Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
176
Highest
1.24 GPIA
Cook Islands
Lowest
0.7579 GPIA
British Virgin Islands
Median
1.01 GPIA
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
7,492
What the numbers show
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 176 countries. The highest value is 1.24 GPIA in Cook Islands; the lowest is 0.7579 GPIA in British Virgin Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.01 GPIA, and the mean is 1.01 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 199.8%), and the largest decrease in Niue (down 40.6%).
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook Islands | 1.24 GPIA | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 1 | Senegal | 1.17 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 2 | Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 1.23 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 2 | Samoa | 1.15 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 3 | Kyrgyz Republic | 1.14 GPIA | 2025 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 3 | Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 1.03 GPIA | 2020 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 4 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.12 GPIA | 2024 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 4 | Niue | 1 GPIA | 2025 | down 40.6% | flat |
| 5 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 1.12 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 5 | Tokelau | 0.75 GPIA | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 6 | Maldives | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 7 | Bahamas, The | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 8 | Madagascar, Republic of | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 9 | Gambia, The | 1.1 GPIA | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 10 | Sierra Leone | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 11 | Georgia | 1.09 GPIA | 2007 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 12 | Congo, Republic of | 1.08 GPIA | 2018 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 13 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 14 | Jordan | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 15 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 1.08 GPIA | 2016 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 16 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 17 | St. Lucia | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 19 | Niger | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 20 | Tonga | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | — | flat |
| 21 | Myanmar | 1.06 GPIA | 2018 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 22 | Belize | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 23 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 1.06 GPIA | 2020 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 24 | Ecuador | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 25 | Oman | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 26 | Cambodia | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 27 | Seychelles | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 28 | Kuwait | 1.05 GPIA | 2021 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 29 | Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 1.05 GPIA | 2013 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 30 | Vanuatu | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 31 | Bhutan | 1.05 GPIA | 2020 | — | rising |
| 32 | Cabo Verde | 1.05 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 33 | Honduras | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 34 | El Salvador | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 36 | Togo | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 37 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 38 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.04 GPIA | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 39 | Comoros, Union of the | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 41 | Burundi | 1.03 GPIA | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 42 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.03 GPIA | 2020 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 43 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 44 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 45 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 1.03 GPIA | 2020 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 46 | Panama | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 47 | Botswana | 1.03 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 48 | Morocco | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 49 | Argentina | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 50 | Namibia | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 52 | Zimbabwe | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 53 | Mali | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 54 | India | 1.02 GPIA | 2025 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 55 | Dominica | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 56 | Switzerland | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 57 | United Arab Emirates | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 58 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 1.02 GPIA | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 59 | Lebanon | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 60 | Naoero, Republic of | 1.02 GPIA | 2025 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 61 | Palestine | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 62 | Cameroon | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 63 | Kenya | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 64 | Nicaragua | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 65 | Mexico | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 66 | Colombia | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 67 | Paraguay | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 68 | Solomon Islands | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 69 | Cuba | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 70 | Austria | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 71 | Benin | 1.02 GPIA | 2018 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 72 | Netherlands, The | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 73 | Brazil | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 74 | Qatar | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 75 | Barbados | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 76 | Vietnam | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | — | rising |
| 77 | Algeria | 1.01 GPIA | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 78 | Slovak Republic | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 79 | Ghana | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 80 | Guatemala | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 81 | Liberia | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 82 | Israel | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 83 | Andorra, Principality of | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 84 | Costa Rica | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 85 | Latvia, Republic of | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 86 | Albania | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 87 | France | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 88 | Romania | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 89 | Czech Republic | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 90 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 91 | Poland, Republic of | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 92 | Malta | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 93 | Peru | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 94 | Guyana | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 95 | New Zealand | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 96 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 97 | Portugal | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 98 | Philippines | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 99 | Jamaica | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 100 | Germany | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 101 | Bolivia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 102 | Greece | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 103 | Malaysia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 104 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 1 GPIA | 2025 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 105 | Cyprus | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 106 | Mongolia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 107 | Belgium | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 108 | Uruguay | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 109 | South Africa | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 199.8% | falling |
| 110 | Luxembourg | 0.9996 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 111 | Rwanda | 0.9995 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 112 | Australia | 0.9995 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 113 | Denmark | 0.9995 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 114 | Burkina Faso | 0.9994 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 115 | Sweden | 0.9986 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 116 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.9986 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 117 | Bulgaria | 0.9986 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 118 | Papua New Guinea | 0.9985 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 119 | Norway | 0.9984 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 120 | Angola | 0.9983 GPIA | 2023 | down 24.4% | flat |
| 121 | Finland | 0.9983 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 122 | Korea, Republic of | 0.9982 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 123 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 0.9979 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 124 | Slovenia, Republic of | 0.9971 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 125 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.9968 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 126 | Ireland | 0.9965 GPIA | 2022 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 127 | Mauritius | 0.9964 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 128 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 0.996 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 129 | Russian Federation | 0.9959 GPIA | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 130 | Iraq | 0.9955 GPIA | 2007 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 131 | Spain | 0.9954 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 132 | Montenegro | 0.9954 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 133 | Thailand | 0.9952 GPIA | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 134 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 0.9949 GPIA | 2015 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 135 | Iceland | 0.9948 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 136 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.9946 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 137 | San Marino, Republic of | 0.9943 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 138 | Grenada | 0.9943 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 139 | Sri Lanka | 0.9935 GPIA | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 140 | Armenia, Republic of | 0.9925 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 141 | Ukraine | 0.9922 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 142 | Suriname | 0.992 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 143 | Lithuania, Republic of | 0.9914 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 144 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.9894 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 145 | Italy | 0.9825 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 146 | Chile | 0.9823 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 147 | Croatia, Republic of | 0.982 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 148 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 0.9819 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 149 | Guinea | 0.9815 GPIA | 2020 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 150 | Hungary | 0.9742 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 151 | Fiji, Republic of | 0.9706 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 152 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0.9671 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 153 | Türkiye, Republic of | 0.967 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 154 | Liechtenstein, Principality of | 0.9667 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 155 | Belarus, Republic of | 0.9645 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 156 | Indonesia | 0.9635 GPIA | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 157 | United Kingdom | 0.9632 GPIA | 2015 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 158 | Serbia, Republic of | 0.9612 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 159 | United States | 0.9543 GPIA | 2022 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 160 | Tuvalu | 0.9464 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 161 | Eritrea, The State of | 0.9452 GPIA | 2022 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 162 | Chad | 0.9429 GPIA | 2024 | down 10.8% | flat |
| 163 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.94 GPIA | 2014 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 164 | Gibraltar | 0.9378 GPIA | 2024 | down 16.2% | flat |
| 165 | Cayman Islands | 0.9208 GPIA | 2024 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 166 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.9066 GPIA | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 167 | Yemen, Republic of | 0.905 GPIA | 2016 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 168 | Nepal | 0.8646 GPIA | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 169 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 0.8501 GPIA | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 170 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0.8238 GPIA | 2017 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 171 | British Virgin Islands | 0.7579 GPIA | 2024 | down 22.4% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 1.1 GPIA
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 1.08 GPIA
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 1.07 GPIA
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 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
- WB: Africa Western and Central 1.05 GPIA
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa 1.05 GPIA
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 1.05 GPIA
- GPE: Region 2 1.05 GPIA
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) 1.04 GPIA
About this data
February 2026 Data Release