Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
214
Highest
1.21 GPIA
Senegal
Lowest
0.7772 GPIA
Afghanistan
Median
0.9969 GPIA
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
17,336
What the numbers show
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 214 countries. The highest value is 1.21 GPIA in Senegal; the lowest is 0.7772 GPIA in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9969 GPIA, and the mean is 0.989 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 147 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 58.1%), and the largest decrease in Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (down 32.2%).
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 1.21 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 2 | Niue | 1.19 GPIA | 2025 | up 40.9% | flat |
| 3 | Gambia | 1.14 GPIA | 2025 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 4 | Kuwait | 1.13 GPIA | 2021 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 6 | Maldives | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 7 | Sweden | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 8 | Bhutan | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 9 | Tanzania | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 10 | Sierra Leone | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 11 | Zambia | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 12 | Cook Islands | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 13 | Nauru | 1.04 GPIA | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 14 | Madagascar | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 15 | Venezuela | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 16 | Aruba | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 17 | Tonga | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 18 | Gibraltar | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 20 | Mauritania | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 21 | Ecuador | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 22 | American Samoa | 1.03 GPIA | 1992 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 23 | San Marino | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 24 | Liberia | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 25 | Malawi | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 26 | Qatar | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 27 | Côte d’Ivoire | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 28 | Ireland | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 29 | British Virgin Islands | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 30 | Cayman Islands | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 31 | China (People’s Republic of) | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 32 | Burundi | 1.02 GPIA | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 33 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 34 | Ukraine | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 35 | Oman | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 36 | Timor-Leste | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 38 | Honduras | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 39 | Uganda | 1.01 GPIA | 2017 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 40 | Argentina | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 41 | Mongolia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 42 | Cyprus | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 43 | Bahrain | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 44 | Puerto Rico | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 45 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 46 | Bermuda | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 47 | Marshall Islands | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 48 | Palau | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 49 | Angola | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 50 | Saint Lucia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 51 | Mauritius | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 52 | Peru | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 53 | Zimbabwe | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 54 | Montenegro | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 55 | Luxembourg | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 56 | Panama | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 57 | El Salvador | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 58 | Germany | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 59 | Dominica | 1.01 GPIA | 2025 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 60 | Russia | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 61 | Algeria | 1 GPIA | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 62 | Brunei Darussalam | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 63 | Jordan | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 64 | Mexico | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 65 | Latvia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 66 | North Macedonia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 67 | Portugal | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 68 | Lithuania | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 69 | Saudi Arabia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 70 | Georgia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 71 | New Zealand | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 72 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 73 | Seychelles | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 GPIA | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 75 | Canada | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 76 | Spain | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 77 | Iran | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 78 | Macau (China) | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 79 | Australia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 80 | Israel | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 81 | Croatia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 82 | Bulgaria | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 83 | Malaysia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 84 | Iceland | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 85 | United States | 1 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 86 | France | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 86 | Slovak Republic | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 88 | Norway | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 89 | Egypt | 0.9999 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 90 | Belgium | 0.9997 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 91 | Hungary | 0.9997 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 92 | Brazil | 0.9994 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 93 | Malta | 0.9991 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 94 | Turkmenistan | 0.999 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 95 | United Kingdom | 0.9986 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 96 | Japan | 0.9986 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 97 | Albania | 0.9986 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 98 | Belarus | 0.9986 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 99 | Costa Rica | 0.9985 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 100 | Switzerland | 0.9985 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 101 | Andorra | 0.9981 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 102 | Korea | 0.998 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 103 | Finland | 0.998 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 104 | Denmark | 0.9973 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 105 | Poland | 0.9971 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 106 | Singapore | 0.997 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 107 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.9969 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 108 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.9968 GPIA | 2015 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 109 | Czechia | 0.9966 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 110 | Greece | 0.9966 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 111 | Jamaica | 0.9957 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 112 | Netherlands | 0.9957 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 113 | Austria | 0.9957 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 114 | Guyana | 0.9955 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 115 | Estonia | 0.9951 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 116 | Ghana | 0.9943 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 117 | Myanmar | 0.994 GPIA | 2018 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 118 | Azerbaijan | 0.9932 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 119 | Bolivia | 0.9931 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 120 | Slovenia | 0.9928 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 121 | India | 0.9927 GPIA | 2025 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 122 | Belize | 0.9916 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 123 | Palestine, State of | 0.9915 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 124 | Lebanon | 0.9912 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 125 | Martinique | 0.9907 GPIA | 1996 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 126 | United Arab Emirates | 0.9906 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 127 | Cuba | 0.9901 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 128 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.9896 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 129 | Romania | 0.9895 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 130 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 0.9894 GPIA | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 131 | Moldova | 0.9893 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 132 | Uruguay | 0.9893 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 133 | Italy | 0.9891 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 134 | Comoros | 0.9864 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 135 | Paraguay | 0.9856 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 136 | Thailand | 0.9852 GPIA | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 137 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.9836 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 138 | Tunisia | 0.9825 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 139 | Guatemala | 0.982 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 140 | Armenia | 0.9818 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 141 | Cabo Verde | 0.9818 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 142 | Anguilla | 0.9817 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 143 | Botswana | 0.981 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 144 | Morocco | 0.981 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 145 | Togo | 0.9808 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 146 | Haiti | 0.9803 GPIA | 2016 | — | rising |
| 147 | Barbados | 0.9792 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 148 | Tuvalu | 0.9786 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 149 | Kazakhstan | 0.9773 GPIA | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 150 | Congo | 0.9771 GPIA | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 151 | Türkiye | 0.9765 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 152 | Grenada | 0.9754 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 153 | Liechtenstein | 0.9753 GPIA | 2021 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 154 | Indonesia | 0.9749 GPIA | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 155 | Colombia | 0.9742 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 156 | Bahamas | 0.9737 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 157 | Guadeloupe | 0.9734 GPIA | 1994 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 158 | Nicaragua | 0.9729 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 159 | New Caledonia | 0.9725 GPIA | 1991 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 160 | Monaco | 0.9722 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 161 | Solomon Islands | 0.9715 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 162 | Hong Kong (China) | 0.9706 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 163 | Pakistan | 0.9703 GPIA | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 164 | Nigeria | 0.97 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 165 | Dominican Republic | 0.9695 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 166 | Chile | 0.9686 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 167 | Kenya | 0.9677 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 168 | Nepal | 0.9677 GPIA | 2025 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 169 | Vanuatu | 0.9672 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 170 | Papua New Guinea | 0.9662 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 171 | Samoa | 0.9632 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 172 | Uzbekistan | 0.9623 GPIA | 2025 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 173 | Rwanda | 0.9621 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 174 | Sudan | 0.9619 GPIA | 2019 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 175 | Lesotho | 0.9614 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 176 | Philippines | 0.9607 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 177 | Viet Nam | 0.9604 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 178 | Cambodia | 0.9601 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 179 | Kiribati | 0.9598 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 180 | Niger | 0.959 GPIA | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 181 | Gabon | 0.9569 GPIA | 2019 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 182 | Namibia | 0.9544 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 183 | Suriname | 0.953 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 184 | Libya | 0.9528 GPIA | 2006 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 185 | South Africa | 0.9511 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 186 | French Polynesia | 0.9508 GPIA | 1996 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 187 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.9503 GPIA | 2017 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 188 | Réunion | 0.9503 GPIA | 1994 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 189 | Montserrat | 0.9499 GPIA | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 190 | Mozambique | 0.9498 GPIA | 2022 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 191 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.9488 GPIA | 2010 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 192 | Serbia | 0.9482 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 193 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.9459 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 194 | Fiji | 0.9443 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 195 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.9399 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 196 | Tokelau | 0.9385 GPIA | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 197 | Tajikistan | 0.9359 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 198 | Eswatini | 0.9344 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 199 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.9342 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 200 | Ethiopia | 0.9324 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 201 | Benin | 0.9272 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 202 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.9218 GPIA | 1987 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 203 | Cameroon | 0.9187 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 204 | Mali | 0.9109 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 205 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 0.8921 GPIA | 1998 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 206 | Yemen | 0.8785 GPIA | 2016 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 207 | Chad | 0.8621 GPIA | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 208 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.8607 GPIA | 1995 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 209 | Guinea | 0.8593 GPIA | 2020 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 210 | Eritrea | 0.8504 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 211 | Iraq | 0.8337 GPIA | 2007 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 212 | Somalia | 0.8324 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 213 | Central African Republic | 0.7866 GPIA | 2016 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 214 | Afghanistan | 0.7772 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 1.04 GPIA
- MDG: Eastern Asia 1.02 GPIA
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 1.02 GPIA
- SDG: Eastern Asia 1.02 GPIA
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 1.01 GPIA
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 1.01 GPIA
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 1.01 GPIA
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 1.01 GPIA
- WB: South Asia 1 GPIA
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 1 GPIA
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 1 GPIA
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 1 GPIA
About this data
February 2026 Data Release