Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
200
Highest
1.2%
Tokelau
Lowest
0.2%
Suriname
Median
0.9%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
3,165
What the numbers show
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 1.2% in Tokelau; the lowest is 0.2% in Suriname.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9%, and the mean is 0.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 121 countries rose and 78 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 51.6%), and the largest decrease in Suriname (down 74.8%).
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokelau | 1.2% | 2023 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 1.2% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 3 | Senegal | 1.2% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 4 | Gambia | 1.1% | 2021 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 5 | Nepal | 1.1% | 2020 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 6 | Qatar | 1.1% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 7 | Jordan | 1.1% | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 8 | Kuwait | 1.1% | 2021 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 9 | Montserrat | 1.0% | 2019 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 10 | India | 1.0% | 2020 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 11 | Sierra Leone | 1.0% | 2021 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 1.0% | 2018 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 13 | Malawi | 1.0% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 14 | Sweden | 1.0% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 15 | Burkina Faso | 1.0% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 16 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.0% | 2021 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 17 | Bahrain | 1.0% | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 18 | Burundi | 1.0% | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 19 | Mauritania | 1.0% | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 20 | Uganda | 1.0% | 2017 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 21 | Madagascar | 1.0% | 2019 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 22 | Niue | 1.0% | 2024 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 1.0% | 2020 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 24 | Palestine, State of | 1.0% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 25 | Oman | 1.0% | 2024 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 26 | Zambia | 1.0% | 2013 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 27 | Kenya | 1.0% | 2014 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.0% | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 29 | Cayman Islands | 1.0% | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 30 | Bhutan | 1.0% | 2020 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 31 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.0% | 2024 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 32 | Peru | 1.0% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 33 | Saint Lucia | 1.0% | 2023 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 34 | Ecuador | 1.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 1.0% | 2020 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 36 | Monaco | 1.0% | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 37 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.0% | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 38 | Lebanon | 1.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 39 | Algeria | 1.0% | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 40 | Gibraltar | 1.0% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 41 | Mexico | 1.0% | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 42 | Ireland | 1.0% | 2022 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 43 | British Virgin Islands | 1.0% | 2024 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 44 | Andorra | 1.0% | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 1.0% | 2024 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 46 | Namibia | 1.0% | 2018 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 47 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.0% | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 48 | Mauritius | 1.0% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 49 | Jamaica | 1.0% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 50 | Costa Rica | 1.0% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 51 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.0% | 2022 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 52 | Honduras | 1.0% | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 53 | Singapore | 1.0% | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 54 | Luxembourg | 1.0% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 55 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.0% | 2018 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 56 | Rwanda | 1.0% | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 57 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 58 | Switzerland | 1.0% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 59 | Germany | 1.0% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 60 | Turkmenistan | 1.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 61 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 62 | Botswana | 1.0% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 63 | Egypt | 1.0% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 64 | Angola | 1.0% | 2023 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 65 | Ukraine | 1.0% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 66 | Guyana | 1.0% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 67 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.0% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 68 | France | 1.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 69 | Mongolia | 1.0% | 2019 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 70 | San Marino | 1.0% | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 71 | Guatemala | 1.0% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 72 | Finland | 1.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.0% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 74 | Iceland | 1.0% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 75 | Slovakia | 1.0% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 76 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.0% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 77 | Togo | 1.0% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 78 | Naoero | 1.0% | 2023 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 79 | Lithuania | 1.0% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 80 | Czechia | 1.0% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 81 | Republic of Korea | 1.0% | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 82 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.0% | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 83 | Portugal | 0.9% | 2023 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 84 | Russian Federation | 0.9% | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 85 | Sudan | 0.9% | 2019 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 86 | Bulgaria | 0.9% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 87 | Maldives | 0.9% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 88 | United States of America | 0.9% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 89 | Israel | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 90 | Barbados | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 91 | Malaysia | 0.9% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 92 | Canada | 0.9% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 93 | Myanmar | 0.9% | 2018 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 94 | Brazil | 0.9% | 2024 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 95 | Poland | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 96 | Panama | 0.9% | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 97 | Japan | 0.9% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 98 | Ghana | 0.9% | 2022 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 99 | New Zealand | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 100 | Netherlands | 0.9% | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 101 | Türkiye | 0.9% | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 102 | Norway | 0.9% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 103 | Estonia | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 103 | Paraguay | 0.9% | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 105 | Kazakhstan | 0.9% | 2020 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 105 | El Salvador | 0.9% | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 107 | Kiribati | 0.9% | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 108 | Mozambique | 0.9% | 2022 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 109 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.9% | 2017 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 110 | Croatia | 0.9% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 111 | Belgium | 0.9% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 112 | Serbia | 0.9% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 113 | Greece | 0.9% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 114 | South Africa | 0.9% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 115 | Latvia | 0.9% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 116 | Georgia | 0.9% | 2024 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 117 | Timor-Leste | 0.9% | 2019 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 118 | Tajikistan | 0.9% | 2017 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 119 | Belarus | 0.9% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 120 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 121 | North Macedonia | 0.9% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 122 | Cook Islands | 0.9% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 123 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.9% | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 124 | Slovenia | 0.9% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 125 | Anguilla | 0.9% | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 126 | Belize | 0.9% | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 127 | Seychelles | 0.9% | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 128 | Spain | 0.9% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 129 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.9% | 2021 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 130 | Puerto Rico | 0.9% | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 131 | Romania | 0.9% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 132 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.9% | 2020 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 133 | Nicaragua | 0.9% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 134 | Thailand | 0.9% | 2020 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 135 | Lesotho | 0.9% | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 135 | Montenegro | 0.9% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 137 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 138 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 139 | Philippines | 0.9% | 2020 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 140 | Italy | 0.9% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 141 | Solomon Islands | 0.9% | 2019 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 142 | Austria | 0.9% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 143 | Colombia | 0.9% | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 144 | Uruguay | 0.9% | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 145 | Dominican Republic | 0.9% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 146 | Bahamas | 0.9% | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 147 | Uzbekistan | 0.9% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 148 | Albania | 0.9% | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 149 | Samoa | 0.9% | 2021 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 150 | Grenada | 0.9% | 2023 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 151 | Morocco | 0.9% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 152 | Eswatini | 0.9% | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 153 | Cyprus | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 154 | Niger | 0.9% | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 155 | Tunisia | 0.9% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 156 | Nigeria | 0.9% | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 157 | Fiji | 0.9% | 2020 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 158 | Tuvalu | 0.9% | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 159 | Australia | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 160 | Cape Verde | 0.9% | 2022 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 161 | Gabon | 0.9% | 2019 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 162 | Cambodia | 0.9% | 2019 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 163 | Cuba | 0.9% | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 164 | Libya | 0.9% | 2006 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 165 | Indonesia | 0.9% | 2018 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 166 | Hong Kong, China | 0.9% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 167 | Viet Nam | 0.9% | 2021 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 168 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.9% | 2020 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 169 | Vanuatu | 0.9% | 2020 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 170 | Bermuda | 0.9% | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 171 | Armenia | 0.9% | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 172 | Congo | 0.9% | 2018 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 173 | Pakistan | 0.9% | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 174 | Comoros | 0.9% | 2017 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 175 | China | 0.9% | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 176 | Aruba | 0.9% | 2014 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 177 | Benin | 0.9% | 2022 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 178 | Ethiopia | 0.9% | 2021 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 179 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.9% | 2018 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 180 | Cameroon | 0.9% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 181 | Azerbaijan | 0.9% | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 182 | Djibouti | 0.9% | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 183 | Chile | 0.9% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 184 | Liberia | 0.9% | 2020 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 185 | Liechtenstein | 0.9% | 2021 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 186 | Marshall Islands | 0.9% | 2022 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 187 | Mali | 0.9% | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 188 | Tonga | 0.9% | 2020 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 189 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.9% | 2015 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 190 | Malta | 0.9% | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 191 | Yemen | 0.9% | 2016 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 192 | Dominica | 0.8% | 2023 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 193 | Chad | 0.8% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 194 | Eritrea | 0.8% | 2018 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 195 | Guinea | 0.8% | 2020 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 196 | Iraq | 0.8% | 2007 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 197 | Macau, China | 0.8% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 198 | Afghanistan | 0.8% | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 199 | Central African Republic | 0.8% | 2016 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 200 | Suriname | 0.2% | 2023 | down 74.8% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release