Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
212
Highest
1.26 GPIA
Lesotho
Lowest
0.5549 GPIA
Guinea-Bissau
Median
1.02 GPIA
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
15,760
What the numbers show
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 1.26 GPIA in Lesotho; the lowest is 0.5549 GPIA in Guinea-Bissau.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.02 GPIA, and the mean is 1.01 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 127 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 56.7%), and the largest decrease in Niue (down 30.4%).
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho | 1.26 GPIA | 2017 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 2 | Tuvalu | 1.25 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 3 | Burundi | 1.25 GPIA | 2025 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 4 | Senegal | 1.24 GPIA | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 5 | French Polynesia | 1.2 GPIA | 1993 | — | flat |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 1.19 GPIA | 2024 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 7 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1.17 GPIA | 1997 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 8 | Rwanda | 1.17 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 1.17 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 10 | Bhutan | 1.16 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 11 | Gambia | 1.16 GPIA | 2021 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 12 | Honduras | 1.15 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 13 | Libya | 1.15 GPIA | 2006 | — | rising |
| 14 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 15 | Cambodia | 1.13 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 16 | Bermuda | 1.13 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 17 | Cape Verde | 1.13 GPIA | 2022 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 18 | Sweden | 1.12 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 19 | Maldives | 1.12 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 20 | Mexico | 1.12 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 21 | Belgium | 1.12 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 22 | Myanmar | 1.12 GPIA | 2018 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 23 | Marshall Islands | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 24 | Finland | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 25 | Lebanon | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 26 | Tunisia | 1.11 GPIA | 2016 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 27 | Sierra Leone | 1.1 GPIA | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 28 | Timor-Leste | 1.1 GPIA | 2020 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 29 | Namibia | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 31 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.1 GPIA | 2017 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 32 | New Caledonia | 1.1 GPIA | 1997 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 33 | Uruguay | 1.1 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 34 | Botswana | 1.09 GPIA | 2021 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 35 | Kiribati | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | — | rising |
| 36 | Montserrat | 1.09 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 37 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 38 | Kuwait | 1.08 GPIA | 2015 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 39 | El Salvador | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 40 | Guadeloupe | 1.08 GPIA | 1995 | — | flat |
| 41 | Samoa | 1.08 GPIA | 2016 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 42 | Saint Lucia | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 43 | Ireland | 1.08 GPIA | 2022 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 44 | Zambia | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | — | rising |
| 45 | Tonga | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 47 | Aruba | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 48 | New Zealand | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 49 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.07 GPIA | 2021 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 50 | Palestine, State of | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 51 | Thailand | 1.06 GPIA | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 52 | Madagascar | 1.06 GPIA | 2021 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 53 | Martinique | 1.06 GPIA | 1996 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 54 | Croatia | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 55 | South Africa | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 56 | Panama | 1.06 GPIA | 2017 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 57 | Seychelles | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 58 | Tokelau | 1.06 GPIA | 2025 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 59 | Sudan | 1.06 GPIA | 2019 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 60 | Naoero | 1.06 GPIA | 2025 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 61 | Mauritius | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 62 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | — | flat |
| 63 | Comoros | 1.06 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 66 | Estonia | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 67 | Mongolia | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 68 | Gabon | 1.05 GPIA | 2019 | — | rising |
| 69 | French Guiana | 1.05 GPIA | 1997 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 70 | Netherlands | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 71 | Cook Islands | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 72 | Argentina | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 73 | Gibraltar | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 74 | Paraguay | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 75 | Colombia | 1.04 GPIA | 2022 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 76 | Spain | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 77 | Barbados | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 78 | Bahamas | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 79 | Guatemala | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 80 | Puerto Rico | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 81 | India | 1.03 GPIA | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 82 | Malawi | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.03 GPIA | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 84 | Malaysia | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 85 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 86 | Ecuador | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 87 | China | 1.03 GPIA | 2012 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 88 | Morocco | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 89 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 90 | Montenegro | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 91 | Algeria | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 92 | Jordan | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 93 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 94 | United States of America | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 95 | Luxembourg | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 96 | Fiji | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 97 | Belize | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 98 | Nigeria | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 99 | Brazil | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 100 | Philippines | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 101 | Grenada | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 102 | Ghana | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 103 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.02 GPIA | 2005 | — | rising |
| 104 | Cuba | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 105 | Slovenia | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 106 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 107 | Latvia | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 108 | Malta | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 109 | Nicaragua | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 110 | Slovakia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 111 | Peru | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 112 | Guyana | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 113 | France | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 114 | Portugal | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 115 | Nepal | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 116 | Monaco | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 117 | Kenya | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 118 | Mauritania | 1.01 GPIA | 2020 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 119 | Czechia | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 120 | Belarus | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 121 | Romania | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 122 | Ukraine | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 123 | Jamaica | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 124 | Vanuatu | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 125 | Eswatini | 1 GPIA | 2016 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 126 | Israel | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 127 | Canada | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 128 | Saudi Arabia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 129 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 130 | North Macedonia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 131 | Japan | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 132 | Turkmenistan | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 133 | Suriname | 1 GPIA | 2022 | down 19.0% | flat |
| 134 | Qatar | 0.9996 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 135 | Cyprus | 0.9996 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 136 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9995 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 137 | Macau, China | 0.9973 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 138 | Italy | 0.9947 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 139 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.9932 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 140 | Republic of Korea | 0.9927 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 141 | Singapore | 0.9923 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 142 | Andorra | 0.9915 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 143 | Cayman Islands | 0.9907 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 144 | Denmark | 0.9898 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 145 | Kazakhstan | 0.9891 GPIA | 2025 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 146 | Oman | 0.9881 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 147 | Poland | 0.9876 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 148 | Norway | 0.9875 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 149 | Austria | 0.9872 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 150 | Uzbekistan | 0.9865 GPIA | 2025 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 151 | Hungary | 0.9851 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 152 | Armenia | 0.9829 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 153 | Russian Federation | 0.9819 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 154 | Palau | 0.9818 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 155 | Lithuania | 0.9816 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 156 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.9811 GPIA | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 157 | Bulgaria | 0.9811 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 158 | Egypt | 0.9793 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 159 | Greece | 0.9787 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 160 | Chile | 0.9787 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 161 | Switzerland | 0.9771 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 162 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 0.9767 GPIA | 1997 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 163 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.9756 GPIA | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 164 | Bahrain | 0.9755 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 165 | San Marino | 0.9754 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 166 | Anguilla | 0.9752 GPIA | 2022 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 167 | Türkiye | 0.9748 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 168 | Hong Kong, China | 0.973 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 169 | Serbia | 0.9715 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 170 | Albania | 0.9711 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 171 | Azerbaijan | 0.9693 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 172 | Niger | 0.968 GPIA | 2024 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 173 | Indonesia | 0.9666 GPIA | 2025 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 174 | Ethiopia | 0.9662 GPIA | 2015 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 175 | Liberia | 0.9629 GPIA | 2020 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 176 | United Arab Emirates | 0.9619 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 177 | Australia | 0.9589 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 178 | Iceland | 0.9548 GPIA | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 179 | British Virgin Islands | 0.9541 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 180 | Germany | 0.9522 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 181 | Solomon Islands | 0.9469 GPIA | 2012 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 182 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.944 GPIA | 1997 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 183 | Zimbabwe | 0.9421 GPIA | 2013 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 184 | Georgia | 0.9412 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 185 | Viet Nam | 0.9411 GPIA | 2022 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 186 | Pakistan | 0.9298 GPIA | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 187 | Mali | 0.9123 GPIA | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 188 | Tajikistan | 0.9115 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 189 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.9019 GPIA | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 190 | Cameroon | 0.9008 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 191 | Mozambique | 0.9006 GPIA | 2017 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 192 | Dominica | 0.8814 GPIA | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 193 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.8793 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 194 | Angola | 0.8774 GPIA | 2023 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 195 | Togo | 0.8733 GPIA | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 196 | Papua New Guinea | 0.866 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 197 | Congo | 0.8658 GPIA | 2012 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 198 | Benin | 0.8618 GPIA | 2022 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 199 | Liechtenstein | 0.8537 GPIA | 2021 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 200 | Niue | 0.8438 GPIA | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 201 | Eritrea | 0.8433 GPIA | 2022 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 202 | Uganda | 0.8049 GPIA | 2007 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 203 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.765 GPIA | 2005 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 204 | Iraq | 0.7358 GPIA | 2007 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 205 | Yemen | 0.7329 GPIA | 2016 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 206 | Chad | 0.7084 GPIA | 2024 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 207 | Somalia | 0.7034 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 208 | Central African Republic | 0.6815 GPIA | 2017 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 209 | Guinea | 0.6612 GPIA | 2014 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 210 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.6334 GPIA | 2021 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 211 | Afghanistan | 0.6156 GPIA | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 212 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.5549 GPIA | 2000 | up 21.6% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 1.09 GPIA
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 1.06 GPIA
- WB: Other Small States 1.06 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 1.06 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 1.06 GPIA
- MDG: Latin America 1.06 GPIA
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 1.06 GPIA
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 1.06 GPIA
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.06 GPIA
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 1.06 GPIA
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 1.06 GPIA
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.06 GPIA
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.06 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean 1.06 GPIA
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 1.06 GPIA
- MDG: Caribbean 1.05 GPIA
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 1.05 GPIA
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 1.05 GPIA
- WB: Small States 1.05 GPIA
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 1.04 GPIA
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 1.04 GPIA
- Cecc-sica 1.04 GPIA
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.04 GPIA
- WB: South Asia 1.03 GPIA
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 1.03 GPIA
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 1.03 GPIA
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 1.03 GPIA
- WB: Caribbean Small States 1.03 GPIA
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 1.03 GPIA
- WB: Pacific Island Small States 1.02 GPIA
- MDG: Eastern Asia 1.02 GPIA
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 1.02 GPIA
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 1.02 GPIA
- SDG: Eastern Asia 1.02 GPIA
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 1.02 GPIA
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 1.02 GPIA
- SDG: Northern Africa 1.02 GPIA
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 1.02 GPIA
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 1.01 GPIA
- WB: Ibrd Only 1.01 GPIA
About this data
February 2026 Data Release