Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
175
Highest
1.99 GPIA
Türkiye
Lowest
0.1462 GPIA
Argentina
Median
0.9036 GPIA
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,817
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 175 countries. The highest value is 1.99 GPIA in Türkiye; the lowest is 0.1462 GPIA in Argentina.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9036 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9153 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 110 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 655.6%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 73.9%).
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 1.99 GPIA | 2023 | up 76.2% | falling |
| 2 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.93 GPIA | 2021 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 3 | Hong Kong, China | 1.91 GPIA | 2024 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 4 | Portugal | 1.87 GPIA | 2023 | up 187.7% | rising |
| 5 | Liechtenstein | 1.86 GPIA | 2021 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 6 | Chile | 1.78 GPIA | 2024 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 7 | Tajikistan | 1.7 GPIA | 2011 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 8 | Georgia | 1.7 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 9 | Singapore | 1.59 GPIA | 2023 | up 221.8% | rising |
| 10 | Dominica | 1.57 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 11 | Vanuatu | 1.44 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 12 | Iraq | 1.35 GPIA | 2007 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 13 | Kenya | 1.31 GPIA | 2009 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 14 | Bahrain | 1.3 GPIA | 2024 | up 157.8% | falling |
| 15 | Anguilla | 1.3 GPIA | 2022 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 16 | Ghana | 1.29 GPIA | 2024 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 1.27 GPIA | 2024 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 18 | Guinea | 1.24 GPIA | 2014 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 19 | Yemen | 1.24 GPIA | 2016 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 20 | Eritrea | 1.23 GPIA | 2022 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | 1.22 GPIA | 2024 | down 38.6% | rising |
| 22 | Nicaragua | 1.19 GPIA | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 1.17 GPIA | 2024 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 24 | Korea | 1.15 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 25 | Azerbaijan | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 26 | Serbia | 1.13 GPIA | 2024 | up 68.7% | rising |
| 27 | Maldives | 1.13 GPIA | 2024 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 28 | Mozambique | 1.12 GPIA | 2022 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 29 | Chad | 1.12 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 30 | Togo | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 31 | Mali | 1.1 GPIA | 2018 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 1.08 GPIA | 2022 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Cameroon | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 34 | Papua New Guinea | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 35 | Brazil | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 36 | Egypt | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 37 | Canada | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 13.5% | flat |
| 38 | Russian Federation | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 39 | San Marino | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 40 | Slovakia | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 41 | Armenia | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 42 | Czechia | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 43 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.01 GPIA | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 44 | Guatemala | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 46 | Niger | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 47 | Switzerland | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 48 | Andorra | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 49 | Peru | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 50 | Nepal | 0.9985 GPIA | 2024 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 51 | Oman | 0.9979 GPIA | 2024 | up 655.6% | falling |
| 52 | Montserrat | 0.9966 GPIA | 2014 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 53 | Guyana | 0.988 GPIA | 2023 | up 32.7% | falling |
| 54 | Jamaica | 0.9857 GPIA | 2023 | up 31.0% | flat |
| 55 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.985 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 56 | Ethiopia | 0.9823 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 57 | Romania | 0.9788 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 58 | Zimbabwe | 0.9723 GPIA | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 59 | Liberia | 0.9716 GPIA | 2022 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 60 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.9686 GPIA | 2012 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 61 | Iceland | 0.9665 GPIA | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 62 | Madagascar | 0.9637 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 63 | Italy | 0.961 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 64 | Indonesia | 0.9546 GPIA | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 65 | Fiji | 0.9514 GPIA | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 66 | Malawi | 0.9488 GPIA | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 67 | Estonia | 0.9479 GPIA | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 68 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9472 GPIA | 2020 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 69 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.9462 GPIA | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 70 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.9444 GPIA | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 71 | Algeria | 0.9382 GPIA | 2025 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 72 | Netherlands | 0.9348 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 73 | Tokelau | 0.9344 GPIA | 2025 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 74 | Eswatini | 0.9287 GPIA | 2022 | down 35.1% | rising |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 0.9274 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 76 | Hungary | 0.926 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 77 | Belgium | 0.9255 GPIA | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 78 | Burundi | 0.923 GPIA | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 79 | Cuba | 0.916 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 80 | India | 0.9141 GPIA | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 81 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.9127 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 82 | El Salvador | 0.9126 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 83 | Cayman Islands | 0.9119 GPIA | 2024 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 84 | Paraguay | 0.9116 GPIA | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 85 | Mauritania | 0.9105 GPIA | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 86 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.9065 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 87 | Honduras | 0.9054 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 88 | Denmark | 0.9036 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 89 | Burkina Faso | 0.9022 GPIA | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 90 | Greece | 0.8978 GPIA | 2023 | down 31.6% | rising |
| 91 | Macau, China | 0.8969 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 92 | Sweden | 0.8966 GPIA | 2024 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 93 | Panama | 0.8956 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 94 | Bahamas | 0.8953 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 95 | Poland | 0.8951 GPIA | 2020 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 96 | Germany | 0.8926 GPIA | 2024 | down 18.6% | flat |
| 97 | Puerto Rico | 0.8911 GPIA | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 98 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.8855 GPIA | 2015 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 99 | Senegal | 0.8835 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 100 | Solomon Islands | 0.8787 GPIA | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 101 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.8728 GPIA | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 102 | Spain | 0.872 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 103 | Philippines | 0.8693 GPIA | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 104 | Botswana | 0.8647 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 105 | Namibia | 0.86 GPIA | 2018 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 106 | Lithuania | 0.8529 GPIA | 2024 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Norway | 0.8479 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 108 | Grenada | 0.8469 GPIA | 2015 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 109 | Finland | 0.844 GPIA | 2024 | down 20.6% | flat |
| 110 | Belize | 0.8418 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 111 | Austria | 0.8363 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 112 | Ukraine | 0.8348 GPIA | 2024 | up 98.2% | rising |
| 113 | Sri Lanka | 0.8291 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 114 | Lesotho | 0.8282 GPIA | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 115 | New Zealand | 0.8196 GPIA | 2024 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 116 | Lebanon | 0.8163 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 117 | Belarus | 0.814 GPIA | 2024 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 118 | Cambodia | 0.8113 GPIA | 2024 | — | falling |
| 119 | Malaysia | 0.8096 GPIA | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 120 | Morocco | 0.8088 GPIA | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 121 | Comoros | 0.8066 GPIA | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 122 | Ecuador | 0.8048 GPIA | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 123 | Slovenia | 0.7979 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 124 | Qatar | 0.797 GPIA | 2024 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 125 | Colombia | 0.7892 GPIA | 2022 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 126 | South Africa | 0.775 GPIA | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 127 | Mexico | 0.7686 GPIA | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 128 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.7671 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 129 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.7662 GPIA | 2023 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 130 | Timor-Leste | 0.7637 GPIA | 2020 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 131 | Jordan | 0.7613 GPIA | 2024 | up 26.5% | falling |
| 132 | Rwanda | 0.7583 GPIA | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 133 | Malta | 0.7581 GPIA | 2023 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 134 | British Virgin Islands | 0.7518 GPIA | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 135 | Seychelles | 0.7437 GPIA | 2024 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 136 | Mauritius | 0.7395 GPIA | 2024 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 137 | Montenegro | 0.7391 GPIA | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 138 | Tonga | 0.7369 GPIA | 2024 | up 23.5% | falling |
| 139 | Dominican Republic | 0.7328 GPIA | 2024 | down 27.0% | flat |
| 140 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.7257 GPIA | 2025 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 141 | Latvia | 0.7158 GPIA | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 142 | Cook Islands | 0.7137 GPIA | 2024 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 143 | Suriname | 0.7072 GPIA | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 144 | Israel | 0.6917 GPIA | 2024 | up 54.8% | falling |
| 145 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.6737 GPIA | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 146 | Australia | 0.6651 GPIA | 2024 | up 512.0% | rising |
| 147 | Luxembourg | 0.6642 GPIA | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 148 | Marshall Islands | 0.664 GPIA | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Palestine, State of | 0.6518 GPIA | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 150 | Myanmar | 0.65 GPIA | 2018 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 151 | Bangladesh | 0.6489 GPIA | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 152 | Samoa | 0.6343 GPIA | 2016 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 153 | Saint Lucia | 0.6316 GPIA | 2024 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 154 | Uruguay | 0.6295 GPIA | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 155 | Barbados | 0.6138 GPIA | 2024 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Sierra Leone | 0.6121 GPIA | 2023 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 157 | France | 0.6058 GPIA | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 158 | Japan | 0.603 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 159 | Cape Verde | 0.6012 GPIA | 2022 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 160 | Kuwait | 0.5695 GPIA | 2021 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 161 | Aruba | 0.5516 GPIA | 2009 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 162 | Thailand | 0.521 GPIA | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 163 | Albania | 0.51 GPIA | 2024 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 164 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.501 GPIA | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 165 | Gambia | 0.4811 GPIA | 2025 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 166 | Kiribati | 0.4486 GPIA | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 167 | Tuvalu | 0.4294 GPIA | 2023 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 168 | Naoero | 0.3826 GPIA | 2025 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 169 | Mongolia | 0.38 GPIA | 2023 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 170 | Ireland | 0.2682 GPIA | 2022 | up 514.3% | rising |
| 171 | Croatia | 0.2635 GPIA | 2023 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 172 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.2409 GPIA | 2015 | down 54.0% | flat |
| 173 | Bhutan | 0.2366 GPIA | 2024 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 174 | Cyprus | 0.1702 GPIA | 2024 | down 73.9% | falling |
| 175 | Argentina | 0.1462 GPIA | 2023 | down 58.3% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release