Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
192
Highest
1.4 GPIA
Suriname
Lowest
0.5832 GPIA
Chad
Median
1.02 GPIA
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
11,756
What the numbers show
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 1.4 GPIA in Suriname; the lowest is 0.5832 GPIA in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.02 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 113 countries rose and 78 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 79.1%), and the largest decrease in Tokelau (down 47.7%).
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriname | 1.4 GPIA | 2021 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 2 | Lesotho | 1.35 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 1.32 GPIA | 2021 | up 79.1% | rising |
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 1.29 GPIA | 2024 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 5 | Senegal | 1.29 GPIA | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 6 | Gambia | 1.25 GPIA | 2025 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 1.25 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 8 | Comoros | 1.23 GPIA | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 9 | Burundi | 1.23 GPIA | 2020 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 10 | Tuvalu | 1.22 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 11 | Tunisia | 1.22 GPIA | 2021 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 12 | Cape Verde | 1.2 GPIA | 2022 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 13 | Algeria | 1.19 GPIA | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 14 | Rwanda | 1.18 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 15 | Honduras | 1.18 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 16 | Bermuda | 1.18 GPIA | 2012 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 17 | Cambodia | 1.18 GPIA | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 18 | Kuwait | 1.17 GPIA | 2021 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 19 | Lebanon | 1.17 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 20 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.17 GPIA | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 21 | British Virgin Islands | 1.15 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 22 | Nicaragua | 1.15 GPIA | 2010 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 23 | Anguilla | 1.14 GPIA | 2011 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 24 | Guyana | 1.14 GPIA | 2010 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 25 | Bhutan | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 26 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.13 GPIA | 2017 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 27 | Vanuatu | 1.13 GPIA | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 28 | Morocco | 1.13 GPIA | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 29 | Eswatini | 1.13 GPIA | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 30 | Naoero | 1.13 GPIA | 2024 | up 48.0% | flat |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 1.13 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 32 | Saint Lucia | 1.13 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 33 | Namibia | 1.13 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 34 | Uruguay | 1.13 GPIA | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 35 | Myanmar | 1.13 GPIA | 2018 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 36 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.12 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 37 | Maldives | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 38 | Cook Islands | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 39 | Madagascar | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 40 | El Salvador | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 41 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 42 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.1 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 43 | Colombia | 1.1 GPIA | 2022 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 44 | Guatemala | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 45 | Barbados | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 46 | Belize | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 47 | Timor-Leste | 1.09 GPIA | 2020 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 48 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 49 | Cayman Islands | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 50 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 51 | Andorra | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 52 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 53 | Zimbabwe | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 54 | Solomon Islands | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 55 | South Africa | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 56 | Malaysia | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 57 | United Arab Emirates | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 58 | Mauritius | 1.07 GPIA | 2019 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 59 | Argentina | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 60 | Nepal | 1.06 GPIA | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 61 | Jordan | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 63 | Palestine, State of | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 64 | Thailand | 1.05 GPIA | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 65 | Kenya | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 66 | Tonga | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | — | rising |
| 67 | Sudan | 1.05 GPIA | 2019 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 68 | Marshall Islands | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 69 | Niger | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 70 | Serbia | 1.05 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 71 | Philippines | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 72 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 73 | Botswana | 1.04 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 74 | China | 1.04 GPIA | 2012 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 75 | Egypt | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 76 | Mexico | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 77 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 78 | Grenada | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 79 | Mongolia | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 80 | Spain | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 81 | Switzerland | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 82 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 83 | Qatar | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 84 | Slovenia | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.03 GPIA | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 86 | Belgium | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 87 | Kiribati | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 88 | Panama | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 89 | Ecuador | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 90 | Greece | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 91 | Cuba | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 92 | Paraguay | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 93 | India | 1.02 GPIA | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 94 | Ghana | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 95 | Liberia | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 96 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 97 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 98 | Czechia | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 99 | Cyprus | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 100 | Sri Lanka | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 101 | Cameroon | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 102 | Ukraine | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 103 | San Marino | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 104 | Mozambique | 1.01 GPIA | 2019 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 105 | Lithuania | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 106 | Luxembourg | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 107 | Liechtenstein | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 108 | Portugal | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 109 | Latvia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 110 | Ireland | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 111 | Saudi Arabia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 112 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.01 GPIA | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 113 | Finland | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 113 | Croatia | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 115 | Peru | 1.01 GPIA | 2019 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 116 | Jamaica | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 117 | Bahamas | 1.01 GPIA | 2010 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 118 | Italy | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 119 | Bahrain | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 120 | Austria | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 121 | Romania | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 122 | Albania | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 123 | Hungary | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 124 | France | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 125 | Israel | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 126 | Hong Kong, China | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 127 | Oman | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 128 | Azerbaijan | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 129 | Uzbekistan | 1 GPIA | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 130 | Samoa | 0.9999 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 131 | North Macedonia | 0.9993 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 132 | Malawi | 0.9992 GPIA | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 133 | Montenegro | 0.9975 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 134 | Iceland | 0.9969 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 135 | Sweden | 0.9964 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 136 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.9956 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 137 | Norway | 0.9954 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 138 | Republic of Korea | 0.9949 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 139 | Denmark | 0.9943 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 140 | Malta | 0.9929 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 141 | Russian Federation | 0.9923 GPIA | 2019 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 142 | Belarus | 0.9917 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 143 | Singapore | 0.9905 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 144 | Fiji | 0.9879 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 145 | Estonia | 0.9868 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 146 | United States of America | 0.9857 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 147 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.985 GPIA | 2015 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 148 | Indonesia | 0.9841 GPIA | 2025 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 149 | Bulgaria | 0.984 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 150 | Türkiye | 0.9836 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 151 | Kazakhstan | 0.9813 GPIA | 2025 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 152 | Viet Nam | 0.9779 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 153 | Slovakia | 0.9744 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 154 | Mauritania | 0.9734 GPIA | 2020 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 155 | Ethiopia | 0.9731 GPIA | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 156 | Congo | 0.9718 GPIA | 2012 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 157 | Chile | 0.971 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 158 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9691 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 159 | Macau, China | 0.9686 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 160 | Armenia | 0.9675 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 161 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.966 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 162 | Pakistan | 0.9561 GPIA | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 163 | Eritrea | 0.956 GPIA | 2022 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 164 | Aruba | 0.9543 GPIA | 2022 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 165 | Georgia | 0.9531 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 166 | Gibraltar | 0.9488 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 167 | Angola | 0.9462 GPIA | 2023 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 168 | Mali | 0.9425 GPIA | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 169 | Seychelles | 0.9345 GPIA | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 170 | Togo | 0.924 GPIA | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 171 | Haiti | 0.9184 GPIA | 1997 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 172 | Benin | 0.913 GPIA | 2022 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 173 | Poland | 0.911 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 174 | Uganda | 0.9091 GPIA | 2017 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 175 | Tajikistan | 0.8978 GPIA | 2017 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 176 | Palau | 0.8932 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.0% | flat |
| 177 | Niue | 0.8864 GPIA | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 178 | Zambia | 0.8562 GPIA | 2013 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 179 | Tokelau | 0.8503 GPIA | 2025 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 180 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.8466 GPIA | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 181 | Iraq | 0.8359 GPIA | 2007 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 182 | Papua New Guinea | 0.8246 GPIA | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 183 | Dominica | 0.817 GPIA | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 184 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.8097 GPIA | 2020 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 185 | Gabon | 0.7666 GPIA | 1995 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 186 | Guinea | 0.7595 GPIA | 2020 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 187 | Yemen | 0.7521 GPIA | 2016 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 188 | Afghanistan | 0.7279 GPIA | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 189 | Montserrat | 0.7115 GPIA | 2019 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 190 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.6566 GPIA | 2010 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 191 | Central African Republic | 0.647 GPIA | 2016 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Chad | 0.5832 GPIA | 2021 | up 42.6% | 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) 1.16 GPIA
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 1.15 GPIA
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 1.15 GPIA
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.14 GPIA
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.11 GPIA
- Cecc-sica 1.11 GPIA
- MDG: Northern Africa 1.09 GPIA
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 1.09 GPIA
- SDG: Northern Africa 1.09 GPIA
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 1.08 GPIA
- WB: Caribbean Small States 1.08 GPIA
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 1.08 GPIA
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 1.07 GPIA
- MDG: Caribbean 1.07 GPIA
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 1.06 GPIA
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 1.06 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 1.06 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 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
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 1.06 GPIA
- MDG: Latin America 1.06 GPIA
- WB: Small States 1.05 GPIA
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 1.05 GPIA
- WB: Pacific Island Small States 1.05 GPIA
- WB: Other Small States 1.04 GPIA
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 1.04 GPIA
- WB: South Asia 1.04 GPIA
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 1.04 GPIA
- UIS: Arab States 1.04 GPIA
- ALECSO: Member Countries 1.04 GPIA
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 1.04 GPIA
- WB: Arab World 1.04 GPIA
- UNESCO: Sids 1.03 GPIA
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 1.03 GPIA
About this data
February 2026 Data Release