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, Republic of the
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, Republic of the.
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 St. Lucia (down 17.7%).
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niue | 1.36 GPIA | 2024 | up 129.1% | rising |
| 1 | Namibia | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 3 | British Virgin Islands | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 4 | Cuba | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 5 | Uruguay | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 6 | El Salvador | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 7 | San Marino, Republic of | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 8 | Morocco | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 9 | Panama | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 10 | Ukraine | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 11 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 12 | New Zealand | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 13 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 1.01 GPIA | 2025 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 14 | Slovenia, Republic of | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 15 | Romania | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 16 | Latvia, Republic of | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 17 | Hungary | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 18 | Iceland | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 19 | Sweden | 0.9995 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 20 | Mauritius | 0.9982 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 21 | Germany | 0.998 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 22 | Gambia, The | 0.998 GPIA | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 23 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 0.9967 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 24 | Finland | 0.9962 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 25 | Austria | 0.996 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 26 | Russian Federation | 0.9959 GPIA | 2019 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 27 | Denmark | 0.9953 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 28 | Montenegro | 0.9942 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 29 | Dominica | 0.9939 GPIA | 2023 | up 151.4% | rising |
| 30 | St. Lucia | 0.9937 GPIA | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 31 | Thailand | 0.9933 GPIA | 2025 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 32 | Norway | 0.9923 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 33 | Lithuania, Republic of | 0.9922 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 34 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.991 GPIA | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 35 | Vietnam | 0.991 GPIA | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Serbia, Republic of | 0.9893 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 37 | Korea, Republic of | 0.9875 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 38 | Australia | 0.9851 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 39 | Spain | 0.9839 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 40 | Ghana | 0.983 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 41 | Belarus, Republic of | 0.9819 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 42 | Brazil | 0.9793 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 43 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 0.9779 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 44 | Cayman Islands | 0.9778 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 45 | Peru | 0.9748 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 46 | Argentina | 0.9747 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 47 | Chile | 0.9731 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 48 | Guatemala | 0.9713 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 49 | Ireland | 0.9682 GPIA | 2022 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 50 | Mexico | 0.9676 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 51 | Israel | 0.9639 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 52 | Cyprus | 0.9553 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 53 | Croatia, Republic of | 0.9525 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 54 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.9499 GPIA | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 55 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 0.9463 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 56 | Qatar | 0.943 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 57 | Indonesia | 0.9397 GPIA | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 58 | Türkiye, Republic of | 0.9159 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 59 | Paraguay | 0.8829 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 60 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 0.8721 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 61 | Grenada | 0.8703 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 62 | Gibraltar | 0.8656 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 63 | Costa Rica | 0.8631 GPIA | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 64 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 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
About this data
February 2026 Data Release