Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
65
Highest
1.36 GPIA
Niue
Lowest
0.7516 GPIA
Marshall Islands
Median
0.9923 GPIA
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
1,821
What the numbers show
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 65 countries. The highest value is 1.36 GPIA in Niue; the lowest is 0.7516 GPIA in Marshall Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9923 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9868 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Dominica (up 151.4%), and the largest decrease in Saint Lucia (down 17.7%).
Net enrolment rate, early … educational adjusted gender parity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niue | 1.36 GPIA | 2024 | up 129.1% | rising |
| 2 | Namibia | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 4 | British Virgin Islands | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 5 | Cuba | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 6 | Uruguay | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 7 | El Salvador | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 8 | San Marino | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 9 | Morocco | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 10 | Panama | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 11 | Ukraine | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 12 | Moldova | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 13 | New Zealand | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 1.01 GPIA | 2025 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 15 | Slovenia | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 16 | Romania | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 17 | Latvia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 18 | Hungary | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 19 | Iceland | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 20 | Sweden | 0.9995 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 21 | Mauritius | 0.9982 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 22 | Germany | 0.998 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 23 | Gambia | 0.998 GPIA | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 24 | North Macedonia | 0.9967 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 25 | Finland | 0.9962 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 26 | Austria | 0.996 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 27 | Russia | 0.9959 GPIA | 2019 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 28 | Denmark | 0.9953 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 29 | Montenegro | 0.9942 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 30 | Dominica | 0.9939 GPIA | 2023 | up 151.4% | rising |
| 31 | Saint Lucia | 0.9937 GPIA | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 32 | Thailand | 0.9933 GPIA | 2025 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 33 | Norway | 0.9923 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 34 | Lithuania | 0.9922 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 35 | Laos | 0.991 GPIA | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 36 | Vietnam | 0.991 GPIA | 2024 | — | flat |
| 37 | Serbia | 0.9893 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 38 | South Korea | 0.9875 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 39 | Australia | 0.9851 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 40 | Spain | 0.9839 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 41 | Ghana | 0.983 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 42 | Belarus | 0.9819 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 43 | Brazil | 0.9793 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 44 | Azerbaijan | 0.9779 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 45 | Cayman Islands | 0.9778 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 46 | Peru | 0.9748 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 47 | Argentina | 0.9747 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 48 | Chile | 0.9731 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 49 | Guatemala | 0.9713 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 50 | Ireland | 0.9682 GPIA | 2022 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 51 | Mexico | 0.9676 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 52 | Israel | 0.9639 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 53 | Cyprus | 0.9553 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 54 | Croatia | 0.9525 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 55 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.9499 GPIA | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 56 | Venezuela | 0.9463 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 57 | Qatar | 0.943 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 58 | Indonesia | 0.9397 GPIA | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 59 | Turkey | 0.9159 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 60 | Paraguay | 0.8829 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 61 | Bahrain | 0.8721 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 62 | Grenada | 0.8703 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 63 | Gibraltar | 0.8656 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 0.8631 GPIA | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 65 | Marshall Islands | 0.7516 GPIA | 2024 | — | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 1.07 GPIA
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 1.06 GPIA
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 1.06 GPIA
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) 1.06 GPIA
- ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) 1.06 GPIA
- GPE: Region 2 1.06 GPIA
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.06 GPIA
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa 1.06 GPIA
- WB: Africa Western and Central 1.06 GPIA
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 1.06 GPIA
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 1.06 GPIA
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 1.06 GPIA
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 1.06 GPIA
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 1.05 GPIA
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 1.05 GPIA
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 1.05 GPIA
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 1.05 GPIA
- ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) 1.05 GPIA
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 1.05 GPIA
- GPE: Region 1 1.05 GPIA
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 1.04 GPIA
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 1.04 GPIA
- MDG: Northern Africa 1.04 GPIA
- SDG: Northern Africa 1.04 GPIA
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 1.04 GPIA
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 1.04 GPIA
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 1.04 GPIA
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 1.04 GPIA
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 1.04 GPIA
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 1.04 GPIA
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 1.04 GPIA
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 1.03 GPIA
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 1.02 GPIA
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.01 GPIA
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 1.01 GPIA
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 1.01 GPIA
- UIS: Central Asia 1.01 GPIA
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 1.01 GPIA
- AIMS: Central Asia 1 GPIA
- SDG: Central Asia 1 GPIA
About this data
February 2026 Data Release