Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
180
Highest
2.0%
Grenada
Lowest
0.4%
Afghanistan
Median
1.0%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
2,574
What the numbers show
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 2.0% in Grenada; the lowest is 0.4% in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.0%, and the mean is 1.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 103 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Azerbaijan (up 179.8%), and the largest decrease in Algeria (down 39.6%).
Percentage … lower secondary private adjusted gender parity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grenada | 2.0% | 2023 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 2 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.6% | 2017 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 3 | Barbados | 1.4% | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 4 | Dominica | 1.3% | 2023 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 1.3% | 2024 | up 96.8% | rising |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 1.2% | 2020 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 7 | Suriname | 1.2% | 2021 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 1.2% | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 1.2% | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 10 | Seychelles | 1.2% | 2024 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 11 | Iceland | 1.2% | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 12 | Zambia | 1.2% | 2017 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 1.1% | 2021 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 14 | Tanzania | 1.1% | 2021 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 15 | Saint Lucia | 1.1% | 2023 | up 166.2% | rising |
| 16 | Cape Verde | 1.1% | 2022 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 17 | Germany | 1.1% | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 18 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.1% | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 19 | Eswatini | 1.1% | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 20 | Senegal | 1.1% | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 21 | Tonga | 1.1% | 2020 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 22 | Netherlands | 1.1% | 2022 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 23 | Honduras | 1.1% | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 24 | Nigeria | 1.1% | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 25 | Namibia | 1.1% | 2017 | down 19.5% | flat |
| 26 | Comoros | 1.1% | 2017 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 27 | Congo | 1.1% | 2004 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 28 | Burundi | 1.1% | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 29 | Argentina | 1.1% | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 30 | Mozambique | 1.1% | 2017 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 31 | Bermuda | 1.1% | 2023 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 32 | Mauritania | 1.1% | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 33 | Madagascar | 1.1% | 2019 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 34 | Monaco | 1.1% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 35 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.1% | 2022 | up 26.3% | flat |
| 36 | Mexico | 1.1% | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 37 | Samoa | 1.1% | 2021 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 38 | Cameroon | 1.1% | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 39 | Solomon Islands | 1.1% | 2019 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 40 | South Africa | 1.1% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 41 | Japan | 1.1% | 2023 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 42 | Lesotho | 1.1% | 2016 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 43 | Estonia | 1.1% | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 44 | Angola | 1.1% | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 45 | Denmark | 1.1% | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 46 | Gambia | 1.1% | 2021 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 47 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.1% | 2018 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 48 | Austria | 1.0% | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 49 | Venezuela | 1.0% | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 50 | New Zealand | 1.0% | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 51 | Thailand | 1.0% | 2020 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 52 | Bahamas | 1.0% | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 53 | Niger | 1.0% | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 54 | East Timor | 1.0% | 2019 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 55 | Ghana | 1.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 56 | Ethiopia | 1.0% | 2017 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 57 | Lithuania | 1.0% | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 58 | Croatia | 1.0% | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 59 | El Salvador | 1.0% | 2024 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 60 | Sweden | 1.0% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 61 | Slovenia | 1.0% | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 62 | Paraguay | 1.0% | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 63 | Finland | 1.0% | 2024 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 64 | Kiribati | 1.0% | 2023 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 65 | United States | 1.0% | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 66 | Belgium | 1.0% | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 67 | British Virgin Islands | 1.0% | 2021 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 68 | Botswana | 1.0% | 2013 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 69 | Brazil | 1.0% | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 70 | Eritrea | 1.0% | 2018 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 71 | Liberia | 1.0% | 2020 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 72 | Mongolia | 1.0% | 2019 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 73 | Malawi | 1.0% | 2018 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 74 | Aruba | 1.0% | 2012 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 75 | Ecuador | 1.0% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 76 | Cambodia | 1.0% | 2019 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 77 | Slovakia | 1.0% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 78 | Portugal | 1.0% | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 79 | Cayman Islands | 1.0% | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 80 | Canada | 1.0% | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 1.0% | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 82 | Greece | 1.0% | 2023 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 83 | Saudi Arabia | 1.0% | 2024 | up 72.5% | rising |
| 84 | Lebanon | 1.0% | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 85 | Panama | 1.0% | 2016 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 86 | Belize | 1.0% | 2024 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 87 | Hungary | 1.0% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 88 | Philippines | 1.0% | 2020 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 89 | Kenya | 1.0% | 2016 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 90 | Mali | 1.0% | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 91 | Czechia | 1.0% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 92 | Bolivia | 1.0% | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 93 | Uruguay | 1.0% | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 94 | Norway | 1.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 95 | Guatemala | 1.0% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 96 | Chile | 1.0% | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 97 | Jamaica | 1.0% | 2024 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 98 | Peru | 1.0% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 99 | France | 1.0% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 100 | United Kingdom | 1.0% | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 101 | Tuvalu | 1.0% | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 102 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.0% | 2018 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 103 | Spain | 1.0% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 104 | Puerto Rico | 1.0% | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 105 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.0% | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 0.9% | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 107 | Latvia | 0.9% | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 108 | Djibouti | 0.9% | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 109 | Marshall Islands | 0.9% | 2022 | up 11.4% | flat |
| 110 | Romania | 0.9% | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 111 | Macao | 0.9% | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 112 | Russia | 0.9% | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 113 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9% | 2023 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 114 | Syria | 0.9% | 2024 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 115 | Kazakhstan | 0.9% | 2020 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 116 | Palestine | 0.9% | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 117 | Brunei | 0.9% | 2020 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 118 | United Arab Emirates | 0.9% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 119 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.9% | 2021 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 120 | Serbia | 0.9% | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 121 | Albania | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 122 | Pakistan | 0.9% | 2024 | up 18.6% | flat |
| 123 | Armenia | 0.9% | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 124 | Benin | 0.9% | 2022 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 125 | Morocco | 0.9% | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 126 | Nicaragua | 0.9% | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 127 | Ukraine | 0.9% | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 128 | Singapore | 0.9% | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 129 | South Korea | 0.9% | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 130 | Australia | 0.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 131 | Colombia | 0.9% | 2022 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 132 | Italy | 0.9% | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 133 | Sri Lanka | 0.9% | 2020 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 134 | Malta | 0.9% | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 135 | Bahrain | 0.9% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 136 | Maldives | 0.9% | 2019 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 137 | Laos | 0.9% | 2020 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 138 | Turkey | 0.9% | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 139 | Hong Kong | 0.9% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 140 | Moldova | 0.9% | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 141 | Mauritius | 0.9% | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 142 | Egypt | 0.9% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 143 | Poland | 0.9% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 144 | Gibraltar | 0.9% | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 145 | Cyprus | 0.9% | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 146 | Georgia | 0.9% | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 147 | Indonesia | 0.9% | 2018 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 148 | Rwanda | 0.9% | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 149 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.9% | 2021 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 150 | Qatar | 0.9% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 151 | Sudan | 0.9% | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 152 | Montenegro | 0.9% | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 153 | Cook Islands | 0.9% | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 154 | Guinea | 0.9% | 2014 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 155 | Belarus | 0.9% | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 156 | Malaysia | 0.8% | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 157 | Andorra | 0.8% | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 158 | India | 0.8% | 2020 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 159 | Guyana | 0.8% | 2023 | down 21.4% | flat |
| 160 | Switzerland | 0.8% | 2024 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 161 | Chad | 0.8% | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 162 | Oman | 0.8% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 163 | Azerbaijan | 0.8% | 2024 | up 179.8% | volatile |
| 164 | North Macedonia | 0.8% | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 165 | Algeria | 0.8% | 2024 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 166 | Bhutan | 0.8% | 2020 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 167 | Vietnam | 0.8% | 2021 | up 15.0% | flat |
| 168 | Kuwait | 0.7% | 2016 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 169 | Israel | 0.7% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 170 | Jordan | 0.7% | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 171 | Iran | 0.7% | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 172 | Nepal | 0.7% | 2020 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 173 | China | 0.7% | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 174 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.7% | 2020 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 175 | Liechtenstein | 0.7% | 2021 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 176 | Tunisia | 0.6% | 2023 | up 34.2% | falling |
| 177 | Uzbekistan | 0.6% | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 178 | Tajikistan | 0.5% | 2017 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 179 | Yemen | 0.4% | 2016 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 180 | Afghanistan | 0.4% | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release