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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
200 places, 3,165 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release