Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
186
Highest
1.26 GPIA
Maldives
Lowest
0.6223 GPIA
Afghanistan
Median
1.06 GPIA
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
8,914
What the numbers show
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 1.26 GPIA in Maldives; the lowest is 0.6223 GPIA in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.06 GPIA, and the mean is 1.03 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 126 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 54.1%), and the largest decrease in Qatar (down 17.0%).
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maldives | 1.26 GPIA | 2022 | — | rising |
| 2 | Senegal | 1.2 GPIA | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 3 | Tonga | 1.19 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 4 | Sweden | 1.18 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 5 | Argentina | 1.17 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 6 | Qatar | 1.16 GPIA | 2024 | down 17.0% | flat |
| 7 | Kuwait | 1.16 GPIA | 2015 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 8 | Seychelles | 1.16 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 9 | Uruguay | 1.15 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 10 | Venezuela | 1.15 GPIA | 2008 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 11 | Jamaica | 1.15 GPIA | 2015 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 13 | Puerto Rico | 1.14 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 14 | Montserrat | 1.14 GPIA | 2019 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 15 | Barbados | 1.13 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 16 | Tokelau | 1.13 GPIA | 2003 | — | flat |
| 17 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.13 GPIA | 2015 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 18 | Malta | 1.13 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 19 | Finland | 1.13 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 20 | Croatia | 1.12 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 21 | Tuvalu | 1.12 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 22 | Cyprus | 1.12 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 23 | Belgium | 1.12 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 24 | Iceland | 1.12 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.12 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 26 | Bahrain | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 27 | Poland | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 28 | United States | 1.11 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 29 | Brazil | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 30 | Cuba | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 31 | Estonia | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 32 | Honduras | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 33 | Bhutan | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 34 | Aruba | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 35 | Cape Verde | 1.1 GPIA | 2018 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 36 | Norway | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 37 | Niue | 1.1 GPIA | 2005 | up 26.4% | flat |
| 38 | British Virgin Islands | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 39 | Mongolia | 1.1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 40 | Mauritius | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 41 | Bermuda | 1.1 GPIA | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 42 | Latvia | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 43 | Oman | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 44 | Monaco | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 45 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | — | rising |
| 46 | Jordan | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 47 | Tunisia | 1.09 GPIA | 2016 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 48 | Slovenia | 1.09 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 49 | Australia | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 50 | Palestine | 1.09 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 51 | Lebanon | 1.09 GPIA | 2019 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 52 | Saint Lucia | 1.09 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 53 | Spain | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 54 | Montenegro | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 55 | Guyana | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 56 | Panama | 1.08 GPIA | 2016 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 57 | Canada | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 58 | Mexico | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 59 | Brunei | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 60 | United Kingdom | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 61 | Nauru | 1.08 GPIA | 2008 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 62 | El Salvador | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 63 | Myanmar | 1.08 GPIA | 2018 | — | rising |
| 64 | Austria | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 65 | Malaysia | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 66 | Romania | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 67 | Thailand | 1.07 GPIA | 2025 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 68 | Sri Lanka | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 69 | Italy | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 70 | Ecuador | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 71 | Lithuania | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 72 | Denmark | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 73 | Slovakia | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 74 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.07 GPIA | 2015 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 75 | France | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 76 | Bangladesh | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 77 | Algeria | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 78 | Grenada | 1.06 GPIA | 2016 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 79 | North Macedonia | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 80 | Lesotho | 1.06 GPIA | 2017 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 81 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.06 GPIA | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 82 | Bulgaria | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 83 | Netherlands | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 84 | Belize | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 85 | Macao | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 86 | Suriname | 1.06 GPIA | 2021 | — | flat |
| 87 | Costa Rica | 1.06 GPIA | 2019 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 88 | Czechia | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 89 | Serbia | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 90 | Burundi | 1.06 GPIA | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 91 | New Zealand | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 92 | South Africa | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 93 | Burkina Faso | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 94 | Israel | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 95 | Portugal | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 96 | China | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 97 | Paraguay | 1.05 GPIA | 2010 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 98 | Hungary | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 99 | Albania | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 100 | Namibia | 1.05 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 101 | United Arab Emirates | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 102 | Ireland | 1.04 GPIA | 2022 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 103 | Libya | 1.04 GPIA | 2003 | — | rising |
| 104 | Colombia | 1.04 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 105 | Botswana | 1.04 GPIA | 2021 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 106 | Cook Islands | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 12.3% | flat |
| 107 | Moldova | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 108 | Samoa | 1.04 GPIA | 2000 | — | flat |
| 109 | Morocco | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 110 | Armenia | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 111 | Chile | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 112 | Indonesia | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 113 | Nicaragua | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 114 | Tanzania | 1.03 GPIA | 2021 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 115 | India | 1.03 GPIA | 2025 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 116 | Philippines | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 117 | Greece | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 118 | Guatemala | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 119 | Madagascar | 1.03 GPIA | 2019 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 120 | Luxembourg | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 121 | Switzerland | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 122 | Belarus | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 123 | Malawi | 1.02 GPIA | 2021 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 124 | Russia | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 125 | Georgia | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 126 | Kazakhstan | 1.02 GPIA | 2025 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 127 | Anguilla | 1.02 GPIA | 2008 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 128 | Cambodia | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 129 | Andorra | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 130 | Singapore | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 131 | Azerbaijan | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 132 | Gibraltar | 1.01 GPIA | 2009 | up 15.4% | flat |
| 133 | Germany | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 134 | Iran | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 135 | Uzbekistan | 1.01 GPIA | 2025 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 136 | Hong Kong | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 137 | Nepal | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 138 | Ghana | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 139 | Turkey | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 140 | Peru | 1 GPIA | 2017 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 141 | San Marino | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 142 | Rwanda | 0.9986 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 143 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.9964 GPIA | 2015 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 144 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.9956 GPIA | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 145 | Japan | 0.9948 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 146 | Egypt | 0.9914 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 147 | Saudi Arabia | 0.9896 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 148 | Congo | 0.9846 GPIA | 2012 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 149 | Syria | 0.9795 GPIA | 2013 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 150 | Kiribati | 0.9795 GPIA | 2024 | — | rising |
| 151 | Kenya | 0.9668 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 152 | Laos | 0.965 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 153 | Pakistan | 0.9577 GPIA | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 154 | Ukraine | 0.9576 GPIA | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 155 | South Korea | 0.9575 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 156 | Mauritania | 0.956 GPIA | 2020 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 157 | Gabon | 0.9467 GPIA | 1999 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 158 | Uganda | 0.9442 GPIA | 2004 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 159 | Vietnam | 0.941 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 160 | Zimbabwe | 0.9397 GPIA | 2013 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 161 | Sudan | 0.9372 GPIA | 2015 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 162 | Fiji | 0.9301 GPIA | 2024 | — | flat |
| 163 | Mozambique | 0.9167 GPIA | 2017 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 164 | Tajikistan | 0.9146 GPIA | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 165 | Eswatini | 0.914 GPIA | 2013 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 166 | Ethiopia | 0.9099 GPIA | 2012 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 167 | Vanuatu | 0.909 GPIA | 2004 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 168 | Solomon Islands | 0.9038 GPIA | 2007 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 169 | Cameroon | 0.9036 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 170 | Benin | 0.8958 GPIA | 2022 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 171 | Nigeria | 0.8951 GPIA | 2011 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 172 | Togo | 0.8666 GPIA | 2017 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 173 | Mali | 0.8532 GPIA | 2017 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 174 | Zambia | 0.8496 GPIA | 1988 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 175 | Liechtenstein | 0.8443 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 176 | Niger | 0.8331 GPIA | 2017 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 177 | Eritrea | 0.8321 GPIA | 2015 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 178 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.8072 GPIA | 2013 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 179 | Guinea | 0.7722 GPIA | 2014 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 180 | Iraq | 0.7626 GPIA | 2004 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 181 | Yemen | 0.7415 GPIA | 2011 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 182 | Sierra Leone | 0.7322 GPIA | 2001 | — | rising |
| 183 | Liberia | 0.7056 GPIA | 2000 | — | rising |
| 184 | Chad | 0.7045 GPIA | 2015 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 185 | Central African Republic | 0.7026 GPIA | 2012 | — | rising |
| 186 | Afghanistan | 0.6223 GPIA | 2018 | up 3.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 1.11 GPIA
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 1.1 GPIA
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 1.09 GPIA
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 1.09 GPIA
- MDG: Latin America 1.09 GPIA
- WB: Caribbean Small States 1.09 GPIA
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 1.09 GPIA
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 1.09 GPIA
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 1.09 GPIA
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.09 GPIA
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.09 GPIA
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.09 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean 1.09 GPIA
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 1.09 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 1.09 GPIA
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 1.09 GPIA
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 1.08 GPIA
- SDG: Northern America 1.08 GPIA
- WB: North America 1.08 GPIA
- UNICEF: North America 1.08 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 1.08 GPIA
- MDG: Caribbean 1.07 GPIA
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 1.07 GPIA
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 1.06 GPIA
- UNICEF: Western Europe 1.06 GPIA
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 1.06 GPIA
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 1.06 GPIA
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 1.06 GPIA
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 1.06 GPIA
- WB: European Union 1.06 GPIA
- MDG: Developed Regions 1.06 GPIA
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 1.06 GPIA
- WB: Other Small States 1.06 GPIA
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 1.06 GPIA
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 1.06 GPIA
- WB: Oecd Members 1.06 GPIA
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 1.06 GPIA
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 1.06 GPIA
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 1.06 GPIA
- AIMS: Pacific 1.06 GPIA
About this data
February 2026 Data Release