Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
180
Highest
1.84 GPIA
Hong Kong, China
Lowest
0.0156 GPIA
Mongolia
Median
0.8755 GPIA
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,920
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 1.84 GPIA in Hong Kong, China; the lowest is 0.0156 GPIA in Mongolia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8755 GPIA, and the mean is 0.8838 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 118.
Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 112 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 1,148.5%), and the largest decrease in Saint Kitts and Nevis (down 93.5%).
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong, China | 1.84 GPIA | 2024 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 2 | Anguilla | 1.72 GPIA | 2022 | up 404.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Chile | 1.65 GPIA | 2024 | up 73.8% | rising |
| 4 | Vanuatu | 1.61 GPIA | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 5 | Montserrat | 1.59 GPIA | 2021 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 6 | Georgia | 1.53 GPIA | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 7 | Kenya | 1.47 GPIA | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 8 | Tajikistan | 1.47 GPIA | 2011 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 1.38 GPIA | 2018 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 10 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.34 GPIA | 2024 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 1.31 GPIA | 2024 | down 34.1% | rising |
| 12 | Grenada | 1.27 GPIA | 2021 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 13 | Iraq | 1.27 GPIA | 2007 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 14 | Palau | 1.25 GPIA | 2024 | up 243.5% | rising |
| 15 | Yemen | 1.25 GPIA | 2016 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 16 | Ghana | 1.25 GPIA | 2024 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 17 | Dominica | 1.24 GPIA | 2023 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 18 | Maldives | 1.24 GPIA | 2024 | up 65.7% | falling |
| 19 | Eritrea | 1.22 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 1.21 GPIA | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 21 | Guinea | 1.2 GPIA | 2014 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 22 | Korea | 1.2 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 23 | Azerbaijan | 1.13 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 24 | Togo | 1.12 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 25 | Türkiye | 1.12 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 1.12 GPIA | 2021 | up 1,148.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.11 GPIA | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 28 | Singapore | 1.11 GPIA | 2023 | — | falling |
| 29 | Benin | 1.1 GPIA | 2022 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 30 | Egypt | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 31 | Mali | 1.08 GPIA | 2018 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 32 | Peru | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 33 | Chad | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 34 | Oman | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 309.5% | falling |
| 35 | Nepal | 1.08 GPIA | 2025 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 36 | Cameroon | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 37 | Russian Federation | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 38 | Kazakhstan | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 39 | San Marino | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 40 | Canada | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 41 | Jamaica | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 42 | Albania | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 43 | Slovakia | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 44 | Malawi | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 45 | Netherlands | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 46 | Namibia | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 47 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.03 GPIA | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 48 | Germany | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 49 | Papua New Guinea | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 50 | Andorra | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 51 | Switzerland | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 52 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 53 | Mozambique | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 54 | Cayman Islands | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 29.2% | falling |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 56 | Czechia | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 57 | Niger | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 58 | Madagascar | 0.9993 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 59 | Liberia | 0.9953 GPIA | 2022 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 60 | Zimbabwe | 0.9946 GPIA | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 61 | Ethiopia | 0.9885 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 62 | Guatemala | 0.9859 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 63 | Serbia | 0.979 GPIA | 2024 | up 66.5% | rising |
| 64 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.9748 GPIA | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 0.9654 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 66 | Mauritania | 0.9651 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 67 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.9617 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 68 | Tokelau | 0.9612 GPIA | 2025 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 69 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.957 GPIA | 2015 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 70 | Romania | 0.9535 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 71 | Iceland | 0.9459 GPIA | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 72 | El Salvador | 0.9454 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 73 | Italy | 0.9388 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 74 | Burundi | 0.937 GPIA | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 75 | Estonia | 0.929 GPIA | 2024 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 76 | Burkina Faso | 0.9285 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 77 | India | 0.9275 GPIA | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 78 | Senegal | 0.9243 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 79 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.9225 GPIA | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 80 | Indonesia | 0.9201 GPIA | 2025 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 81 | Brazil | 0.9174 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 82 | Hungary | 0.9057 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 83 | Puerto Rico | 0.8978 GPIA | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 84 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.8919 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 85 | Paraguay | 0.8901 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 86 | Denmark | 0.8899 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 87 | Honduras | 0.8836 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 88 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.8805 GPIA | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 89 | Bahamas | 0.8804 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 90 | Sweden | 0.8766 GPIA | 2024 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 91 | Greece | 0.8743 GPIA | 2023 | down 34.1% | rising |
| 92 | Solomon Islands | 0.8725 GPIA | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 93 | Panama | 0.8683 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 94 | Guyana | 0.8678 GPIA | 2023 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 95 | Cuba | 0.8657 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 96 | Bangladesh | 0.8644 GPIA | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 97 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.8582 GPIA | 2023 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 98 | Lesotho | 0.8526 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 99 | Belize | 0.8497 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 100 | Sri Lanka | 0.8441 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 101 | Belgium | 0.844 GPIA | 2023 | up 106.8% | rising |
| 102 | Saint Lucia | 0.8431 GPIA | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 103 | Botswana | 0.8411 GPIA | 2022 | down 21.4% | flat |
| 104 | Malaysia | 0.8397 GPIA | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 105 | Colombia | 0.8368 GPIA | 2022 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 106 | Cambodia | 0.8357 GPIA | 2024 | — | falling |
| 107 | Costa Rica | 0.8341 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 108 | Philippines | 0.8321 GPIA | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 109 | Macau, China | 0.832 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 110 | Rwanda | 0.8305 GPIA | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 111 | Bahrain | 0.8277 GPIA | 2019 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 112 | Tonga | 0.8252 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 113 | Timor-Leste | 0.8164 GPIA | 2020 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 114 | Finland | 0.8126 GPIA | 2024 | down 20.9% | flat |
| 115 | Spain | 0.8085 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 116 | Comoros | 0.8077 GPIA | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 117 | Poland | 0.8057 GPIA | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 118 | Austria | 0.8031 GPIA | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 119 | Norway | 0.7987 GPIA | 2024 | down 13.8% | flat |
| 120 | Cook Islands | 0.7954 GPIA | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 121 | Qatar | 0.7896 GPIA | 2024 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 122 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.7887 GPIA | 2025 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 123 | Lebanon | 0.7784 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 124 | Morocco | 0.7776 GPIA | 2024 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 125 | Mexico | 0.7727 GPIA | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 126 | Eswatini | 0.7665 GPIA | 2022 | down 44.3% | flat |
| 127 | Slovenia | 0.7639 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 128 | New Zealand | 0.7585 GPIA | 2024 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.755 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 130 | Sierra Leone | 0.7541 GPIA | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 131 | South Africa | 0.7421 GPIA | 2023 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 132 | Ecuador | 0.741 GPIA | 2023 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 133 | Malta | 0.7385 GPIA | 2023 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 134 | Armenia | 0.7371 GPIA | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 135 | Suriname | 0.737 GPIA | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 136 | Dominican Republic | 0.7366 GPIA | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 137 | Seychelles | 0.7346 GPIA | 2024 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 138 | Montenegro | 0.7334 GPIA | 2023 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 139 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.7325 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 140 | Aruba | 0.7273 GPIA | 2009 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 141 | Republic of Moldova | 0.7162 GPIA | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 142 | Myanmar | 0.7127 GPIA | 2018 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 143 | Mauritius | 0.7105 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 144 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.7089 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 145 | Ukraine | 0.6965 GPIA | 2024 | up 176.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Lithuania | 0.6935 GPIA | 2024 | down 16.6% | flat |
| 147 | Latvia | 0.68 GPIA | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 148 | Luxembourg | 0.6704 GPIA | 2024 | down 18.3% | flat |
| 149 | Naoero | 0.6585 GPIA | 2025 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 150 | Kuwait | 0.6449 GPIA | 2021 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 151 | France | 0.6439 GPIA | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 152 | Gambia | 0.6359 GPIA | 2025 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 153 | Tuvalu | 0.6301 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 154 | Algeria | 0.6235 GPIA | 2025 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 155 | Uruguay | 0.6079 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 156 | Samoa | 0.6073 GPIA | 2024 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 157 | Fiji | 0.5986 GPIA | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 158 | Japan | 0.5872 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 159 | Palestine, State of | 0.5866 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 160 | Cape Verde | 0.5686 GPIA | 2022 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 161 | British Virgin Islands | 0.556 GPIA | 2024 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 162 | Thailand | 0.5558 GPIA | 2025 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 163 | United States of America | 0.5362 GPIA | 2022 | down 41.2% | flat |
| 164 | Australia | 0.532 GPIA | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 165 | Marshall Islands | 0.5244 GPIA | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 166 | Belarus | 0.5148 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 167 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.4557 GPIA | 2024 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 168 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.4499 GPIA | 2024 | down 43.2% | rising |
| 169 | Jordan | 0.4137 GPIA | 2024 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 170 | Bhutan | 0.3936 GPIA | 2024 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 171 | Barbados | 0.3592 GPIA | 2024 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Portugal | 0.3474 GPIA | 2018 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 173 | Croatia | 0.3454 GPIA | 2023 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 174 | Argentina | 0.2859 GPIA | 2023 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 175 | Israel | 0.2759 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 176 | Kiribati | 0.2724 GPIA | 2024 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 177 | Cyprus | 0.2721 GPIA | 2022 | down 67.0% | falling |
| 178 | Ireland | 0.1107 GPIA | 2022 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0998 GPIA | 2020 | down 93.5% | falling |
| 180 | Mongolia | 0.0156 GPIA | 2023 | down 92.9% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release