Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
162
Highest
1.99 GPIA
Türkiye
Lowest
0.0511 GPIA
Thailand
Median
0.9448 GPIA
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,504
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 162 countries. The highest value is 1.99 GPIA in Türkiye; the lowest is 0.0511 GPIA in Thailand.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9448 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9396 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 39.
Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 98 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 334.0%), and the largest decrease in Naoero (down 92.0%).
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 1.99 GPIA | 2023 | up 59.2% | flat |
| 2 | Chile | 1.93 GPIA | 2022 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 3 | Dominica | 1.79 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Albania | 1.76 GPIA | 2023 | up 30.0% | flat |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 1.74 GPIA | 2023 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 6 | Libya | 1.74 GPIA | 1983 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 7 | Grenada | 1.69 GPIA | 2014 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Liechtenstein | 1.67 GPIA | 2021 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 9 | Serbia | 1.66 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Jordan | 1.63 GPIA | 2024 | up 195.6% | rising |
| 11 | Ghana | 1.59 GPIA | 2024 | up 40.3% | flat |
| 12 | Tunisia | 1.49 GPIA | 1985 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 13 | Barbados | 1.49 GPIA | 2024 | up 222.5% | falling |
| 14 | Armenia | 1.48 GPIA | 2024 | up 17.3% | flat |
| 15 | Iraq | 1.45 GPIA | 2007 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 16 | Cook Islands | 1.42 GPIA | 2015 | — | rising |
| 17 | Kenya | 1.42 GPIA | 2006 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 18 | Nicaragua | 1.4 GPIA | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 19 | Hong Kong, China | 1.39 GPIA | 2021 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 1.34 GPIA | 2025 | up 55.3% | falling |
| 21 | Fiji | 1.32 GPIA | 2016 | up 112.7% | rising |
| 22 | Eswatini | 1.3 GPIA | 2022 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 23 | Norway | 1.29 GPIA | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Guinea | 1.27 GPIA | 2014 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 25 | Brazil | 1.27 GPIA | 2024 | up 45.3% | falling |
| 26 | Central African Republic | 1.27 GPIA | 2012 | — | flat |
| 27 | Mozambique | 1.25 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 28 | Eritrea | 1.24 GPIA | 2022 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 29 | Yemen | 1.21 GPIA | 2016 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 30 | Iceland | 1.2 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 31 | Montenegro | 1.19 GPIA | 2021 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 32 | Czechia | 1.16 GPIA | 2023 | up 100.9% | falling |
| 33 | Israel | 1.15 GPIA | 2024 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 34 | Chad | 1.15 GPIA | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 35 | Azerbaijan | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 36 | Kiribati | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | up 151.0% | falling |
| 37 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.13 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 38 | Angola | 1.12 GPIA | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 39 | Mali | 1.11 GPIA | 2018 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 40 | Belgium | 1.11 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 41 | Samoa | 1.1 GPIA | 2014 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 42 | Spain | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 43 | Papua New Guinea | 1.1 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 44 | Guyana | 1.1 GPIA | 2023 | up 61.0% | falling |
| 45 | Nepal | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 189.1% | rising |
| 46 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 47 | Korea | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 48 | Italy | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 49 | Togo | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 50 | Cameroon | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 51 | Cuba | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 52 | Austria | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 23.5% | falling |
| 53 | Morocco | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 54 | British Virgin Islands | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | down 25.6% | rising |
| 55 | Guatemala | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | down 16.1% | flat |
| 56 | Estonia | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 57 | Sweden | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 59 | Malta | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Uzbekistan | 1.03 GPIA | 2025 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 62 | Romania | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 63 | Greece | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 64 | Algeria | 1 GPIA | 2025 | down 26.4% | flat |
| 65 | Andorra | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 66 | Niger | 0.9988 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 67 | Hungary | 0.9979 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 68 | Denmark | 0.9901 GPIA | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 69 | Finland | 0.9885 GPIA | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 70 | Poland | 0.9858 GPIA | 2020 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 71 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.9823 GPIA | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 72 | Macau, China | 0.9801 GPIA | 2024 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 73 | Belarus | 0.9786 GPIA | 2024 | up 333.9% | rising |
| 74 | Ethiopia | 0.9779 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 75 | Vanuatu | 0.9714 GPIA | 2024 | — | falling |
| 76 | Slovakia | 0.9657 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 77 | San Marino | 0.9614 GPIA | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 78 | Liberia | 0.9494 GPIA | 2022 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 79 | Paraguay | 0.9492 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 80 | Tuvalu | 0.949 GPIA | 2020 | up 80.6% | rising |
| 81 | New Zealand | 0.9456 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 82 | Jamaica | 0.944 GPIA | 2023 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 83 | Australia | 0.9401 GPIA | 2024 | — | rising |
| 84 | Oman | 0.933 GPIA | 2024 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 85 | Panama | 0.933 GPIA | 2023 | up 19.6% | flat |
| 86 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.9329 GPIA | 2024 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 87 | Honduras | 0.9261 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 88 | Botswana | 0.9226 GPIA | 2022 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 89 | Tokelau | 0.9218 GPIA | 2025 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 90 | Madagascar | 0.9198 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 91 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.9172 GPIA | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 92 | Bahamas | 0.9163 GPIA | 2024 | — | falling |
| 93 | Ukraine | 0.9144 GPIA | 2024 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 94 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.9124 GPIA | 2023 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 95 | Slovenia | 0.9029 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 96 | Philippines | 0.8999 GPIA | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 97 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.8971 GPIA | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 98 | Burundi | 0.8919 GPIA | 2025 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 99 | Solomon Islands | 0.8896 GPIA | 2023 | up 304.8% | falling |
| 100 | Lebanon | 0.8851 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 101 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.8838 GPIA | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 102 | Puerto Rico | 0.8818 GPIA | 2024 | up 30.8% | flat |
| 103 | Burkina Faso | 0.8798 GPIA | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 104 | Egypt | 0.8739 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 105 | Ecuador | 0.866 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 106 | India | 0.8629 GPIA | 2025 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 107 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.8621 GPIA | 2017 | up 54.6% | falling |
| 108 | Maldives | 0.853 GPIA | 2024 | down 33.5% | rising |
| 109 | Senegal | 0.8479 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 110 | South Africa | 0.8444 GPIA | 2023 | down 32.4% | rising |
| 111 | El Salvador | 0.8418 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 112 | Qatar | 0.8355 GPIA | 2024 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Malawi | 0.8293 GPIA | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 114 | Zimbabwe | 0.8234 GPIA | 2024 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 115 | Latvia | 0.8174 GPIA | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 116 | Belize | 0.8156 GPIA | 2024 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 117 | Mauritius | 0.8091 GPIA | 2024 | up 37.3% | falling |
| 118 | Comoros | 0.8081 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 119 | Mauritania | 0.8042 GPIA | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 120 | Uruguay | 0.804 GPIA | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 121 | Lesotho | 0.8005 GPIA | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 122 | Palestine, State of | 0.7912 GPIA | 2023 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 123 | Sri Lanka | 0.7736 GPIA | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 124 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.7714 GPIA | 2015 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 125 | Mexico | 0.7527 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 126 | Malaysia | 0.7513 GPIA | 2024 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 127 | Cambodia | 0.7485 GPIA | 2024 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 128 | Colombia | 0.7215 GPIA | 2022 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 129 | Dominican Republic | 0.7158 GPIA | 2024 | down 57.4% | rising |
| 130 | Suriname | 0.6766 GPIA | 2024 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 131 | Timor-Leste | 0.6699 GPIA | 2020 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 132 | Peru | 0.6633 GPIA | 2021 | down 61.2% | falling |
| 133 | Netherlands | 0.6548 GPIA | 2023 | up 209.6% | falling |
| 134 | Luxembourg | 0.6303 GPIA | 2024 | up 34.3% | falling |
| 135 | Mongolia | 0.6157 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 136 | Cayman Islands | 0.6049 GPIA | 2024 | down 42.3% | rising |
| 137 | Cape Verde | 0.5796 GPIA | 2022 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 138 | Myanmar | 0.5477 GPIA | 2018 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 139 | Russian Federation | 0.5333 GPIA | 2019 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 140 | Bahrain | 0.5208 GPIA | 2024 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Kuwait | 0.5148 GPIA | 2021 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.5053 GPIA | 2025 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 143 | Tonga | 0.4979 GPIA | 2024 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.4694 GPIA | 2021 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 145 | Rwanda | 0.469 GPIA | 2024 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 146 | Saint Lucia | 0.4296 GPIA | 2024 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 147 | Namibia | 0.4199 GPIA | 2018 | down 34.2% | flat |
| 148 | Bangladesh | 0.3756 GPIA | 2024 | up 334.0% | falling |
| 149 | France | 0.3128 GPIA | 2022 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 150 | Indonesia | 0.286 GPIA | 2023 | down 69.3% | falling |
| 151 | Lithuania | 0.2716 GPIA | 2015 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 152 | Germany | 0.2628 GPIA | 2023 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 153 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.2362 GPIA | 2018 | — | falling |
| 154 | United Arab Emirates | 0.231 GPIA | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Switzerland | 0.1973 GPIA | 2024 | down 83.7% | flat |
| 156 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.184 GPIA | 2024 | — | falling |
| 157 | Gambia | 0.175 GPIA | 2025 | down 80.3% | falling |
| 158 | Cyprus | 0.1228 GPIA | 2017 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Sierra Leone | 0.0993 GPIA | 2023 | down 90.6% | falling |
| 160 | Bhutan | 0.0982 GPIA | 2024 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Naoero | 0.0677 GPIA | 2025 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Thailand | 0.0511 GPIA | 2025 | down 86.5% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release