Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
206
Highest
1.22 GPIA
Senegal
Lowest
0.6611 GPIA
Guinea-Bissau
Median
1 GPIA
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
15,550
What the numbers show
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 1.22 GPIA in Senegal; the lowest is 0.6611 GPIA in Guinea-Bissau.
The median across all reporting countries is 1 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9972 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 133 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 50.8%), and the largest decrease in Suriname (down 15.9%).
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 1.22 GPIA | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 3 | Gambia | 1.14 GPIA | 2021 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 4 | Tuvalu | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 5 | Bhutan | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 6 | Maldives | 1.1 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 7 | Sweden | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 8 | Bermuda | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 10 | Belgium | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 11 | Kuwait | 1.07 GPIA | 2015 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 13 | French Polynesia | 1.07 GPIA | 1993 | — | flat |
| 14 | Mexico | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 15 | Finland | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 16 | Honduras | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 17 | Burundi | 1.06 GPIA | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 18 | Marshall Islands | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 19 | Venezuela | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 20 | Syria | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 21 | Cape Verde | 1.06 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 22 | Aruba | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 23 | Zambia | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | — | rising |
| 24 | Libya | 1.05 GPIA | 2006 | — | rising |
| 25 | Tonga | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 26 | Tunisia | 1.05 GPIA | 2016 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 27 | Nauru | 1.05 GPIA | 2025 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 28 | Lesotho | 1.05 GPIA | 2017 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 29 | Myanmar | 1.05 GPIA | 2018 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 30 | Ireland | 1.05 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 31 | Uruguay | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 32 | Cook Islands | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 33 | Lebanon | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 34 | Croatia | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 35 | New Zealand | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 37 | El Salvador | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 38 | East Timor | 1.04 GPIA | 2020 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 39 | Saint Lucia | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 40 | Sri Lanka | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 41 | Palestine | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 42 | Mongolia | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 43 | Madagascar | 1.04 GPIA | 2021 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 44 | Gibraltar | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 46 | Mauritius | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 47 | Tanzania | 1.03 GPIA | 2021 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 48 | Martinique | 1.03 GPIA | 1996 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 49 | Samoa | 1.03 GPIA | 2016 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 50 | Argentina | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 51 | Ecuador | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 52 | Seychelles | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 54 | Netherlands | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 55 | Estonia | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 56 | Thailand | 1.02 GPIA | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 57 | Kiribati | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | — | rising |
| 58 | Puerto Rico | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 59 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | — | flat |
| 60 | Brunei | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 61 | Spain | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 62 | Cambodia | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 63 | China | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.02 GPIA | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 65 | Malawi | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 66 | Montenegro | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 67 | Panama | 1.02 GPIA | 2017 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 68 | Montserrat | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 69 | Algeria | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 70 | Luxembourg | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 71 | India | 1.01 GPIA | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 72 | Malaysia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 73 | Tokelau | 1.01 GPIA | 2025 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 74 | United Kingdom | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 75 | Jordan | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 76 | Botswana | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 77 | Qatar | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 78 | United States | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 79 | Rwanda | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 80 | Brazil | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 81 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.01 GPIA | 2017 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 82 | Iran | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 83 | Paraguay | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 84 | Latvia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 85 | Peru | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 86 | Barbados | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 87 | Colombia | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 88 | Ukraine | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 89 | Slovakia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 90 | Malta | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 91 | Portugal | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 92 | Cayman Islands | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 93 | France | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 94 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 95 | Slovenia | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 96 | Cyprus | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 97 | Belize | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 98 | Bahamas | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 99 | Ghana | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 100 | Czechia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 101 | Cuba | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 102 | Belarus | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 103 | Saudi Arabia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 104 | Guyana | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 105 | North Macedonia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 106 | Nepal | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 107 | Canada | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 108 | Congo | 1 GPIA | 2012 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 109 | Israel | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 110 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 111 | Morocco | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 112 | Turkmenistan | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 113 | Japan | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 114 | Macao | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 115 | Jamaica | 0.9996 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 116 | Romania | 0.9996 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 117 | Oman | 0.9991 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 118 | San Marino | 0.999 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 119 | Namibia | 0.9989 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 120 | Guatemala | 0.9984 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 121 | South Africa | 0.9979 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 122 | Gabon | 0.9977 GPIA | 2019 | — | rising |
| 123 | Moldova | 0.9956 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 124 | South Korea | 0.9954 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 125 | Singapore | 0.9952 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 126 | Andorra | 0.9943 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 127 | Monaco | 0.9943 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 128 | Bahrain | 0.9942 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 129 | Grenada | 0.9937 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 130 | Norway | 0.9934 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 131 | Denmark | 0.9932 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 132 | Bolivia | 0.9931 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 133 | Italy | 0.9927 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 134 | Palau | 0.9925 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 135 | Russia | 0.9914 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 136 | Sudan | 0.9912 GPIA | 2019 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 137 | Egypt | 0.9911 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 138 | Poland | 0.9907 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 139 | Austria | 0.9901 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 140 | Hungary | 0.9897 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 141 | Lithuania | 0.9887 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 142 | Philippines | 0.988 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 143 | Vanuatu | 0.988 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 144 | Bulgaria | 0.9875 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 145 | Switzerland | 0.987 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 146 | Nigeria | 0.987 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 147 | Greece | 0.9868 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 148 | Nicaragua | 0.9867 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 149 | Kenya | 0.9867 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 150 | Laos | 0.985 GPIA | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 151 | British Virgin Islands | 0.9847 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 152 | Kazakhstan | 0.9846 GPIA | 2025 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 153 | Comoros | 0.9839 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 154 | Armenia | 0.9825 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 155 | Albania | 0.982 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 156 | Mauritania | 0.9817 GPIA | 2020 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 157 | Fiji | 0.9814 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 158 | Micronesia (country) | 0.9801 GPIA | 2005 | — | rising |
| 159 | Australia | 0.9784 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 160 | Azerbaijan | 0.9783 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 161 | Iceland | 0.9754 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 162 | Turkey | 0.9752 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 163 | Uzbekistan | 0.9751 GPIA | 2025 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 164 | Liberia | 0.9744 GPIA | 2020 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 165 | Chile | 0.9739 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 166 | United Arab Emirates | 0.9737 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 167 | Georgia | 0.9733 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 168 | Hong Kong | 0.9717 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 169 | Indonesia | 0.9708 GPIA | 2025 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 170 | Solomon Islands | 0.9708 GPIA | 2012 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 171 | Germany | 0.9693 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 172 | Zimbabwe | 0.9678 GPIA | 2013 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 173 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.9675 GPIA | 2023 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 174 | Uganda | 0.9642 GPIA | 2007 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 175 | Serbia | 0.9634 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 176 | Angola | 0.9633 GPIA | 2023 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 177 | Niger | 0.9615 GPIA | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 178 | Anguilla | 0.9534 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 179 | Pakistan | 0.953 GPIA | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 180 | Niue | 0.9506 GPIA | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 181 | Vietnam | 0.9479 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 182 | Togo | 0.9411 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 183 | Papua New Guinea | 0.94 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 184 | Eswatini | 0.9382 GPIA | 2016 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 185 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.9342 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 186 | Ethiopia | 0.9291 GPIA | 2015 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 187 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.927 GPIA | 2005 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.9222 GPIA | 2023 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 189 | Tajikistan | 0.9221 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 190 | Mozambique | 0.9214 GPIA | 2017 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 191 | Dominica | 0.9177 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 192 | Mali | 0.9117 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 193 | Cameroon | 0.9095 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 194 | Benin | 0.9093 GPIA | 2022 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 195 | Suriname | 0.908 GPIA | 2022 | down 15.9% | flat |
| 196 | Liechtenstein | 0.9 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 197 | Eritrea | 0.8469 GPIA | 2022 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 198 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.8468 GPIA | 2021 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 199 | Chad | 0.8291 GPIA | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 200 | Yemen | 0.8279 GPIA | 2016 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 201 | Somalia | 0.8049 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 202 | Iraq | 0.8028 GPIA | 2007 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 203 | Guinea | 0.7953 GPIA | 2014 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 204 | Central African Republic | 0.7684 GPIA | 2016 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 205 | Afghanistan | 0.7236 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 206 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.6611 GPIA | 2000 | up 21.1% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 1.04 GPIA
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 1.03 GPIA
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 1.03 GPIA
- MDG: Latin America 1.03 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 1.03 GPIA
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 1.03 GPIA
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 1.03 GPIA
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 1.03 GPIA
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.03 GPIA
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.03 GPIA
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.03 GPIA
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 1.03 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean 1.03 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 1.03 GPIA
- WB: Other Small States 1.02 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
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 1.02 GPIA
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 1.02 GPIA
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 1.02 GPIA
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 1.02 GPIA
- WB: South Asia 1.02 GPIA
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 1.02 GPIA
- WB: Small States 1.01 GPIA
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 1.01 GPIA
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 1.01 GPIA
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 1.01 GPIA
- Cecc-sica 1.01 GPIA
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 1.01 GPIA
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 1.01 GPIA
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 1.01 GPIA
- MDG: Caribbean 1.01 GPIA
- WB: Caribbean Small States 1.01 GPIA
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 1.01 GPIA
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 1.01 GPIA
- AIMS: East Asia 1.01 GPIA
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 1.01 GPIA
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 1.01 GPIA
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 1.01 GPIA
About this data
February 2026 Data Release