Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
171
Highest
2 GPIA
Türkiye
Lowest
0.1138 GPIA
Argentina
Median
0.9047 GPIA
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,695
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 171 countries. The highest value is 2 GPIA in Türkiye; the lowest is 0.1138 GPIA in Argentina.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9047 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9159 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 18.
Over the past decade 63 countries rose and 106 fell. The largest increase was in Australia (up 539.3%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 76.7%).
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 2 GPIA | 2023 | up 76.5% | falling |
| 2 | Hong Kong, China | 1.97 GPIA | 2024 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 3 | Liechtenstein | 1.88 GPIA | 2021 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 4 | Tajikistan | 1.7 GPIA | 2011 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 5 | Chile | 1.65 GPIA | 2024 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 6 | Dominica | 1.62 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 7 | Singapore | 1.48 GPIA | 2023 | up 267.5% | rising |
| 8 | Anguilla | 1.48 GPIA | 2022 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 9 | Iraq | 1.45 GPIA | 2007 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 10 | Fiji | 1.34 GPIA | 2024 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 11 | Vanuatu | 1.32 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 12 | Guinea | 1.3 GPIA | 2014 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 13 | Kenya | 1.29 GPIA | 2009 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 14 | Serbia | 1.25 GPIA | 2024 | up 102.7% | rising |
| 15 | Grenada | 1.25 GPIA | 2015 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 1.24 GPIA | 2024 | up 26.8% | falling |
| 17 | Yemen | 1.24 GPIA | 2016 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 18 | Georgia | 1.23 GPIA | 2024 | down 35.2% | rising |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 1.23 GPIA | 2024 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 20 | Ghana | 1.22 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 21 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.21 GPIA | 2012 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 22 | Mozambique | 1.2 GPIA | 2018 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 23 | Chad | 1.2 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 24 | Eritrea | 1.19 GPIA | 2022 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 25 | Cameroon | 1.19 GPIA | 2023 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 26 | Korea | 1.17 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 27 | Armenia | 1.17 GPIA | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 28 | Togo | 1.16 GPIA | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 29 | Nicaragua | 1.14 GPIA | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 30 | Azerbaijan | 1.13 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 1.13 GPIA | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 32 | Mali | 1.12 GPIA | 2018 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 33 | Indonesia | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 34 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.1 GPIA | 2015 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 35 | Botswana | 1.08 GPIA | 2014 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 36 | Andorra | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 37 | Republic of Moldova | 1.07 GPIA | 2020 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 38 | Eswatini | 1.07 GPIA | 2022 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 40 | Egypt | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 41 | Belarus | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 42 | Niger | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 43 | Guyana | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 42.6% | falling |
| 44 | Canada | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 45 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.01 GPIA | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 46 | Slovakia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 47 | Guatemala | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 48 | Czechia | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 49 | Costa Rica | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 50 | Uzbekistan | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 51 | San Marino | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 52 | Philippines | 0.9984 GPIA | 2024 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 53 | Switzerland | 0.9944 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 54 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.9923 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 55 | Romania | 0.9905 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 56 | Tokelau | 0.9904 GPIA | 2025 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 57 | Italy | 0.989 GPIA | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 58 | Oman | 0.9828 GPIA | 2024 | up 297.0% | falling |
| 59 | Brazil | 0.9814 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 60 | Greece | 0.9784 GPIA | 2023 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 61 | Belgium | 0.976 GPIA | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 62 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.9756 GPIA | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 63 | Estonia | 0.9737 GPIA | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 64 | Russian Federation | 0.9704 GPIA | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 65 | British Virgin Islands | 0.9641 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 66 | Liberia | 0.9619 GPIA | 2022 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 67 | Portugal | 0.9606 GPIA | 2022 | up 122.0% | rising |
| 68 | Bahamas | 0.9587 GPIA | 2024 | up 22.9% | falling |
| 69 | Iceland | 0.9572 GPIA | 2023 | up 18.1% | flat |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | 0.9551 GPIA | 2022 | up 100.2% | volatile |
| 71 | India | 0.9528 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 72 | Paraguay | 0.9512 GPIA | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 73 | Solomon Islands | 0.9498 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 74 | Macau, China | 0.9401 GPIA | 2024 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 75 | Zimbabwe | 0.9364 GPIA | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 76 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.9249 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 77 | Burkina Faso | 0.9244 GPIA | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 78 | Hungary | 0.924 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 79 | Sweden | 0.9206 GPIA | 2024 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 80 | Spain | 0.9162 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 81 | Peru | 0.916 GPIA | 2022 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 82 | Honduras | 0.913 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 83 | Burundi | 0.9129 GPIA | 2025 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 84 | Panama | 0.9069 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 85 | Poland | 0.9066 GPIA | 2020 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 86 | Lesotho | 0.9047 GPIA | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 87 | Cuba | 0.9046 GPIA | 2024 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 88 | Bahrain | 0.9041 GPIA | 2024 | up 132.2% | falling |
| 89 | Mauritania | 0.9017 GPIA | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 90 | Malawi | 0.9004 GPIA | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 91 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.9004 GPIA | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 92 | Madagascar | 0.898 GPIA | 2020 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 93 | Barbados | 0.8966 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 94 | El Salvador | 0.8931 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 95 | Finland | 0.8882 GPIA | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 96 | Sierra Leone | 0.8877 GPIA | 2020 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 97 | Montserrat | 0.8864 GPIA | 2023 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 98 | Norway | 0.8854 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 99 | Denmark | 0.885 GPIA | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 100 | Puerto Rico | 0.8793 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 101 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.8761 GPIA | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 102 | Jamaica | 0.8749 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 103 | Cambodia | 0.873 GPIA | 2024 | — | falling |
| 104 | Ukraine | 0.8726 GPIA | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 105 | Belize | 0.8723 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 106 | Lebanon | 0.8699 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 107 | Rwanda | 0.8683 GPIA | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 108 | Namibia | 0.8656 GPIA | 2012 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 109 | Austria | 0.8647 GPIA | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 110 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.8623 GPIA | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 111 | Comoros | 0.8588 GPIA | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 112 | New Zealand | 0.8559 GPIA | 2024 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 113 | South Africa | 0.8487 GPIA | 2023 | up 72.0% | falling |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 0.8465 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 115 | Germany | 0.8396 GPIA | 2024 | down 21.0% | flat |
| 116 | Israel | 0.838 GPIA | 2024 | up 39.7% | falling |
| 117 | Malaysia | 0.826 GPIA | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 118 | Malta | 0.8233 GPIA | 2023 | up 45.1% | falling |
| 119 | Colombia | 0.8232 GPIA | 2022 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 120 | Slovenia | 0.8186 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 121 | Netherlands | 0.8132 GPIA | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 122 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.7957 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 123 | Cayman Islands | 0.7943 GPIA | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 124 | Seychelles | 0.7926 GPIA | 2024 | down 39.4% | rising |
| 125 | Suriname | 0.7802 GPIA | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 126 | Dominican Republic | 0.7748 GPIA | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 127 | Lithuania | 0.7728 GPIA | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Jordan | 0.7698 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 129 | Senegal | 0.7668 GPIA | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 130 | Palestine, State of | 0.7641 GPIA | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 131 | Mauritius | 0.7599 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 132 | Qatar | 0.7454 GPIA | 2024 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Mexico | 0.7453 GPIA | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 134 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.7413 GPIA | 2025 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 135 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.7306 GPIA | 2023 | up 104.1% | falling |
| 136 | Ecuador | 0.7189 GPIA | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 137 | Montenegro | 0.7116 GPIA | 2023 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 138 | Bangladesh | 0.7108 GPIA | 2017 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 139 | Latvia | 0.7106 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 140 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.705 GPIA | 2013 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 141 | Uruguay | 0.7047 GPIA | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 142 | Morocco | 0.7025 GPIA | 2024 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 143 | Saint Lucia | 0.6955 GPIA | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 144 | Timor-Leste | 0.6867 GPIA | 2020 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 145 | Japan | 0.6742 GPIA | 2023 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 146 | Myanmar | 0.653 GPIA | 2018 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 147 | Samoa | 0.6496 GPIA | 2016 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 148 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.6416 GPIA | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 149 | Luxembourg | 0.624 GPIA | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 150 | Australia | 0.6216 GPIA | 2024 | up 539.3% | rising |
| 151 | Thailand | 0.5953 GPIA | 2025 | — | falling |
| 152 | Maldives | 0.5869 GPIA | 2013 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 153 | Marshall Islands | 0.5847 GPIA | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Mongolia | 0.5575 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 155 | Kuwait | 0.5565 GPIA | 2021 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 156 | Cape Verde | 0.5536 GPIA | 2022 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 157 | France | 0.546 GPIA | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 158 | Cook Islands | 0.5435 GPIA | 2024 | down 47.8% | rising |
| 159 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.5057 GPIA | 2023 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 160 | Tuvalu | 0.4739 GPIA | 2023 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 161 | Naoero | 0.4697 GPIA | 2025 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 162 | Gambia | 0.4623 GPIA | 2025 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 163 | Aruba | 0.4541 GPIA | 2009 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Tonga | 0.3571 GPIA | 2023 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 165 | Bhutan | 0.3292 GPIA | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 166 | Albania | 0.3238 GPIA | 2024 | down 76.7% | falling |
| 167 | Cyprus | 0.3203 GPIA | 2022 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 168 | Algeria | 0.3173 GPIA | 2024 | down 65.5% | falling |
| 169 | Croatia | 0.2108 GPIA | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 170 | Ireland | 0.1808 GPIA | 2022 | up 375.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Argentina | 0.1138 GPIA | 2023 | down 65.5% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release