Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 25-54 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
102
Highest
1.51 GPIA
Brunei Darussalam
Lowest
0.4277 GPIA
Togo
Median
1.11 GPIA
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
1,898

What the numbers show

Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 25-54 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 102 countries. The highest value is 1.51 GPIA in Brunei Darussalam; the lowest is 0.4277 GPIA in Togo.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.11 GPIA, and the mean is 1.05 GPIA.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.

Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Bhutan (up 129.3%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 26.0%).

Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Brunei Darussalam 1.51 GPIA 2021 up 41.2% rising
2 Jamaica 1.5 GPIA 2023 down 4.6% falling
3 Belize 1.47 GPIA 2023 down 5.0% flat
4 Dominican Republic 1.47 GPIA 2024 up 5.3% rising
5 Latvia 1.44 GPIA 2023 up 2.8% falling
6 Montenegro 1.43 GPIA 2023 up 30.2% rising
7 Uruguay 1.41 GPIA 2024 up 9.7% rising
8 Ireland 1.38 GPIA 2023 up 30.6% rising
9 South Africa 1.38 GPIA 2024 up 11.9% rising
10 Estonia 1.37 GPIA 2023 up 0.6% falling
11 Poland 1.36 GPIA 2024 up 16.5% rising
12 France 1.36 GPIA 2023 up 12.5% rising
13 Botswana 1.34 GPIA 2023 up 30.6% rising
14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.34 GPIA 2024 up 2.4% rising
15 Canada 1.33 GPIA 2024 up 7.6% rising
16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.33 GPIA 2023 up 29.6% rising
17 United States of America 1.32 GPIA 2024 up 3.0% falling
18 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.31 GPIA 2017 down 11.3% falling
19 Lithuania 1.3 GPIA 2023 up 11.6% falling
20 Tunisia 1.3 GPIA 2023 up 14.1% rising
21 Argentina 1.3 GPIA 2024 down 1.2% rising
22 Sweden 1.3 GPIA 2023 down 5.7% rising
23 Iceland 1.29 GPIA 2023 up 5.8% rising
24 Australia 1.27 GPIA 2024 down 0.0% flat
25 Republic of Moldova 1.26 GPIA 2024 up 3.4% flat
26 Brazil 1.26 GPIA 2024 up 4.7% flat
27 Finland 1.26 GPIA 2023 up 3.1% rising
28 Slovakia 1.25 GPIA 2023 up 24.1% rising
29 Denmark 1.24 GPIA 2023 down 2.3% rising
30 Paraguay 1.23 GPIA 2017 up 30.1% rising
31 Bulgaria 1.23 GPIA 2023 up 5.3% rising
32 Greece 1.21 GPIA 2024 up 36.6% rising
33 Slovenia 1.2 GPIA 2023 down 4.9% flat
34 Costa Rica 1.2 GPIA 2024 up 9.0% rising
35 Hungary 1.2 GPIA 2023 up 13.5% falling
36 Malta 1.2 GPIA 2023 up 11.2% rising
37 Spain 1.2 GPIA 2024 up 6.9% flat
38 Luxembourg 1.19 GPIA 2023 up 11.1% rising
39 Serbia 1.19 GPIA 2024 up 1.4% rising
40 Mauritius 1.18 GPIA 2023 up 14.0% rising
41 Panama 1.18 GPIA 2024 down 6.1% flat
42 North Macedonia 1.18 GPIA 2024 up 15.4% rising
43 Norway 1.16 GPIA 2023 up 1.1% flat
44 Honduras 1.16 GPIA 2024 down 4.5% falling
45 Belgium 1.15 GPIA 2023 up 6.5% rising
46 Czechia 1.15 GPIA 2023 down 3.6% rising
47 Croatia 1.15 GPIA 2023 down 0.7% rising
48 Portugal 1.15 GPIA 2024 up 10.0% rising
49 Nigeria 1.15 GPIA 2023 up 113.5% rising
50 Sri Lanka 1.12 GPIA 2022 down 8.9% flat
51 Georgia 1.11 GPIA 2023 up 82.0% rising
52 Ecuador 1.11 GPIA 2024 up 7.2% rising
53 Türkiye 1.1 GPIA 2023 up 26.9% rising
54 Switzerland 1.09 GPIA 2024 up 20.9% rising
55 Chile 1.09 GPIA 2024 down 0.8% rising
56 Kyrgyzstan 1.08 GPIA 2019 up 11.6% rising
57 Netherlands 1.08 GPIA 2023 up 1.2% rising
58 Italy 1.07 GPIA 2023 down 3.7% rising
59 Colombia 1.07 GPIA 2024 down 7.7% rising
60 Germany 1.06 GPIA 2023 up 7.2% rising
61 Austria 1.05 GPIA 2023 up 10.4% rising
62 El Salvador 1.04 GPIA 2023 up 17.5% rising
63 Mexico 1.04 GPIA 2025 up 8.5% falling
64 Namibia 1.03 GPIA 2018 down 18.0% rising
65 Romania 0.9932 GPIA 2023 up 14.0% rising
66 Mongolia 0.9657 GPIA 2023 down 23.1% falling
67 Peru 0.9589 GPIA 2022 up 31.6% rising
68 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9534 GPIA 2023 up 10.5% rising
69 Zambia 0.9473 GPIA 2023 down 6.8% falling
70 Thailand 0.9396 GPIA 2024 down 3.3% rising
71 Indonesia 0.9272 GPIA 2023 up 7.9% rising
72 Zimbabwe 0.9177 GPIA 2023 up 44.2% rising
73 Palestine, State of 0.8913 GPIA 2024 up 18.5% rising
74 Timor-Leste 0.8745 GPIA 2022 up 28.4% rising
75 Belarus 0.864 GPIA 2022 down 26.0% falling
76 Viet Nam 0.8587 GPIA 2023 up 19.1% rising
77 Angola 0.8341 GPIA 2022 down 8.0% falling
78 Cyprus 0.8232 GPIA 2023 down 17.1% falling
79 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.7861 GPIA 2023 down 4.0% falling
80 Myanmar 0.7859 GPIA 2020 down 21.3% falling
81 Jordan 0.7856 GPIA 2023 up 38.7% rising
82 Albania 0.7803 GPIA 2022 up 45.4% falling
83 Côte d'Ivoire 0.7661 GPIA 2022 up 47.0% rising
84 Cambodia 0.7494 GPIA 2020 up 53.9% rising
85 Kenya 0.7483 GPIA 2022 down 0.0% rising
86 Guatemala 0.7052 GPIA 2022 down 4.0% rising
87 Burkina Faso 0.7003 GPIA 2024 up 24.8% rising
88 Ghana 0.6888 GPIA 2022 up 55.2% rising
89 Rwanda 0.6771 GPIA 2024 up 18.7% falling
90 Korea 0.6704 GPIA 2024 up 42.0% rising
91 Pakistan 0.6634 GPIA 2021 up 71.3% rising
92 Bhutan 0.6294 GPIA 2024 up 129.3% rising
93 Senegal 0.6291 GPIA 2022 up 40.2% rising
94 Israel 0.6066 GPIA 2023 down 19.2% falling
95 India 0.6035 GPIA 2022 up 10.2% flat
96 Bangladesh 0.5782 GPIA 2023 up 2.6% falling
97 Armenia 0.5676 GPIA 2023 down 5.1% rising
98 Mali 0.5538 GPIA 2022 up 42.3% rising
99 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.5368 GPIA 2020 down 25.4% falling
100 Egypt 0.5131 GPIA 2023 up 8.1% rising
101 Niger 0.4714 GPIA 2022 up 20.1% rising
102 Togo 0.4277 GPIA 2022 up 68.7% rising

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Indicator
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 25-54 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
102 places, 1,898 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release