Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
191
Highest
1.9%
Kyrgyzstan
Lowest
0.6%
Guinea
Median
1.0%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
2,806
What the numbers show
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 1.9% in Kyrgyzstan; the lowest is 0.6% in Guinea.
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 3.
Over the past decade 129 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Grenada (up 97.5%), and the largest decrease in Niue (down 24.9%).
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.9% | 2021 | up 91.7% | rising |
| 1 | Montserrat | 1.1% | 2019 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 2 | Burundi | 1.3% | 2025 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 2 | Tokelau | 1.0% | 2023 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 3 | Lesotho | 1.3% | 2016 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 3 | Niue | 1.0% | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 1.2% | 2024 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 4 | Cook Islands | 1.0% | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 5 | Senegal | 1.2% | 2023 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 5 | Anguilla | 0.9% | 2019 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 6 | Rwanda | 1.2% | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 7 | Gambia | 1.2% | 2021 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 1.2% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 9 | Lebanon | 1.1% | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 10 | Mauritania | 1.1% | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 11 | Mexico | 1.1% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 12 | Nepal | 1.1% | 2020 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 13 | Mauritius | 1.1% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 14 | Bhutan | 1.1% | 2020 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 15 | Cambodia | 1.1% | 2019 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 16 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.1% | 2021 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 17 | Aruba | 1.1% | 2012 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 18 | Jordan | 1.1% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 19 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.1% | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 20 | India | 1.1% | 2020 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 21 | Namibia | 1.1% | 2017 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 22 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.1% | 2017 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 23 | Kiribati | 1.1% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 1.1% | 2023 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 25 | Kuwait | 1.0% | 2012 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 26 | Myanmar | 1.0% | 2018 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 27 | Honduras | 1.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 28 | Belgium | 1.0% | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 29 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.0% | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 30 | Timor-Leste | 1.0% | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 31 | Qatar | 1.0% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 32 | Palestine, State of | 1.0% | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 33 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.0% | 2021 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 34 | Suriname | 1.0% | 2021 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 1.0% | 2021 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 36 | Madagascar | 1.0% | 2019 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 37 | Sudan | 1.0% | 2019 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 38 | Israel | 1.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 39 | Botswana | 1.0% | 2021 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 40 | Congo | 1.0% | 2012 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 41 | Tunisia | 1.0% | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 42 | Indonesia | 1.0% | 2018 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 43 | Dominican Republic | 1.0% | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 44 | Croatia | 1.0% | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 45 | Malawi | 1.0% | 2018 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 46 | Monaco | 1.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 47 | Kenya | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 48 | Bahrain | 1.0% | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 49 | Philippines | 1.0% | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 50 | Gibraltar | 1.0% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 51 | Sri Lanka | 1.0% | 2020 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 52 | Eswatini | 1.0% | 2016 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 53 | Sweden | 1.0% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 54 | Ghana | 1.0% | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 55 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.0% | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 56 | Mongolia | 1.0% | 2019 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 57 | Andorra | 1.0% | 2024 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 58 | Saint Lucia | 1.0% | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 59 | Peru | 1.0% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 60 | Türkiye | 1.0% | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 61 | El Salvador | 1.0% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 62 | Oman | 1.0% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 63 | Cyprus | 1.0% | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 64 | Ireland | 1.0% | 2022 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 65 | Bahamas | 1.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 66 | United States of America | 1.0% | 2023 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 67 | Uruguay | 1.0% | 2023 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 68 | Tuvalu | 1.0% | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 69 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.0% | 2024 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 70 | Fiji | 1.0% | 2020 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 71 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.0% | 2023 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 72 | Malta | 1.0% | 2023 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 73 | Nigeria | 1.0% | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 74 | Saudi Arabia | 1.0% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 75 | Bermuda | 1.0% | 2023 | up 11.0% | flat |
| 76 | Ecuador | 1.0% | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 77 | San Marino | 1.0% | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 78 | Colombia | 1.0% | 2022 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 79 | Switzerland | 1.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 1.0% | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 81 | Norway | 1.0% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 82 | Guatemala | 1.0% | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 83 | Niger | 1.0% | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 84 | Grenada | 1.0% | 2023 | up 97.5% | rising |
| 85 | Puerto Rico | 1.0% | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 86 | Paraguay | 1.0% | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 87 | Jamaica | 1.0% | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 88 | Czechia | 1.0% | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 89 | Seychelles | 1.0% | 2024 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 90 | France | 1.0% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 91 | Singapore | 1.0% | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 92 | South Africa | 1.0% | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 93 | Slovenia | 1.0% | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 94 | Naoero | 1.0% | 2023 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 95 | Ukraine | 1.0% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 96 | Finland | 1.0% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 97 | Solomon Islands | 1.0% | 2019 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 98 | Malaysia | 1.0% | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 99 | Portugal | 1.0% | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 100 | Marshall Islands | 1.0% | 2022 | down 13.4% | flat |
| 101 | Egypt | 0.9% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 102 | Cape Verde | 0.9% | 2022 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 103 | Kazakhstan | 0.9% | 2020 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 104 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9% | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 105 | Republic of Korea | 0.9% | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 106 | New Zealand | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 107 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.9% | 2020 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 108 | Estonia | 0.9% | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 109 | Belarus | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 110 | Slovakia | 0.9% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 111 | Latvia | 0.9% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 112 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.9% | 2020 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 113 | Lithuania | 0.9% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 114 | Serbia | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 115 | Japan | 0.9% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 116 | Zambia | 0.9% | 2017 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 117 | Cayman Islands | 0.9% | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 118 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.9% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 119 | Argentina | 0.9% | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 120 | Uzbekistan | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 121 | Canada | 0.9% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 122 | Guyana | 0.9% | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 123 | Viet Nam | 0.9% | 2021 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 124 | Panama | 0.9% | 2016 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 125 | North Macedonia | 0.9% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 126 | Brazil | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 127 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 128 | Mozambique | 0.9% | 2017 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 129 | Romania | 0.9% | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 130 | Italy | 0.9% | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 131 | Comoros | 0.9% | 2017 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 132 | Georgia | 0.9% | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 133 | Tajikistan | 0.9% | 2017 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 134 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.9% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 135 | Samoa | 0.9% | 2021 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 136 | Iceland | 0.9% | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 137 | Bulgaria | 0.9% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 138 | Spain | 0.9% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 139 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 140 | Greece | 0.9% | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 141 | Austria | 0.9% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 142 | Poland | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 143 | Montenegro | 0.9% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 144 | Albania | 0.9% | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 145 | Australia | 0.9% | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 146 | Tonga | 0.9% | 2020 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 147 | Netherlands | 0.9% | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 148 | Russian Federation | 0.9% | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 149 | Germany | 0.9% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 150 | Hong Kong, China | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 151 | Mali | 0.9% | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 152 | Barbados | 0.9% | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 153 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 154 | Liechtenstein | 0.9% | 2021 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 155 | Bangladesh | 0.9% | 2020 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 156 | Cuba | 0.9% | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 157 | Armenia | 0.9% | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 158 | Pakistan | 0.9% | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 159 | China | 0.9% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 160 | Morocco | 0.9% | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 161 | Maldives | 0.9% | 2019 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 162 | Benin | 0.9% | 2022 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 163 | Chile | 0.9% | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 164 | Ethiopia | 0.9% | 2017 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 165 | Algeria | 0.9% | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 166 | Azerbaijan | 0.9% | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 167 | Thailand | 0.9% | 2020 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 168 | Belize | 0.9% | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 169 | Angola | 0.9% | 2023 | up 24.4% | flat |
| 170 | Liberia | 0.8% | 2020 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 171 | Eritrea | 0.8% | 2018 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 172 | Djibouti | 0.8% | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 173 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.8% | 2018 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 174 | Luxembourg | 0.8% | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 175 | Cameroon | 0.8% | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 176 | British Virgin Islands | 0.8% | 2021 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 177 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.8% | 2022 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 178 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.8% | 2018 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 179 | Macau, China | 0.8% | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 180 | Afghanistan | 0.7% | 2023 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 181 | Yemen | 0.7% | 2016 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 182 | Iraq | 0.7% | 2007 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 183 | Chad | 0.7% | 2024 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 184 | Dominica | 0.6% | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 185 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.6% | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 186 | Guinea | 0.6% | 2014 | up 25.7% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release