Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
121
Highest
1.18 GPIA
Qatar
Lowest
0.3001 GPIA
Afghanistan
Median
0.985 GPIA
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
1,376
What the numbers show
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 121 countries. The highest value is 1.18 GPIA in Qatar; the lowest is 0.3001 GPIA in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.985 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9367 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 103 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 43.9%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 6.0%).
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 1.18 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 2 | Kuwait | 1.14 GPIA | 2018 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 3 | Lesotho | 1.12 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 4 | Bahrain | 1.12 GPIA | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 6 | Samoa | 1.06 GPIA | 2019 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 7 | Argentina | 1.06 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 8 | Honduras | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 9 | Saint Lucia | 1.06 GPIA | 2019 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 10 | Jamaica | 1.06 GPIA | 2022 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 11 | Estonia | 1.06 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 12 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.06 GPIA | 2016 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 13 | Puerto Rico | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 14 | Uruguay | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 15 | Philippines | 1.05 GPIA | 2020 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 16 | Latvia | 1.05 GPIA | 2019 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 17 | Panama | 1.05 GPIA | 2019 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 18 | Oman | 1.05 GPIA | 2022 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 19 | Bermuda | 1.04 GPIA | 2016 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 20 | Brazil | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 1.04 GPIA | 2021 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 22 | Ireland | 1.03 GPIA | 2017 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 23 | Bahamas | 1.03 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 24 | Denmark | 1.03 GPIA | 2020 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 25 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.03 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 26 | Finland | 1.03 GPIA | 2021 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 27 | Sweden | 1.03 GPIA | 2019 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 28 | Tonga | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 29 | Lithuania | 1.02 GPIA | 2021 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 30 | Suriname | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 31 | Israel | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 32 | Norway | 1.02 GPIA | 2019 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 34 | Palestine, State of | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 35 | Armenia | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 1.02 GPIA | 2021 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 38 | Cayman Islands | 1.02 GPIA | 2015 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 39 | Portugal | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 40 | Republic of Moldova | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 41 | Colombia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 42 | Belize | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 43 | United States of America | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 45 | Australia | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 46 | Georgia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 47 | Fiji | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 48 | Canada | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 49 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 50 | Slovenia | 1 GPIA | 2019 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 51 | Paraguay | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 52 | New Zealand | 0.9986 GPIA | 2020 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 53 | Cyprus | 0.9951 GPIA | 2020 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 54 | Luxembourg | 0.9946 GPIA | 2015 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 55 | Slovakia | 0.993 GPIA | 2019 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 56 | Belgium | 0.9907 GPIA | 2019 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 0.989 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 58 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.9879 GPIA | 2016 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 59 | Czechia | 0.987 GPIA | 2021 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 60 | Hungary | 0.9853 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 61 | Spain | 0.985 GPIA | 2020 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 62 | Andorra | 0.9845 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Azerbaijan | 0.9839 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 64 | Ecuador | 0.9828 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 65 | Malaysia | 0.9795 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 66 | Albania | 0.979 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 67 | South Africa | 0.9788 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 68 | Chile | 0.9779 GPIA | 2017 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 69 | Italy | 0.9741 GPIA | 2020 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 0.9725 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 71 | France | 0.969 GPIA | 2019 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 72 | Mexico | 0.9677 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 73 | Malta | 0.9673 GPIA | 2020 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 74 | Netherlands | 0.9637 GPIA | 2020 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 75 | Germany | 0.9625 GPIA | 2020 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 76 | Serbia | 0.9612 GPIA | 2022 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 77 | Thailand | 0.9606 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 78 | Macau, China | 0.959 GPIA | 2016 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 79 | Romania | 0.9565 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 80 | Switzerland | 0.9463 GPIA | 2019 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 81 | Japan | 0.9459 GPIA | 2020 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 82 | Singapore | 0.9458 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 83 | Greece | 0.9447 GPIA | 2020 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 84 | Austria | 0.9442 GPIA | 2021 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 85 | Saudi Arabia | 0.9393 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 86 | Hong Kong, China | 0.938 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 87 | Indonesia | 0.9209 GPIA | 2020 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 88 | El Salvador | 0.9199 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 89 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.9104 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 90 | Viet Nam | 0.8992 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 91 | Peru | 0.8916 GPIA | 2018 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 92 | Jordan | 0.8903 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 93 | Republic of Korea | 0.8875 GPIA | 2015 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.8848 GPIA | 2022 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 95 | Mauritius | 0.8752 GPIA | 2011 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 96 | Kenya | 0.8647 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 97 | Algeria | 0.8615 GPIA | 2019 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 98 | Guatemala | 0.8594 GPIA | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 99 | Zimbabwe | 0.8528 GPIA | 2019 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 100 | Tunisia | 0.8515 GPIA | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 101 | Bangladesh | 0.8492 GPIA | 2021 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 102 | Rwanda | 0.8448 GPIA | 2022 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 103 | Türkiye | 0.8362 GPIA | 2019 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 104 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.8181 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 105 | Ghana | 0.7826 GPIA | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 106 | Uganda | 0.7727 GPIA | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 107 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.7609 GPIA | 2009 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 108 | India | 0.7269 GPIA | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 109 | Nigeria | 0.7239 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 110 | Cambodia | 0.7054 GPIA | 2021 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 111 | Malawi | 0.6711 GPIA | 2020 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 112 | Mozambique | 0.661 GPIA | 2022 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 113 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.6533 GPIA | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 114 | Senegal | 0.6458 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 115 | Pakistan | 0.635 GPIA | 2021 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 116 | Nepal | 0.5982 GPIA | 2021 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 117 | Ethiopia | 0.5568 GPIA | 2022 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 118 | Mali | 0.5254 GPIA | 2020 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 119 | Burkina Faso | 0.517 GPIA | 2021 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 120 | Guinea | 0.3878 GPIA | 2018 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 121 | Afghanistan | 0.3001 GPIA | 2022 | up 37.7% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release