Gender gap education levels, gaps filled by country
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Countries reporting
190
Highest
100
Algeria
Lowest
11.23
Somalia
Median
95.13
Years covered
206
1820–2025
Data points
7,888
What the numbers show
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled is currently reported for 190 countries. The highest value is 100 in Algeria; the lowest is 11.23 in Somalia.
The median across all reporting countries is 95.13, and the mean is 89.14.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 89 countries rose and 83 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea-Bissau (up 65.7%), and the largest decrease in Tokelau (down 57.1%).
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 100 | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 2 | France | 99.97 | 2016 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 99.97 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 4 | Australia | 99.9 | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 99.88 | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 6 | Switzerland | 99.87 | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 99.73 | 2018 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 99.72 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 9 | Cyprus | 99.65 | 2017 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Netherlands | 99.64 | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 99.59 | 2023 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Kenya | 99.57 | 2023 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Tunisia | 99.54 | 2023 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Turkey | 99.5 | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Ireland | 99.47 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Sweden | 99.43 | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 17 | Myanmar | 99.4 | 2009 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Uruguay | 99.38 | 2015 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Denmark | 99.21 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 20 | Czechia | 99.2 | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 21 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 99.19 | 2007 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 22 | Slovakia | 99.03 | 2024 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98.91 | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 24 | Japan | 98.88 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 25 | South Korea | 98.79 | 2022 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Thailand | 98.74 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Portugal | 98.73 | 2019 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Spain | 98.71 | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Namibia | 98.68 | 2012 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 30 | Slovenia | 98.67 | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 31 | Mauritius | 98.66 | 2023 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Norway | 98.62 | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 33 | Poland | 98.55 | 2020 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 34 | Nepal | 98.55 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Austria | 98.53 | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 36 | Iran | 98.5 | 2020 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Malawi | 98.49 | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Germany | 98.48 | 2022 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 39 | India | 98.38 | 2023 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Jordan | 98.36 | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Belgium | 98.32 | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 42 | Finland | 98.25 | 2024 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Iceland | 98.24 | 2023 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Maldives | 98.19 | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 45 | Brazil | 98.18 | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Rwanda | 98.15 | 2019 | — | rising |
| 47 | Montenegro | 98.11 | 2016 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 48 | Vanuatu | 97.95 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 49 | Italy | 97.84 | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 50 | Peru | 97.79 | 2003 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Latvia | 97.77 | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 52 | Bangladesh | 97.61 | 2018 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Sierra Leone | 97.5 | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 54 | New Zealand | 97.48 | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 55 | Hong Kong | 97.48 | 2007 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Israel | 97.41 | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 57 | Malta | 97.33 | 2023 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Hungary | 97.32 | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 59 | Kyrgyzstan | 97.3 | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 60 | Morocco | 97.18 | 2019 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Andorra | 97.06 | 2024 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 62 | Cook Islands | 97.06 | 2015 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 63 | Chile | 97.02 | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Taiwan | 97.02 | 1980 | unchanged | volatile |
| 65 | Samoa | 96.98 | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 66 | Ecuador | 96.83 | 2023 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Uganda | 96.58 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Estonia | 96.57 | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 69 | Brunei | 96.56 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 70 | Argentina | 96.53 | 1991 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Egypt | 96.52 | 2024 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 72 | North Macedonia | 96.47 | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 73 | Qatar | 96.36 | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 74 | Sao Tome and Principe | 96.27 | 2017 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 75 | United States | 96.21 | 2022 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 76 | Greece | 96.03 | 2021 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Papua New Guinea | 96.03 | 2020 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 78 | Bahrain | 95.95 | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 79 | Cayman Islands | 95.94 | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 80 | Ghana | 95.93 | 2024 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Madagascar | 95.77 | 2020 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 82 | Russia | 95.76 | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Cuba | 95.72 | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 84 | Jamaica | 95.68 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 85 | Togo | 95.5 | 2021 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 86 | French Polynesia | 95.48 | 1996 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 87 | Cambodia | 95.4 | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Nauru | 95.39 | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 89 | Eswatini | 95.36 | 2022 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Grenada | 95.35 | 2021 | — | rising |
| 91 | East Timor | 95.33 | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 92 | Uzbekistan | 95.32 | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 93 | Dominican Republic | 95.19 | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Mozambique | 95.16 | 2018 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 95.16 | 2024 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Canada | 95.11 | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 97 | San Marino | 95.1 | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 98 | Fiji | 95.07 | 2016 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Libya | 94.94 | 1983 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Armenia | 94.91 | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 101 | Belarus | 94.52 | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 102 | Oman | 94.45 | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 103 | Bulgaria | 94.2 | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Georgia | 94.11 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 105 | Serbia | 94.1 | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Dominica | 94.06 | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 107 | South Africa | 94.05 | 2023 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 93.79 | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 109 | Saint Lucia | 93.59 | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 110 | Seychelles | 93.53 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Nicaragua | 93.5 | 2023 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Tajikistan | 93.39 | 2017 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 113 | Bhutan | 93.39 | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 114 | China | 93.37 | 1997 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Colombia | 93.21 | 2022 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Panama | 92.75 | 2024 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 117 | New Caledonia | 92.37 | 1991 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 118 | Mongolia | 92.18 | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 119 | Mexico | 92.12 | 1980 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Martinique | 92.08 | 1996 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 121 | Guatemala | 91.64 | 2024 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Sri Lanka | 91.41 | 2023 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Kazakhstan | 91.33 | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 124 | Bolivia | 90.73 | 2024 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Indonesia | 90.4 | 2018 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Zimbabwe | 90.38 | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Palestine | 90.1 | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 128 | Gambia | 89.78 | 2025 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Belize | 89.77 | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Mauritania | 89.7 | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 131 | Laos | 89.6 | 2025 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 132 | Kiribati | 89.42 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 133 | Macao | 89.37 | 2024 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 134 | Malaysia | 88.9 | 2024 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Venezuela | 88.6 | 2017 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Botswana | 88.56 | 2014 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 137 | Tonga | 87.87 | 1999 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 138 | Puerto Rico | 87.8 | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 139 | Cameroon | 87.75 | 2019 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Benin | 87.56 | 2022 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Ukraine | 87.45 | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 142 | Philippines | 87.25 | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Cote d'Ivoire | 86.8 | 2024 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Kuwait | 86.7 | 2021 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Paraguay | 86.59 | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Tanzania | 86.51 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 147 | Zambia | 86.21 | 2017 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Albania | 86.17 | 2023 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 86 | 2015 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 150 | El Salvador | 85.98 | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Senegal | 84.65 | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Romania | 84.26 | 2023 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Bahamas | 83.74 | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 154 | Reunion | 83.48 | 1987 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Iraq | 83.22 | 2007 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Suriname | 83.21 | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 157 | Congo | 83.09 | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 158 | Barbados | 82.64 | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 159 | Guyana | 81.47 | 2023 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Pakistan | 81.08 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Comoros | 79.48 | 2024 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 162 | Guinea | 78.94 | 2020 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 163 | Syria | 78.55 | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Micronesia (country) | 78.37 | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 165 | Lebanon | 77.64 | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 166 | Burundi | 75.11 | 2025 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Ethiopia | 74.92 | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 168 | Nigeria | 74.51 | 2023 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 169 | Honduras | 74.44 | 2024 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 170 | British Virgin Islands | 70.02 | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 171 | Chad | 69.44 | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 172 | Solomon Islands | 69.2 | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 173 | Guinea-Bissau | 68.33 | 2010 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 174 | Lesotho | 68.25 | 2024 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Burkina Faso | 66.29 | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Yemen | 65.1 | 2016 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Angola | 63.07 | 2023 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 178 | Mali | 62.8 | 2023 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Liberia | 62.71 | 2022 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Haiti | 58.96 | 1997 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Niger | 58.27 | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Sudan | 58.07 | 2019 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Eritrea | 56.5 | 2022 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 184 | Central African Republic | 55.58 | 2012 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 185 | Cape Verde | 48.74 | 2022 | down 48.8% | rising |
| 186 | Equatorial Guinea | 34.83 | 2015 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 187 | Tokelau | 34.07 | 2025 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 188 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 33.69 | 1999 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 189 | Afghanistan | 15.63 | 1993 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 190 | Somalia | 11.23 | 1980 | — | falling |
How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.