Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index by country
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.
Countries reporting
177
Highest
1.21 index
Senegal
Lowest
0.6182 index
Somalia
Median
1 index
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
3,635
What the numbers show
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index is currently reported for 177 countries. The highest value is 1.21 index in Senegal; the lowest is 0.6182 index in Somalia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1 index, and the mean is 0.9929 index.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea-Bissau (up 34.3%), and the largest decrease in Cape Verde (down 28.7%).
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 1.21 index | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 2 | Gambia | 1.15 index | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 3 | Kuwait | 1.13 index | 2021 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 4 | Maldives | 1.09 index | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 5 | Kenya | 1.09 index | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 6 | Bhutan | 1.08 index | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 7 | Tanzania | 1.07 index | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 8 | Sudan | 1.07 index | 2019 | up 19.8% | flat |
| 9 | Madagascar | 1.05 index | 2020 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 10 | East Timor | 1.05 index | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 11 | Burundi | 1.04 index | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 12 | Nauru | 1.04 index | 2025 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 13 | Micronesia (country) | 1.04 index | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 14 | Ecuador | 1.03 index | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 15 | Algeria | 1.03 index | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 16 | Liberia | 1.03 index | 2022 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 17 | El Salvador | 1.03 index | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 18 | Honduras | 1.03 index | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 19 | San Marino | 1.03 index | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 20 | Zambia | 1.02 index | 2017 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 21 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.02 index | 2015 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 22 | Puerto Rico | 1.02 index | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 23 | Cayman Islands | 1.02 index | 2024 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 24 | Myanmar | 1.02 index | 2009 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 25 | Mauritania | 1.02 index | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 26 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.02 index | 2007 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 27 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.02 index | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 28 | Zimbabwe | 1.02 index | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 29 | Qatar | 1.02 index | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.02 index | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 31 | Bangladesh | 1.02 index | 2018 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 32 | Malaysia | 1.02 index | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 33 | Cyprus | 1.02 index | 2017 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 1.02 index | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 35 | Mongolia | 1.02 index | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 36 | Uganda | 1.01 index | 2013 | — | rising |
| 37 | Ghana | 1.01 index | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 38 | Bahrain | 1.01 index | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 39 | Russia | 1.01 index | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 40 | Namibia | 1.01 index | 2012 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 41 | Saint Lucia | 1.01 index | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 43 | Tunisia | 1.01 index | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 44 | Lesotho | 1.01 index | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 1.01 index | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 46 | Colombia | 1.01 index | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 47 | Botswana | 1.01 index | 2014 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 48 | Latvia | 1.01 index | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 49 | Belize | 1.01 index | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 50 | Vanuatu | 1.01 index | 2024 | — | flat |
| 51 | Panama | 1.01 index | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 52 | Syria | 1.01 index | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 53 | Ukraine | 1.01 index | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 54 | Cuba | 1.01 index | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 55 | Mauritius | 1.01 index | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 56 | Germany | 1.01 index | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 57 | Brazil | 1.01 index | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 58 | Seychelles | 1.01 index | 2024 | — | falling |
| 59 | Morocco | 1.01 index | 2019 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 60 | Iran | 1.01 index | 2020 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 61 | Georgia | 1.01 index | 2024 | — | rising |
| 62 | Barbados | 1.01 index | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 63 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.01 index | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 64 | North Macedonia | 1.01 index | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 65 | Jordan | 1 index | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 66 | Saudi Arabia | 1 index | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 67 | Oman | 1 index | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 68 | Turkey | 1 index | 2017 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 69 | United States | 1 index | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 70 | Congo | 1 index | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 71 | Lebanon | 1 index | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 73 | Venezuela | 1 index | 2017 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 74 | Brunei | 1 index | 2024 | — | falling |
| 75 | Macao | 1 index | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 76 | Nicaragua | 1 index | 2023 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 77 | Netherlands | 1 index | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 78 | Comoros | 1 index | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 79 | France | 1 index | 2016 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 80 | Uzbekistan | 1 index | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 81 | South Africa | 1 index | 2023 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 82 | Hungary | 1 index | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 1 index | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 84 | Slovenia | 1 index | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 85 | Bulgaria | 1 index | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 86 | New Zealand | 1 index | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 87 | Denmark | 1 index | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 88 | Australia | 1 index | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 89 | Canada | 1 index | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 90 | Slovakia | 1 index | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 91 | Israel | 1 index | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 92 | Guatemala | 1 index | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 93 | United Arab Emirates | 1 index | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 94 | Iceland | 1 index | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 95 | China | 1 index | 1997 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 96 | United Kingdom | 1 index | 2018 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 97 | Egypt | 1 index | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 98 | Poland | 1 index | 2020 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 99 | Jamaica | 1 index | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 100 | Finland | 1 index | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 101 | Czechia | 1 index | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 102 | Switzerland | 1 index | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 103 | Sweden | 1 index | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 104 | Norway | 1 index | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 105 | Azerbaijan | 0.9999 index | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 106 | Bolivia | 0.9996 index | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 107 | Belgium | 0.9995 index | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 109 | Uruguay | 0.9993 index | 2015 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 110 | Laos | 0.9992 index | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 111 | Austria | 0.9991 index | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 112 | Estonia | 0.9991 index | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 113 | Spain | 0.999 index | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 114 | Paraguay | 0.9983 index | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 115 | South Korea | 0.9979 index | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 116 | Italy | 0.9979 index | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 117 | Greece | 0.9976 index | 2021 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 118 | India | 0.9972 index | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 119 | Romania | 0.9967 index | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 120 | New Caledonia | 0.9957 index | 1991 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 121 | Angola | 0.9946 index | 2023 | up 26.1% | flat |
| 122 | Portugal | 0.9945 index | 2019 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 123 | Peru | 0.9943 index | 2015 | unchanged | rising |
| 124 | Rwanda | 0.994 index | 2019 | — | rising |
| 125 | Costa Rica | 0.9928 index | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 126 | Palestine | 0.9927 index | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 127 | Thailand | 0.9914 index | 2025 | — | rising |
| 128 | Bahamas | 0.9909 index | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 129 | French Polynesia | 0.9905 index | 1996 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 130 | Andorra | 0.9895 index | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 131 | Libya | 0.9894 index | 1983 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 132 | Montenegro | 0.9878 index | 2016 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 133 | Guyana | 0.9869 index | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 134 | Suriname | 0.9868 index | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 135 | Nepal | 0.9866 index | 2025 | — | rising |
| 136 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.9865 index | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 137 | Hong Kong | 0.9862 index | 2007 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 138 | Papua New Guinea | 0.9841 index | 2020 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 139 | Kazakhstan | 0.9838 index | 2025 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 140 | Eswatini | 0.9831 index | 2022 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 141 | Chile | 0.983 index | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 142 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.9827 index | 2017 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 143 | Solomon Islands | 0.9817 index | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 144 | Cambodia | 0.9816 index | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 145 | Togo | 0.9804 index | 2021 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 146 | Belarus | 0.9801 index | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 147 | Samoa | 0.9762 index | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 148 | Philippines | 0.9753 index | 2024 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 149 | Cook Islands | 0.9727 index | 2015 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 150 | Mozambique | 0.9713 index | 2018 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 151 | Nigeria | 0.97 index | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 152 | Armenia | 0.9689 index | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 153 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.9683 index | 2010 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 154 | Grenada | 0.9643 index | 2021 | — | flat |
| 155 | Indonesia | 0.9606 index | 2018 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 156 | Kiribati | 0.9603 index | 2024 | — | falling |
| 157 | Dominica | 0.9593 index | 2023 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 158 | Haiti | 0.9593 index | 1997 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 159 | Fiji | 0.9586 index | 2016 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 160 | Niger | 0.9574 index | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 161 | Tajikistan | 0.9505 index | 2017 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 162 | Serbia | 0.9483 index | 2024 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 163 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.9461 index | 1999 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 164 | Benin | 0.9399 index | 2022 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 165 | Albania | 0.9358 index | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 166 | Ethiopia | 0.9356 index | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 167 | Tonga | 0.9286 index | 1999 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 168 | British Virgin Islands | 0.9218 index | 2024 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 169 | Mali | 0.9087 index | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 170 | Cameroon | 0.9018 index | 2019 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 171 | Eritrea | 0.9015 index | 2022 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 172 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.8896 index | 2015 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 173 | Yemen | 0.8862 index | 2016 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 174 | Iraq | 0.8753 index | 2007 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 175 | Tokelau | 0.8751 index | 2025 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 176 | Guinea | 0.8633 index | 2020 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 177 | Chad | 0.8593 index | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 178 | Central African Republic | 0.8115 index | 2012 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 179 | Cape Verde | 0.7272 index | 2022 | down 28.7% | flat |
| 180 | Somalia | 0.6182 index | 1980 | — | flat |
About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.