year | 2015 | down 416.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Mongolia | -1.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 376.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Paraguay | -1.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,426.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Sudan | -1.5 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 182.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Mauritius | -1.56 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 135.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Kazakhstan | -1.56 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 67,858.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Botswana | -1.57 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 10,232.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Peru | -1.59 % change on previous year | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Zimbabwe | -1.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 180.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Bangladesh | -1.72 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 153.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Tonga | -1.87 % change on previous year | 1999 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Sri Lanka | -1.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 379.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Cameroon | -1.99 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 637.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Lesotho | -2.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Seychelles | -2.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Tanzania | -2.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 115.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Russia | -2.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 415.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Venezuela | -2.39 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 271.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Barbados | -2.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 422.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Liberia | -2.86 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 153 | Albania | -3.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 275.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Honduras | -3.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 136.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Malaysia | -3.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Zambia | -3.87 % change on previous year | 2013 | down 193.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Saint Lucia | -4.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 663.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Bolivia | -5.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 731.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Congo | -6.34 % change on previous year | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Ghana | -8.5 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 122.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Mali | -12.62 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 391.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Haiti | -13.77 % change on previous year | 1987 | down 271.1% | volatile |
| 163 | British Virgin Islands | -17.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,598.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Cape Verde | -49.73 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 2,183.7% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gender gap education levels. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gender gap education levels Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gender gap education levels. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.