Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
199
Highest
1.27 GPIA
Burundi
Lowest
0.6556 GPIA
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Median
1 GPIA
Years covered
41
1985–2025
Data points
10,386
What the numbers show
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 1.27 GPIA in Burundi; the lowest is 0.6556 GPIA in Congo, Democratic Republic of the.
The median across all reporting countries is 1 GPIA, and the mean is 1 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 143 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 47.8%), and the largest decrease in Niue (down 33.9%).
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 1.27 GPIA | 2025 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 1.25 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 3 | Lesotho | 1.24 GPIA | 2017 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 4 | Senegal | 1.24 GPIA | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 5 | Gambia | 1.24 GPIA | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 1.23 GPIA | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 7 | Bhutan | 1.19 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 8 | Rwanda | 1.18 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 1.13 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 10 | Bermuda | 1.13 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 11 | Tuvalu | 1.13 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 12 | Mauritania | 1.12 GPIA | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 13 | Cambodia | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 14 | Montserrat | 1.11 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 15 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 16 | Honduras | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 17 | Maldives | 1.09 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 18 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.09 GPIA | 2021 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 19 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 20 | Myanmar | 1.09 GPIA | 2018 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 21 | Zambia | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 22 | Anguilla | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.6% | flat |
| 23 | Timor-Leste | 1.08 GPIA | 2020 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 24 | Solomon Islands | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 25 | Madagascar | 1.07 GPIA | 2021 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 26 | Vanuatu | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 27 | Sierra Leone | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 28 | Lebanon | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 29 | Naoero | 1.07 GPIA | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 30 | Saint Lucia | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 31 | Belgium | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 32 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.07 GPIA | 2015 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 33 | Namibia | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 34 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.06 GPIA | 2017 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 35 | Malawi | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 36 | Sweden | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 37 | Monaco | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 38 | El Salvador | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 39 | Comoros | 1.06 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 40 | Croatia | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 41 | Nicaragua | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 42 | Nigeria | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 43 | Tunisia | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 44 | Gibraltar | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 45 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 47 | China | 1.03 GPIA | 2012 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 48 | Marshall Islands | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 49 | Kuwait | 1.03 GPIA | 2012 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 50 | Cape Verde | 1.03 GPIA | 2022 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 51 | India | 1.03 GPIA | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 52 | Mongolia | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 53 | Zimbabwe | 1.03 GPIA | 2013 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 54 | Norway | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 55 | Ecuador | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 56 | Liberia | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 58 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 60 | Botswana | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 61 | Bahamas | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 62 | Ireland | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 63 | Ghana | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 64 | Malaysia | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 65 | Tokelau | 1.02 GPIA | 2025 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 66 | Thailand | 1.02 GPIA | 2025 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 67 | Philippines | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 68 | Türkiye | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 69 | Congo | 1.01 GPIA | 2012 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 70 | Ethiopia | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 71 | Peru | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 72 | Argentina | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 73 | Bahrain | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 74 | Eswatini | 1.01 GPIA | 2016 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 75 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 76 | Ukraine | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 77 | Sudan | 1.01 GPIA | 2019 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 78 | Cook Islands | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 79 | Samoa | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 80 | Puerto Rico | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 81 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.01 GPIA | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 82 | Panama | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 83 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 84 | Slovenia | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 85 | Niger | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 86 | Costa Rica | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 87 | Paraguay | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 88 | Palestine, State of | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 89 | Denmark | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 90 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 91 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1 GPIA | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 92 | Uruguay | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 93 | Colombia | 1 GPIA | 2022 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 94 | Czechia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 95 | Israel | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 96 | Nepal | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 97 | France | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 98 | Belarus | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 99 | Canada | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 100 | United States of America | 1 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 101 | Switzerland | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 102 | Japan | 0.9994 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 103 | Finland | 0.9993 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 104 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.999 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 105 | North Macedonia | 0.9989 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 106 | United Arab Emirates | 0.9987 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 107 | Uzbekistan | 0.9986 GPIA | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 108 | Cayman Islands | 0.9983 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 109 | Jordan | 0.9979 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 110 | New Zealand | 0.9973 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 111 | Republic of Korea | 0.9973 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 112 | Montenegro | 0.997 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 113 | Oman | 0.9968 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 114 | San Marino | 0.9966 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 115 | Tonga | 0.9963 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 116 | Iceland | 0.9958 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 117 | Azerbaijan | 0.9955 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 118 | Qatar | 0.9954 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 119 | Seychelles | 0.9951 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 120 | Mauritius | 0.995 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 121 | Andorra | 0.995 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 122 | Lithuania | 0.9948 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 123 | Austria | 0.9941 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 124 | Estonia | 0.994 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 125 | Slovakia | 0.994 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 126 | Jamaica | 0.9936 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 127 | Cyprus | 0.9933 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 128 | Kenya | 0.993 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 129 | Singapore | 0.9929 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 130 | Libya | 0.9928 GPIA | 2006 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 131 | Bulgaria | 0.9926 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 132 | Egypt | 0.9916 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 133 | Latvia | 0.9915 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 134 | Spain | 0.9912 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 135 | Macau, China | 0.9898 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 136 | Kiribati | 0.9892 GPIA | 2024 | down 13.1% | flat |
| 137 | Italy | 0.9885 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 138 | Albania | 0.9878 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 139 | Romania | 0.9874 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 140 | Guatemala | 0.9872 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 141 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9871 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 142 | Hungary | 0.9869 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 143 | Portugal | 0.986 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 144 | Germany | 0.9856 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 145 | Kazakhstan | 0.9846 GPIA | 2025 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 146 | Malta | 0.9831 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 147 | Barbados | 0.982 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 148 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.9819 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 149 | Armenia | 0.9802 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 150 | Belize | 0.9786 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 151 | Greece | 0.9784 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 152 | Brazil | 0.9772 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 153 | Indonesia | 0.9766 GPIA | 2025 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 154 | Hong Kong, China | 0.9765 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 155 | Australia | 0.9677 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 156 | Poland | 0.9672 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 157 | Liechtenstein | 0.9669 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 158 | Viet Nam | 0.9654 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 159 | Georgia | 0.9653 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 160 | South Africa | 0.965 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 161 | Netherlands | 0.9647 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 162 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.9633 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 163 | Guyana | 0.9621 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 164 | Russian Federation | 0.9609 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 165 | Chile | 0.9591 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 166 | Cuba | 0.9581 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 167 | Fiji | 0.9571 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 168 | Luxembourg | 0.9554 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 169 | Pakistan | 0.9541 GPIA | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 170 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.9526 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 171 | Mali | 0.952 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 172 | Serbia | 0.9517 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 173 | Grenada | 0.9484 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 174 | Morocco | 0.9458 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 175 | Aruba | 0.9448 GPIA | 2024 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 176 | Mozambique | 0.9446 GPIA | 2017 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 177 | Tajikistan | 0.9382 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 178 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.9264 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 179 | Benin | 0.9144 GPIA | 2022 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 180 | British Virgin Islands | 0.9139 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 181 | Palau | 0.9119 GPIA | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 182 | Angola | 0.9096 GPIA | 2023 | up 30.6% | falling |
| 183 | Algeria | 0.9013 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 184 | Cameroon | 0.8991 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 185 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.8981 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 186 | Togo | 0.8731 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 187 | Papua New Guinea | 0.871 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.8683 GPIA | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 189 | Suriname | 0.8197 GPIA | 2022 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 190 | Niue | 0.8183 GPIA | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 191 | Eritrea | 0.8158 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 192 | Dominica | 0.8145 GPIA | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 193 | Yemen | 0.752 GPIA | 2016 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 194 | Chad | 0.7462 GPIA | 2024 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 195 | Afghanistan | 0.7359 GPIA | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 196 | Iraq | 0.7163 GPIA | 2007 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 197 | Central African Republic | 0.7072 GPIA | 2017 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 198 | Guinea | 0.6738 GPIA | 2014 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 199 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.6556 GPIA | 2021 | up 1.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 1.08 GPIA
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 1.06 GPIA
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 1.05 GPIA
- WB: Other Small States 1.04 GPIA
- WB: South Asia 1.04 GPIA
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 1.04 GPIA
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.04 GPIA
- MDG: Latin America 1.04 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 1.04 GPIA
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 1.04 GPIA
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 1.04 GPIA
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 1.04 GPIA
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 1.04 GPIA
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.04 GPIA
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.04 GPIA
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.04 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean 1.04 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 1.03 GPIA
- WB: Small States 1.03 GPIA
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 1.03 GPIA
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 1.03 GPIA
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 1.03 GPIA
- Cecc-sica 1.03 GPIA
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 1.03 GPIA
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 1.03 GPIA
- SDG: Northern America 1.03 GPIA
- WB: North America 1.03 GPIA
- UNICEF: North America 1.03 GPIA
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 1.03 GPIA
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 1.03 GPIA
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.03 GPIA
- WB: Oecd Members 1.02 GPIA
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 1.02 GPIA
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 1.02 GPIA
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.02 GPIA
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 1.02 GPIA
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 1.02 GPIA
- UNICEF: South Asia 1.02 GPIA
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 1.02 GPIA
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 1.02 GPIA
About this data
February 2026 Data Release