Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
77
Highest
1.51 GPIA
Canada
Lowest
0.5185 GPIA
Chile
Median
0.9914 GPIA
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
886
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA) is currently reported for 77 countries. The highest value is 1.51 GPIA in Canada; the lowest is 0.5185 GPIA in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9914 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9723 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 136.0%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 41.1%).
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 1.51 GPIA | 2018 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 2 | Portugal | 1.5 GPIA | 2021 | up 120.1% | rising |
| 3 | Egypt | 1.35 GPIA | 2022 | up 12.0% | flat |
| 4 | Cameroon | 1.33 GPIA | 2018 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 5 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.31 GPIA | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 6 | Nepal | 1.3 GPIA | 2022 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 7 | Mozambique | 1.22 GPIA | 2022 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 8 | Sierra Leone | 1.21 GPIA | 2019 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 9 | Norway | 1.2 GPIA | 2021 | up 136.0% | rising |
| 10 | Togo | 1.2 GPIA | 2021 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 11 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.17 GPIA | 2022 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 12 | Malawi | 1.16 GPIA | 2020 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 13 | Benin | 1.16 GPIA | 2021 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 1.15 GPIA | 2019 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 15 | Mali | 1.15 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 16 | Zambia | 1.15 GPIA | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 17 | Uganda | 1.13 GPIA | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 18 | Niger | 1.13 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.11 GPIA | 2022 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 20 | Switzerland | 1.11 GPIA | 2021 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 21 | Panama | 1.1 GPIA | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 22 | Rwanda | 1.09 GPIA | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 23 | Spain | 1.08 GPIA | 2021 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 24 | Mauritania | 1.06 GPIA | 2021 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 25 | Lithuania | 1.06 GPIA | 2021 | up 97.7% | rising |
| 26 | Sweden | 1.05 GPIA | 2021 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 27 | Greece | 1.05 GPIA | 2021 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 28 | Uruguay | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 29 | Guatemala | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 30 | Peru | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 31 | Ecuador | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 32 | Israel | 1.03 GPIA | 2016 | — | falling |
| 33 | Estonia | 1.03 GPIA | 2021 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 34 | Germany | 1.02 GPIA | 2021 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 35 | Ghana | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 36 | Türkiye | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 1 GPIA | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 0.9952 GPIA | 2022 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 0.9914 GPIA | 2022 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 40 | Brazil | 0.987 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 41 | South Africa | 0.9781 GPIA | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 42 | Kenya | 0.9643 GPIA | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 43 | Nigeria | 0.9604 GPIA | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 44 | Lesotho | 0.9329 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 45 | Honduras | 0.9328 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 46 | Poland | 0.9308 GPIA | 2021 | up 45.5% | flat |
| 47 | United States of America | 0.9252 GPIA | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 48 | Luxembourg | 0.9227 GPIA | 2021 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 49 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.9153 GPIA | 2014 | up 16.2% | flat |
| 50 | Senegal | 0.912 GPIA | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 51 | Denmark | 0.8767 GPIA | 2021 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 52 | Romania | 0.8726 GPIA | 2021 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 53 | Cambodia | 0.858 GPIA | 2021 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 54 | Colombia | 0.854 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 55 | Russian Federation | 0.8414 GPIA | 2022 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 56 | Mexico | 0.8318 GPIA | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 57 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.8245 GPIA | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 0.82 GPIA | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 59 | France | 0.8185 GPIA | 2021 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 60 | El Salvador | 0.8042 GPIA | 2023 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 61 | Paraguay | 0.8012 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 62 | Cyprus | 0.7986 GPIA | 2021 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 63 | Jordan | 0.7797 GPIA | 2023 | up 18.6% | flat |
| 64 | Latvia | 0.7577 GPIA | 2021 | down 32.3% | flat |
| 65 | Gambia | 0.7505 GPIA | 2023 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 66 | Hungary | 0.7433 GPIA | 2021 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 67 | China | 0.7356 GPIA | 2018 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 68 | Burkina Faso | 0.732 GPIA | 2022 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 69 | Slovenia | 0.703 GPIA | 2021 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 70 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6931 GPIA | 2023 | down 34.1% | flat |
| 71 | Armenia | 0.6702 GPIA | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 72 | Tunisia | 0.6673 GPIA | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 73 | Croatia | 0.6663 GPIA | 2021 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 74 | Finland | 0.6379 GPIA | 2021 | down 40.5% | flat |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 0.6034 GPIA | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 76 | Mongolia | 0.5518 GPIA | 2022 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 77 | Chile | 0.5185 GPIA | 2022 | down 38.1% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release