Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
169
Highest
2 GPIA
Ghana
Lowest
0 GPIA
Portugal
Median
0.9528 GPIA
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
2,561
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 169 countries. The highest value is 2 GPIA in Ghana; the lowest is 0 GPIA in Portugal.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9528 GPIA, and the mean is 0.8948 GPIA.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 312.5%), and the largest decrease in Anguilla (down 100.0%).
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana | 2 GPIA | 2024 | up 101.2% | rising |
| 1 | Hong Kong, China | 2 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Jamaica | 2 GPIA | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 2 GPIA | 2020 | up 127.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Serbia | 2 GPIA | 2024 | up 312.5% | rising |
| 1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 GPIA | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2 GPIA | 2024 | up 113.9% | rising |
| 1 | Montserrat | 1.77 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Tokelau | 1.12 GPIA | 2025 | up 162.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Anguilla | 0 GPIA | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Cook Islands | 0 GPIA | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Cayman Islands | 1.97 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Belarus | 1.64 GPIA | 2018 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 1.63 GPIA | 2024 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 11 | Indonesia | 1.5 GPIA | 2025 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 12 | British Virgin Islands | 1.5 GPIA | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Spain | 1.36 GPIA | 2024 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 14 | Nepal | 1.34 GPIA | 2024 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 15 | Fiji | 1.32 GPIA | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 1.19 GPIA | 2024 | up 312.5% | rising |
| 17 | Uruguay | 1.16 GPIA | 2022 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Chile | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 19 | Italy | 1.13 GPIA | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 20 | Barbados | 1.13 GPIA | 2024 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 21 | Bahrain | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 22 | Hungary | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 23 | Iceland | 1.09 GPIA | 2023 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 24 | Guyana | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | up 105.1% | flat |
| 25 | Congo | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 26 | Germany | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 22.4% | flat |
| 27 | Cuba | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 29 | Malaysia | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 30 | Ukraine | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 31 | Türkiye | 1.06 GPIA | 2021 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 32 | Guinea | 1.05 GPIA | 2020 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 33 | Czechia | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 34 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 36 | Rwanda | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 37 | Mali | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 38 | Estonia | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 39 | Thailand | 1.03 GPIA | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Eritrea | 1.03 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 41 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 42 | Azerbaijan | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 43 | Tajikistan | 1.02 GPIA | 2017 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 44 | Chad | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 45 | Romania | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Iraq | 1.01 GPIA | 2007 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 47 | Finland | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.6% | flat |
| 49 | Guatemala | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 1.01 GPIA | 2025 | up 207.6% | flat |
| 51 | Australia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 52 | Egypt | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 53 | Yemen | 1 GPIA | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 54 | Angola | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 74.0% | falling |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 56 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 57 | Armenia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 58 | United Arab Emirates | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Papua New Guinea | 0.9978 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 60 | Cameroon | 0.9977 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 61 | Niger | 0.9942 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 62 | Comoros | 0.9941 GPIA | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 63 | Myanmar | 0.9936 GPIA | 2018 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 64 | Lesotho | 0.9928 GPIA | 2020 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 65 | Russian Federation | 0.9924 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 66 | Togo | 0.9903 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.9889 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 68 | Burundi | 0.9875 GPIA | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 69 | Philippines | 0.9872 GPIA | 2024 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 70 | South Africa | 0.9846 GPIA | 2023 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 71 | New Zealand | 0.9831 GPIA | 2024 | up 16.8% | flat |
| 72 | Slovenia | 0.9809 GPIA | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 73 | Solomon Islands | 0.9801 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 74 | Liberia | 0.9783 GPIA | 2022 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 75 | Republic of Korea | 0.9779 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 76 | Macau, China | 0.9737 GPIA | 2024 | up 124.6% | falling |
| 77 | Zimbabwe | 0.9722 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 78 | Botswana | 0.9642 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 79 | Slovakia | 0.9638 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 80 | Bhutan | 0.9608 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 81 | Paraguay | 0.9576 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 82 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.9531 GPIA | 2015 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 83 | Honduras | 0.9528 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 84 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.9517 GPIA | 2020 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 85 | Canada | 0.9508 GPIA | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 86 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.9491 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 87 | Samoa | 0.9476 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 88 | Denmark | 0.9442 GPIA | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 89 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.9402 GPIA | 2024 | up 54.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 0.9375 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 91 | Kuwait | 0.9348 GPIA | 2021 | up 40.5% | falling |
| 92 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.9319 GPIA | 2025 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 93 | Bulgaria | 0.9296 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 94 | Senegal | 0.9292 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 95 | Naoero | 0.9286 GPIA | 2023 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Montenegro | 0.9258 GPIA | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 97 | Mauritius | 0.9247 GPIA | 2024 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 98 | Panama | 0.9181 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 99 | Palestine, State of | 0.9157 GPIA | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 100 | Saudi Arabia | 0.9111 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 101 | Qatar | 0.91 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 102 | Grenada | 0.9078 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Vanuatu | 0.907 GPIA | 2024 | — | rising |
| 104 | Bahamas | 0.8988 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 105 | Puerto Rico | 0.8983 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 106 | Belize | 0.8947 GPIA | 2024 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 107 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.8905 GPIA | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 108 | Belgium | 0.8882 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 109 | Saint Lucia | 0.8876 GPIA | 2022 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 110 | Sierra Leone | 0.8874 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 111 | Cambodia | 0.8851 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 112 | United States of America | 0.8799 GPIA | 2022 | down 20.2% | flat |
| 113 | Lebanon | 0.8751 GPIA | 2024 | down 21.4% | flat |
| 114 | Timor-Leste | 0.8743 GPIA | 2020 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 115 | Jordan | 0.8718 GPIA | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 116 | El Salvador | 0.8629 GPIA | 2024 | up 24.6% | flat |
| 117 | Morocco | 0.8623 GPIA | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 118 | Malta | 0.8528 GPIA | 2023 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 119 | Madagascar | 0.8428 GPIA | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 120 | Norway | 0.8332 GPIA | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 121 | Sweden | 0.8223 GPIA | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 122 | Gambia | 0.8139 GPIA | 2025 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 123 | Lithuania | 0.7939 GPIA | 2024 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Suriname | 0.7923 GPIA | 2024 | down 23.6% | flat |
| 125 | Cape Verde | 0.7867 GPIA | 2022 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 126 | Dominican Republic | 0.7636 GPIA | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 127 | Namibia | 0.7483 GPIA | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 128 | Algeria | 0.7408 GPIA | 2025 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 129 | Austria | 0.7195 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 130 | Argentina | 0.7192 GPIA | 2023 | up 60.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Switzerland | 0.7153 GPIA | 2024 | up 201.3% | rising |
| 132 | Oman | 0.7146 GPIA | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 133 | Brazil | 0.7023 GPIA | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 134 | Latvia | 0.6915 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 135 | Tonga | 0.6848 GPIA | 2024 | — | falling |
| 136 | Mongolia | 0.6799 GPIA | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 137 | Greece | 0.6547 GPIA | 2023 | down 49.8% | rising |
| 138 | Kenya | 0.6535 GPIA | 2023 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 139 | Seychelles | 0.6311 GPIA | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Andorra | 0.6218 GPIA | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 141 | Maldives | 0.6167 GPIA | 2024 | up 113.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Mexico | 0.5934 GPIA | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Netherlands | 0.5761 GPIA | 2023 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 144 | Israel | 0.5699 GPIA | 2024 | down 71.5% | falling |
| 145 | Ecuador | 0.5006 GPIA | 2022 | up 47.0% | falling |
| 146 | Ireland | 0.4924 GPIA | 2022 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.3809 GPIA | 2024 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3506 GPIA | 2025 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 149 | San Marino | 0.2031 GPIA | 2024 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Marshall Islands | 0.1504 GPIA | 2024 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.062 GPIA | 2024 | down 93.3% | falling |
| 152 | Albania | 0 GPIA | 2024 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 152 | Colombia | 0 GPIA | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Costa Rica | 0 GPIA | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 152 | Cyprus | 0 GPIA | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Dominica | 0 GPIA | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | France | 0 GPIA | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 GPIA | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Croatia | 0 GPIA | 2022 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 152 | India | 0 GPIA | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 GPIA | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Liechtenstein | 0 GPIA | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Peru | 0 GPIA | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Poland | 0 GPIA | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 152 | Portugal | 0 GPIA | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release