Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
189
Highest
1.83 GPIA
Gambia
Lowest
0.348 GPIA
Central African Republic
Median
1.22 GPIA
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
14,225
What the numbers show
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 1.83 GPIA in Gambia; the lowest is 0.348 GPIA in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.22 GPIA, and the mean is 1.15 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 140 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Eritrea (up 375.9%), and the largest decrease in Dominica (down 50.2%).
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gambia | 1.83 GPIA | 2024 | up 158.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Anguilla | 1.8 GPIA | 2008 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 3 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.78 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 4 | Cook Islands | 1.77 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 5 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.68 GPIA | 2022 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 6 | Maldives | 1.64 GPIA | 2022 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 7 | Qatar | 1.64 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 8 | United States Virgin Islands | 1.63 GPIA | 1993 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 9 | Guyana | 1.57 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 10 | Aruba | 1.57 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 11 | Samoa | 1.57 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Saint Lucia | 1.53 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 13 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.52 GPIA | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 14 | Iceland | 1.52 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 15 | Seychelles | 1.51 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 16 | Tonga | 1.51 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 17 | Cuba | 1.49 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 1.49 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 19 | Barbados | 1.49 GPIA | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 20 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.48 GPIA | 2015 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 21 | Bahrain | 1.47 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 22 | Argentina | 1.45 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 23 | Belize | 1.45 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 24 | Oman | 1.45 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 25 | Tunisia | 1.45 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 26 | Jamaica | 1.42 GPIA | 2015 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 27 | Namibia | 1.42 GPIA | 2022 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 28 | South Africa | 1.42 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 29 | Uruguay | 1.42 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 30 | Mongolia | 1.41 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 31 | Venezuela | 1.41 GPIA | 2008 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.4 GPIA | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 1.4 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 34 | Sweden | 1.4 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 35 | Kuwait | 1.39 GPIA | 2021 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 36 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.39 GPIA | 2024 | — | rising |
| 37 | Botswana | 1.39 GPIA | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 38 | Malta | 1.38 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 39 | New Zealand | 1.38 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 40 | Palestine | 1.38 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 41 | Panama | 1.37 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 42 | British Virgin Islands | 1.37 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 43 | Puerto Rico | 1.37 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 44 | Poland | 1.37 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 45 | Cape Verde | 1.36 GPIA | 2018 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 46 | Brazil | 1.36 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 47 | Algeria | 1.35 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 48 | Brunei | 1.35 GPIA | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 49 | Slovenia | 1.34 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 50 | Estonia | 1.34 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 51 | Montenegro | 1.34 GPIA | 2023 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 52 | Lesotho | 1.34 GPIA | 2018 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 53 | Norway | 1.34 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 54 | Bermuda | 1.34 GPIA | 2023 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 55 | Honduras | 1.33 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 56 | Palau | 1.33 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 57 | Croatia | 1.33 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 58 | Jordan | 1.33 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 59 | Latvia | 1.32 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 60 | Cyprus | 1.32 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 61 | Myanmar | 1.32 GPIA | 2018 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 62 | United States | 1.32 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 63 | Slovakia | 1.31 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 64 | Lithuania | 1.31 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 65 | Australia | 1.31 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 66 | Malaysia | 1.31 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 67 | Serbia | 1.3 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 68 | Israel | 1.3 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 69 | North Macedonia | 1.3 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 70 | Paraguay | 1.29 GPIA | 2010 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 1.29 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 72 | Denmark | 1.29 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 73 | Nicaragua | 1.29 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 74 | Italy | 1.29 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 75 | Armenia | 1.28 GPIA | 2024 | up 13.8% | flat |
| 76 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.28 GPIA | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 77 | United Kingdom | 1.27 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 78 | Belgium | 1.27 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 79 | Canada | 1.27 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 80 | Suriname | 1.27 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 81 | Marshall Islands | 1.27 GPIA | 2024 | up 18.6% | flat |
| 82 | Czechia | 1.26 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 83 | El Salvador | 1.26 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 84 | Thailand | 1.26 GPIA | 2025 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 85 | France | 1.25 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 86 | Finland | 1.25 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 87 | Albania | 1.24 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 88 | Moldova | 1.24 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 89 | Romania | 1.24 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 90 | Lebanon | 1.24 GPIA | 2019 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 91 | Austria | 1.23 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 92 | Spain | 1.23 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 93 | Fiji | 1.22 GPIA | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 94 | Grenada | 1.22 GPIA | 2018 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 95 | Azerbaijan | 1.22 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 96 | Philippines | 1.22 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 97 | United Arab Emirates | 1.22 GPIA | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 98 | Nepal | 1.22 GPIA | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 99 | Zimbabwe | 1.21 GPIA | 2024 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 100 | Ecuador | 1.21 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 101 | Hungary | 1.21 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 102 | Guatemala | 1.21 GPIA | 2023 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Indonesia | 1.2 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 104 | Morocco | 1.19 GPIA | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 105 | Ireland | 1.19 GPIA | 2022 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 1.18 GPIA | 2019 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 107 | Portugal | 1.18 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 108 | Kazakhstan | 1.17 GPIA | 2025 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 109 | Netherlands | 1.16 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 110 | Georgia | 1.16 GPIA | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 111 | Mexico | 1.16 GPIA | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 112 | Vietnam | 1.16 GPIA | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 113 | Luxembourg | 1.16 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 114 | Colombia | 1.15 GPIA | 2022 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 115 | Chile | 1.15 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 116 | Syria | 1.15 GPIA | 2016 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 117 | Uzbekistan | 1.14 GPIA | 2025 | up 83.4% | rising |
| 118 | Belarus | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 119 | China | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 120 | Switzerland | 1.12 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 121 | Libya | 1.12 GPIA | 2003 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Bhutan | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 123 | Cambodia | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Senegal | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 88.3% | rising |
| 125 | Macao | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 126 | Germany | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 127 | Hong Kong | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 128 | Singapore | 1.09 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 129 | Andorra | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | down 18.3% | flat |
| 130 | Peru | 1.08 GPIA | 2017 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 131 | Turkey | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 132 | Turkmenistan | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 66.1% | rising |
| 133 | Russia | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 134 | India | 1.07 GPIA | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 135 | Greece | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 136 | Egypt | 1.03 GPIA | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 137 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.03 GPIA | 2015 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 138 | Pakistan | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 139 | Madagascar | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 140 | Ghana | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Iran | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 142 | San Marino | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 143 | Saudi Arabia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 144 | Sudan | 1 GPIA | 2015 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 145 | Mauritius | 1 GPIA | 2025 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 146 | Angola | 0.9887 GPIA | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 147 | Eswatini | 0.9874 GPIA | 2013 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 148 | Japan | 0.9742 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 149 | Cameroon | 0.9648 GPIA | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 150 | Tajikistan | 0.9453 GPIA | 2024 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 151 | Comoros | 0.9443 GPIA | 2017 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 152 | Dominica | 0.9163 GPIA | 1993 | down 50.2% | flat |
| 153 | Burundi | 0.9032 GPIA | 2025 | up 173.6% | rising |
| 154 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.8937 GPIA | 2024 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 155 | South Korea | 0.8915 GPIA | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 156 | Ukraine | 0.8539 GPIA | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 157 | Tanzania | 0.8225 GPIA | 2024 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Mozambique | 0.8098 GPIA | 2018 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 159 | Rwanda | 0.8043 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Kenya | 0.7935 GPIA | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 161 | Bangladesh | 0.7715 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Uganda | 0.7671 GPIA | 2014 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 163 | Zambia | 0.7534 GPIA | 2012 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 164 | Laos | 0.7453 GPIA | 2023 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 165 | Burkina Faso | 0.7401 GPIA | 2024 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 166 | Eritrea | 0.7043 GPIA | 2016 | up 375.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Malawi | 0.6959 GPIA | 2022 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 168 | Nigeria | 0.6941 GPIA | 2011 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 169 | Djibouti | 0.6718 GPIA | 2011 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 170 | Congo | 0.6691 GPIA | 2023 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Liechtenstein | 0.6517 GPIA | 2021 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 172 | Niger | 0.6364 GPIA | 2019 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 173 | Liberia | 0.6122 GPIA | 2012 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 174 | Benin | 0.5931 GPIA | 2022 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 175 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.5923 GPIA | 2020 | up 91.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Iraq | 0.5838 GPIA | 2005 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 177 | Gabon | 0.5778 GPIA | 2003 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 178 | Papua New Guinea | 0.5725 GPIA | 1999 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 179 | Togo | 0.5698 GPIA | 2020 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Mauritania | 0.566 GPIA | 2020 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 181 | Yemen | 0.4451 GPIA | 2011 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 182 | Guinea | 0.4411 GPIA | 2014 | up 143.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Ethiopia | 0.433 GPIA | 2014 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 184 | Mali | 0.4234 GPIA | 2015 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Sierra Leone | 0.4024 GPIA | 2002 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Chad | 0.3945 GPIA | 2020 | up 126.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Afghanistan | 0.3809 GPIA | 2020 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 188 | Haiti | 0.3482 GPIA | 1986 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 189 | Central African Republic | 0.348 GPIA | 2012 | up 76.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.5 GPIA
- MDG: Caribbean 1.43 GPIA
- WB: Caribbean Small States 1.43 GPIA
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 1.4 GPIA
- WB: Other Small States 1.36 GPIA
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 1.36 GPIA
- UNESCO: Sids 1.36 GPIA
- WB: Small States 1.34 GPIA
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 1.33 GPIA
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 1.33 GPIA
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 1.33 GPIA
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 1.32 GPIA
- AIMS: Pacific 1.31 GPIA
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 1.31 GPIA
- SDG: Oceania 1.31 GPIA
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 1.3 GPIA
- SDG: Northern America 1.3 GPIA
- UNICEF: North America 1.3 GPIA
- WB: North America 1.3 GPIA
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 1.3 GPIA
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 1.29 GPIA
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 1.29 GPIA
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.29 GPIA
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.29 GPIA
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.29 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean 1.29 GPIA
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 1.29 GPIA
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 1.29 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 1.29 GPIA
- MDG: Latin America 1.29 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 1.28 GPIA
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 1.28 GPIA
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 1.28 GPIA
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 1.27 GPIA
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 1.27 GPIA
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 1.26 GPIA
- Cecc-sica 1.26 GPIA
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 1.23 GPIA
- UNICEF: Western Europe 1.23 GPIA
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 1.23 GPIA
About this data
February 2026 Data Release