Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPI) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
195
Highest
1.48 GPI
Tuvalu
Lowest
0.4228 GPI
Afghanistan
Median
1.03 GPI
Years covered
40
1986–2025
Data points
10,051
What the numbers show
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPI) is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 1.48 GPI in Tuvalu; the lowest is 0.4228 GPI in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.03 GPI, and the mean is 1.02 GPI.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 114 countries rose and 80 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 78.9%), and the largest decrease in Tokelau (down 32.3%).
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuvalu | 1.48 GPI | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 2 | Suriname | 1.34 GPI | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 3 | Maldives | 1.33 GPI | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 4 | Lesotho | 1.29 GPI | 2017 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 5 | Algeria | 1.29 GPI | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 6 | Cape Verde | 1.26 GPI | 2022 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 7 | Aruba | 1.25 GPI | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 8 | Honduras | 1.23 GPI | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 9 | Botswana | 1.22 GPI | 2021 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 10 | Senegal | 1.22 GPI | 2023 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 11 | Burundi | 1.22 GPI | 2025 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 12 | Tonga | 1.22 GPI | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 13 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.21 GPI | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 14 | Tunisia | 1.21 GPI | 2016 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 15 | Namibia | 1.2 GPI | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 1.2 GPI | 2024 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 17 | Myanmar | 1.19 GPI | 2018 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 18 | Palestine, State of | 1.19 GPI | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 19 | Kiribati | 1.19 GPI | 2024 | — | flat |
| 20 | Kuwait | 1.19 GPI | 2012 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 21 | Sweden | 1.17 GPI | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 22 | Uruguay | 1.17 GPI | 2023 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 23 | Marshall Islands | 1.17 GPI | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 24 | Finland | 1.17 GPI | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 25 | Cambodia | 1.16 GPI | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 26 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.16 GPI | 2017 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 27 | Morocco | 1.16 GPI | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 28 | Belgium | 1.15 GPI | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 29 | Rwanda | 1.15 GPI | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 30 | Lebanon | 1.15 GPI | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 1.15 GPI | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 32 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.15 GPI | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 33 | Belize | 1.14 GPI | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 34 | Ireland | 1.14 GPI | 2022 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 35 | Bermuda | 1.14 GPI | 2023 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 36 | Fiji | 1.14 GPI | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 37 | New Zealand | 1.14 GPI | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 38 | Seychelles | 1.14 GPI | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 39 | Grenada | 1.13 GPI | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 40 | Timor-Leste | 1.13 GPI | 2020 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 41 | Guatemala | 1.13 GPI | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 42 | Panama | 1.13 GPI | 2017 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 43 | El Salvador | 1.13 GPI | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 44 | South Africa | 1.12 GPI | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 45 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.12 GPI | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 46 | Samoa | 1.12 GPI | 2016 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 47 | Russian Federation | 1.12 GPI | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 48 | Colombia | 1.12 GPI | 2022 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 49 | Mauritius | 1.12 GPI | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 50 | Cook Islands | 1.12 GPI | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 51 | Netherlands | 1.12 GPI | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 52 | Thailand | 1.12 GPI | 2025 | up 12.0% | flat |
| 53 | Guyana | 1.11 GPI | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 54 | Mexico | 1.11 GPI | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 55 | Barbados | 1.11 GPI | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 56 | Sudan | 1.11 GPI | 2019 | up 19.2% | flat |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.11 GPI | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 58 | Estonia | 1.1 GPI | 2024 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 59 | Saint Lucia | 1.1 GPI | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 60 | Sri Lanka | 1.09 GPI | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 61 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.09 GPI | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 62 | Bangladesh | 1.09 GPI | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 63 | Jordan | 1.09 GPI | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.09 GPI | 2024 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 65 | Bhutan | 1.08 GPI | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 66 | Cuba | 1.08 GPI | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 67 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.08 GPI | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 68 | Luxembourg | 1.08 GPI | 2024 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 69 | Mongolia | 1.08 GPI | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 70 | Paraguay | 1.08 GPI | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 71 | Brazil | 1.08 GPI | 2024 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 72 | Spain | 1.08 GPI | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 73 | Argentina | 1.07 GPI | 2023 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 74 | Croatia | 1.07 GPI | 2023 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 75 | Sierra Leone | 1.07 GPI | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 76 | Burkina Faso | 1.07 GPI | 2024 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 77 | Montserrat | 1.06 GPI | 2023 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 78 | Montenegro | 1.06 GPI | 2023 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 79 | Puerto Rico | 1.06 GPI | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 80 | Gibraltar | 1.06 GPI | 2024 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 81 | Comoros | 1.05 GPI | 2022 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 82 | Bahamas | 1.05 GPI | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 83 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.05 GPI | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 84 | Tokelau | 1.05 GPI | 2025 | down 32.3% | flat |
| 85 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.05 GPI | 2023 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 86 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.05 GPI | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 87 | United States of America | 1.05 GPI | 2022 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 88 | Malaysia | 1.04 GPI | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 89 | Latvia | 1.04 GPI | 2024 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 90 | Slovakia | 1.04 GPI | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 91 | Malta | 1.04 GPI | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 92 | India | 1.04 GPI | 2025 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 93 | Ecuador | 1.04 GPI | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 94 | Madagascar | 1.03 GPI | 2021 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 95 | Portugal | 1.03 GPI | 2023 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 96 | Republic of Moldova | 1.03 GPI | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 97 | China | 1.03 GPI | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 98 | Naoero | 1.03 GPI | 2025 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 99 | Philippines | 1.03 GPI | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 100 | Romania | 1.03 GPI | 2023 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 101 | France | 1.02 GPI | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 102 | Slovenia | 1.02 GPI | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 103 | Kenya | 1.02 GPI | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 104 | Jamaica | 1.02 GPI | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 105 | Palau | 1.02 GPI | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 106 | Belarus | 1.02 GPI | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 107 | Ghana | 1.02 GPI | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 108 | Czechia | 1.01 GPI | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 109 | Dominica | 1.01 GPI | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 110 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.01 GPI | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 111 | Peru | 1.01 GPI | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 112 | Nepal | 1.01 GPI | 2025 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 113 | Cyprus | 1.01 GPI | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 114 | North Macedonia | 1.01 GPI | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 115 | Macau, China | 1.01 GPI | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 116 | Qatar | 1 GPI | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 117 | Japan | 1 GPI | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 118 | Canada | 1 GPI | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 119 | Israel | 1 GPI | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 120 | British Virgin Islands | 1 GPI | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 121 | Poland | 1 GPI | 2024 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 122 | Kazakhstan | 1 GPI | 2025 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 123 | Italy | 0.9983 GPI | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 124 | Serbia | 0.9947 GPI | 2024 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 125 | Armenia | 0.9941 GPI | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 126 | Singapore | 0.9917 GPI | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 127 | Chile | 0.989 GPI | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 128 | Ethiopia | 0.9887 GPI | 2015 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 129 | Mauritania | 0.9881 GPI | 2020 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 130 | Republic of Korea | 0.988 GPI | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 131 | Andorra | 0.9863 GPI | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 132 | Saudi Arabia | 0.984 GPI | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 133 | Hungary | 0.9835 GPI | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 134 | Eswatini | 0.9834 GPI | 2016 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 135 | Nigeria | 0.9819 GPI | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 136 | Ukraine | 0.9812 GPI | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 137 | Austria | 0.9804 GPI | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 138 | Greece | 0.9793 GPI | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 139 | Cayman Islands | 0.9789 GPI | 2024 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 140 | Denmark | 0.9762 GPI | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 141 | Bulgaria | 0.974 GPI | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 142 | Hong Kong, China | 0.9703 GPI | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 143 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.9664 GPI | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 144 | Egypt | 0.9631 GPI | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 145 | Monaco | 0.9619 GPI | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 146 | Liberia | 0.9603 GPI | 2020 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 147 | Norway | 0.9602 GPI | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 148 | Switzerland | 0.9583 GPI | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 149 | Vanuatu | 0.9581 GPI | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 150 | Indonesia | 0.9562 GPI | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 151 | Uzbekistan | 0.9562 GPI | 2025 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 152 | Oman | 0.9556 GPI | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 153 | Albania | 0.95 GPI | 2024 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 154 | Australia | 0.9496 GPI | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 155 | Nicaragua | 0.948 GPI | 2023 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 156 | Türkiye | 0.9439 GPI | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 157 | Lithuania | 0.9431 GPI | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 158 | Bahrain | 0.9359 GPI | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 159 | Iceland | 0.9277 GPI | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 160 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.9268 GPI | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 161 | Anguilla | 0.9249 GPI | 2019 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 162 | United Arab Emirates | 0.9217 GPI | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 163 | Malawi | 0.9194 GPI | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 164 | Georgia | 0.9143 GPI | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 165 | Viet Nam | 0.9098 GPI | 2022 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 166 | San Marino | 0.9057 GPI | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 167 | Cameroon | 0.9039 GPI | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 168 | Eritrea | 0.9002 GPI | 2022 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 169 | Pakistan | 0.8998 GPI | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 170 | Azerbaijan | 0.8996 GPI | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 171 | Germany | 0.8833 GPI | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 172 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.8803 GPI | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 173 | Zimbabwe | 0.8769 GPI | 2013 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 174 | Togo | 0.8732 GPI | 2023 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 175 | Niue | 0.8712 GPI | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 176 | Solomon Islands | 0.8579 GPI | 2012 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 177 | Mali | 0.855 GPI | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 178 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.8459 GPI | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 179 | Niger | 0.8428 GPI | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 180 | Angola | 0.8256 GPI | 2023 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 181 | Mozambique | 0.819 GPI | 2017 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 182 | Papua New Guinea | 0.8189 GPI | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 183 | Tajikistan | 0.7981 GPI | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 184 | Iraq | 0.7729 GPI | 2007 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 185 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.7549 GPI | 2021 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 186 | Liechtenstein | 0.753 GPI | 2021 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 187 | Benin | 0.7303 GPI | 2022 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 188 | Yemen | 0.705 GPI | 2016 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 189 | Guinea | 0.6354 GPI | 2014 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 190 | Chad | 0.6322 GPI | 2024 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 191 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.6147 GPI | 2021 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 192 | Central African Republic | 0.5991 GPI | 2017 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 193 | Congo | 0.569 GPI | 2012 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 194 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.4437 GPI | 2005 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 195 | Afghanistan | 0.4228 GPI | 2023 | down 18.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 1.24 GPI
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 1.23 GPI
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 1.23 GPI
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 1.15 GPI
- SDG: Northern Africa 1.1 GPI
- MDG: Caribbean 1.1 GPI
- MDG: Northern Africa 1.1 GPI
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 1.1 GPI
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 1.09 GPI
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 1.09 GPI
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 1.09 GPI
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 1.09 GPI
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 1.09 GPI
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 1.09 GPI
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 1.09 GPI
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 1.09 GPI
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.09 GPI
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.09 GPI
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.09 GPI
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean 1.09 GPI
- MDG: Latin America 1.08 GPI
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 1.08 GPI
- WB: Other Small States 1.08 GPI
- WB: Caribbean Small States 1.07 GPI
- Cecc-sica 1.06 GPI
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 1.06 GPI
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 1.06 GPI
- WB: Small States 1.06 GPI
- UNESCO: Sids 1.06 GPI
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 1.06 GPI
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.05 GPI
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 1.04 GPI
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 1.04 GPI
- ALECSO: Member Countries 1.04 GPI
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 1.04 GPI
- WB: Arab World 1.04 GPI
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.04 GPI
- UIS: Arab States 1.04 GPI
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 1.04 GPI
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 1.03 GPI
About this data
February 2026 Data Release