Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
169
Highest
1.99 GPIA
Türkiye
Lowest
0.065 GPIA
Tonga
Median
0.9505 GPIA
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,667
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 169 countries. The highest value is 1.99 GPIA in Türkiye; the lowest is 0.065 GPIA in Tonga.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9505 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9327 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 31.
Over the past decade 61 countries rose and 101 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 660.3%), and the largest decrease in Algeria (down 93.2%).
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 1.99 GPIA | 2023 | up 61.3% | falling |
| 2 | Tajikistan | 1.94 GPIA | 2011 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 3 | Grenada | 1.82 GPIA | 2014 | up 297.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Liechtenstein | 1.78 GPIA | 2021 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 5 | Serbia | 1.76 GPIA | 2024 | up 98.2% | rising |
| 6 | Dominica | 1.73 GPIA | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 7 | Cook Islands | 1.65 GPIA | 2015 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 8 | Chile | 1.65 GPIA | 2024 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 9 | Singapore | 1.64 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 10 | Armenia | 1.63 GPIA | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 11 | Hong Kong, China | 1.62 GPIA | 2021 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 12 | Iraq | 1.57 GPIA | 2007 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 13 | Tunisia | 1.56 GPIA | 1985 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 14 | Libya | 1.55 GPIA | 1983 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 15 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.42 GPIA | 2012 | up 123.8% | falling |
| 16 | Samoa | 1.4 GPIA | 2014 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 17 | Guinea | 1.35 GPIA | 2014 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 18 | Eswatini | 1.33 GPIA | 2022 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 19 | Kenya | 1.31 GPIA | 2009 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 20 | Lithuania | 1.31 GPIA | 2024 | up 660.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Kiribati | 1.3 GPIA | 2024 | — | rising |
| 22 | Anguilla | 1.29 GPIA | 2022 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 23 | Greece | 1.29 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 24 | Central African Republic | 1.28 GPIA | 2012 | — | flat |
| 25 | Mozambique | 1.28 GPIA | 2018 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 26 | Cameroon | 1.27 GPIA | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 27 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.27 GPIA | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 28 | Chad | 1.25 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 1.24 GPIA | 2025 | up 27.9% | falling |
| 30 | Yemen | 1.23 GPIA | 2016 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 31 | Nicaragua | 1.23 GPIA | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 32 | Jordan | 1.21 GPIA | 2024 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 33 | Togo | 1.18 GPIA | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 34 | Eritrea | 1.18 GPIA | 2022 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 35 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.17 GPIA | 2015 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 36 | Belarus | 1.17 GPIA | 2024 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 37 | Mali | 1.14 GPIA | 2018 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 38 | Korea | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 39 | Azerbaijan | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 40 | Georgia | 1.13 GPIA | 2024 | — | rising |
| 41 | Andorra | 1.12 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 42 | Botswana | 1.1 GPIA | 2014 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 43 | Italy | 1.09 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 44 | Spain | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 46 | Ghana | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 47 | British Virgin Islands | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 48 | Fiji | 1.08 GPIA | 2013 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 49 | Ethiopia | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 50 | Norway | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 51 | Guyana | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 125.0% | falling |
| 52 | Austria | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 53 | Philippines | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 54 | Belgium | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 55 | Brazil | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 56 | Guatemala | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 14.1% | flat |
| 57 | Estonia | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 58 | Angola | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | down 41.4% | flat |
| 59 | Czechia | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 96.9% | falling |
| 60 | Niger | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 61 | Malta | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 555.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 63 | Iceland | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 65 | Romania | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 66 | Barbados | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 67 | Tokelau | 1.01 GPIA | 2025 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 68 | Cape Verde | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | up 42.8% | falling |
| 69 | Sweden | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 70 | Israel | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 71 | Rwanda | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 73 | Bahamas | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 74 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.9902 GPIA | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 75 | Paraguay | 0.9893 GPIA | 2024 | down 44.1% | flat |
| 76 | Finland | 0.9839 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 77 | Poland | 0.9826 GPIA | 2020 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 78 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.9813 GPIA | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 79 | Mauritius | 0.9727 GPIA | 2023 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 80 | Macau, China | 0.9725 GPIA | 2024 | up 73.4% | falling |
| 81 | Canada | 0.9627 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 82 | Thailand | 0.9621 GPIA | 2025 | — | rising |
| 83 | Hungary | 0.9579 GPIA | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 84 | Liberia | 0.9507 GPIA | 2022 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 85 | Cambodia | 0.9505 GPIA | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 86 | Cuba | 0.9491 GPIA | 2024 | down 29.3% | rising |
| 87 | India | 0.9433 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 88 | Palestine, State of | 0.9426 GPIA | 2023 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 89 | Lebanon | 0.9422 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 90 | Panama | 0.9333 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 91 | Oman | 0.9329 GPIA | 2024 | up 267.2% | falling |
| 92 | New Zealand | 0.9317 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 93 | Egypt | 0.9296 GPIA | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 94 | Ukraine | 0.9281 GPIA | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 95 | Honduras | 0.9256 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 96 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.9245 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 97 | South Africa | 0.9231 GPIA | 2023 | up 37.7% | falling |
| 98 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.923 GPIA | 2017 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 99 | Burkina Faso | 0.9221 GPIA | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 100 | Lesotho | 0.9217 GPIA | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 101 | Slovakia | 0.9166 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 102 | Seychelles | 0.9016 GPIA | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.8978 GPIA | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 104 | Comoros | 0.8928 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 105 | Burundi | 0.8902 GPIA | 2025 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 106 | Belize | 0.8888 GPIA | 2024 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 107 | Albania | 0.8847 GPIA | 2024 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 108 | Slovenia | 0.8734 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 109 | Puerto Rico | 0.867 GPIA | 2024 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 110 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.8658 GPIA | 2023 | up 90.3% | rising |
| 111 | Denmark | 0.8576 GPIA | 2024 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 112 | El Salvador | 0.8477 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 113 | Sri Lanka | 0.8432 GPIA | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 114 | Vanuatu | 0.8418 GPIA | 2024 | — | falling |
| 115 | Zimbabwe | 0.838 GPIA | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 116 | Dominican Republic | 0.8286 GPIA | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 117 | Mauritania | 0.8202 GPIA | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 118 | Colombia | 0.8162 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 119 | Malaysia | 0.8161 GPIA | 2024 | up 19.1% | falling |
| 120 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.8101 GPIA | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 121 | Suriname | 0.8081 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 122 | Madagascar | 0.8058 GPIA | 2020 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 123 | San Marino | 0.779 GPIA | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 124 | Australia | 0.7748 GPIA | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 125 | Malawi | 0.7459 GPIA | 2023 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 126 | Latvia | 0.734 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 127 | Qatar | 0.7198 GPIA | 2024 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Marshall Islands | 0.7081 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 129 | Ecuador | 0.7072 GPIA | 2023 | up 32.9% | falling |
| 130 | Bahrain | 0.6963 GPIA | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 131 | Senegal | 0.6871 GPIA | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 132 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.6864 GPIA | 2024 | — | falling |
| 133 | Mongolia | 0.6853 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 134 | Russian Federation | 0.6851 GPIA | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 135 | Indonesia | 0.6779 GPIA | 2023 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 136 | Mexico | 0.6656 GPIA | 2024 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 137 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6486 GPIA | 2025 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 138 | Cayman Islands | 0.6388 GPIA | 2024 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 139 | Saint Lucia | 0.6286 GPIA | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 140 | Saudi Arabia | 0.6239 GPIA | 2024 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Switzerland | 0.6175 GPIA | 2024 | down 46.9% | rising |
| 142 | Portugal | 0.6171 GPIA | 2023 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 143 | Netherlands | 0.5832 GPIA | 2023 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Timor-Leste | 0.5605 GPIA | 2020 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 145 | Myanmar | 0.5532 GPIA | 2018 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 146 | Namibia | 0.5473 GPIA | 2012 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 147 | Kuwait | 0.5273 GPIA | 2021 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Peru | 0.5086 GPIA | 2021 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 149 | Jamaica | 0.5059 GPIA | 2024 | down 41.1% | rising |
| 150 | Morocco | 0.4229 GPIA | 2024 | down 63.5% | falling |
| 151 | Luxembourg | 0.4187 GPIA | 2024 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 152 | Naoero | 0.4093 GPIA | 2025 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 153 | United Arab Emirates | 0.3898 GPIA | 2024 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Gambia | 0.3517 GPIA | 2025 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 155 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.3118 GPIA | 2023 | up 441.4% | falling |
| 156 | Bhutan | 0.3036 GPIA | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 157 | France | 0.2421 GPIA | 2022 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 158 | Uruguay | 0.2367 GPIA | 2020 | down 75.9% | falling |
| 159 | Montenegro | 0.2273 GPIA | 2023 | down 74.9% | falling |
| 160 | Maldives | 0.2187 GPIA | 2019 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Germany | 0.1995 GPIA | 2023 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 162 | Cyprus | 0.1871 GPIA | 2024 | down 69.7% | falling |
| 163 | Ireland | 0.187 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1833 GPIA | 2023 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Aruba | 0.1438 GPIA | 2009 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1129 GPIA | 2007 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Algeria | 0.0973 GPIA | 2024 | down 93.2% | falling |
| 168 | Bangladesh | 0.0961 GPIA | 2017 | down 86.3% | falling |
| 169 | Tonga | 0.065 GPIA | 2019 | down 69.3% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release