Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
180
Highest
1.6%
Kyrgyzstan
Lowest
0.6%
Afghanistan
Median
1.0%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
2,494

What the numbers show

Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 1.6% in Kyrgyzstan; the lowest is 0.6% 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 3.

Over the past decade 114 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Grenada (up 88.5%), and the largest decrease in Niue (down 25.2%).

Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Kyrgyzstan 1.6% 2021 up 69.4% rising
2 Lesotho 1.3% 2016 up 4.3% flat
3 Burundi 1.3% 2025 up 36.9% rising
4 Rwanda 1.2% 2024 up 6.7% rising
5 Senegal 1.2% 2023 up 42.0% rising
6 Lebanon 1.2% 2024 down 1.3% falling
7 Burkina Faso 1.2% 2024 up 56.5% rising
8 Mauritius 1.1% 2024 up 4.5% rising
9 Namibia 1.1% 2006 down 0.4% flat
10 Syrian Arab Republic 1.1% 2024 up 17.7% rising
11 Palestine, State of 1.1% 2023 up 2.8% flat
12 Kuwait 1.1% 2015 up 2.5% rising
13 Suriname 1.1% 2021 down 10.2% flat
14 Belgium 1.1% 2023 up 0.6% flat
15 Honduras 1.1% 2024 up 0.1% falling
16 Dominican Republic 1.1% 2024 up 1.0% falling
17 Mexico 1.1% 2024 up 6.9% rising
18 Sao Tome and Principe 1.1% 2017 up 4.1% flat
19 Jordan 1.1% 2024 up 0.2% rising
20 Tuvalu 1.1% 2023 down 1.8% falling
21 Botswana 1.1% 2021 up 4.0% flat
22 Sweden 1.1% 2024 up 1.0% flat
23 Bhutan 1.1% 2018 up 17.2% rising
24 Myanmar 1.1% 2018 up 6.5% rising
25 Uruguay 1.1% 2023 up 0.6% falling
26 Marshall Islands 1.1% 2022 up 8.7% rising
27 Timor-Leste 1.1% 2019 up 13.9% rising
28 Israel 1.1% 2024 up 0.6% flat
29 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.1% 2021 up 14.4% rising
30 Finland 1.1% 2024 up 1.7% flat
31 South Africa 1.1% 2023 up 1.5% flat
32 Sudan 1.0% 2019 up 25.0% rising
33 Indonesia 1.0% 2018 up 6.3% rising
34 Cape Verde 1.0% 2022 down 6.4% flat
35 Aruba 1.0% 2012 down 17.0% falling
36 Ireland 1.0% 2022 up 6.9% rising
37 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.0% 2024 up 1.0% falling
38 Mauritania 1.0% 2020 up 27.5% rising
39 Costa Rica 1.0% 2024 up 2.7% flat
40 Bermuda 1.0% 2023 up 1.0% rising
41 Cook Islands 1.0% 2024 up 3.9% flat
42 El Salvador 1.0% 2024 up 3.0% flat
43 Colombia 1.0% 2022 down 4.3% flat
44 Montserrat 1.0% 2019 up 9.5% rising
45 Qatar 1.0% 2024 up 1.2% falling
46 Anguilla 1.0% 2022 down 1.4% falling
47 Philippines 1.0% 2020 down 1.7% flat
48 Nicaragua 1.0% 2023 down 4.0% falling
49 Seychelles 1.0% 2024 down 1.0% flat
50 Mongolia 1.0% 2019 down 5.2% falling
51 Grenada 1.0% 2023 up 88.5% rising
52 Croatia 1.0% 2023 up 2.4% flat
53 Samoa 1.0% 2016 up 2.7% flat
54 Bahamas 1.0% 2024 up 1.9% rising
55 New Zealand 1.0% 2024 up 0.3% flat
56 Malaysia 1.0% 2021 down 2.6% flat
57 Sierra Leone 1.0% 2021 up 38.0% rising
58 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.0% 2023 up 5.1% flat
59 Brunei Darussalam 1.0% 2020 up 4.4% falling
60 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.0% 2021 down 2.1% flat
61 Paraguay 1.0% 2024 down 1.3% flat
62 Ghana 1.0% 2024 up 12.9% rising
63 India 1.0% 2020 down 2.0% rising
64 Trinidad and Tobago 1.0% 2023 flat
65 Puerto Rico 1.0% 2023 down 1.1% flat
66 Niue 1.0% 2024 down 25.2% falling
67 Panama 1.0% 2016 down 4.7% flat
68 Peru 1.0% 2024 up 3.4% rising
69 Estonia 1.0% 2024 up 4.9% rising
70 Portugal 1.0% 2023 up 1.7% flat
71 Algeria 1.0% 2024 down 1.4% flat
72 Saint Lucia 1.0% 2023 down 3.5% falling
73 Madagascar 1.0% 2019 up 11.8% rising
74 Malawi 1.0% 2018 up 18.9% rising
75 Gibraltar 1.0% 2024 up 5.8% flat
76 Ecuador 1.0% 2024 down 1.8% flat
77 Morocco 1.0% 2024 up 16.5% rising
78 Eswatini 1.0% 2016 down 2.4% flat
79 Guyana 1.0% 2023 down 1.0% flat
80 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.0% 2023 up 1.4% flat
81 Brazil 1.0% 2024 down 4.3% flat
82 Oman 1.0% 2024 down 1.0% flat
83 Bahrain 1.0% 2024 down 3.1% falling
84 Spain 1.0% 2024 up 1.8% flat
85 Egypt 1.0% 2024 up 2.1% flat
86 Serbia 1.0% 2024 up 0.5% flat
87 Jamaica 1.0% 2024 down 6.0% falling
88 France 1.0% 2024 down 1.0% flat
89 Cayman Islands 1.0% 2024 down 2.2% rising
90 Cuba 1.0% 2024 up 0.3% flat
91 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.0% 2024 up 1.0% rising
92 Turkmenistan 1.0% 2024 up 0.1% flat
93 Netherlands 1.0% 2022 up 1.9% flat
94 Saudi Arabia 1.0% 2024 up 0.4% flat
95 Argentina 1.0% 2023 down 3.5% falling
96 Singapore 1.0% 2023 up 1.5% flat
97 Barbados 1.0% 2024 up 1.3% flat
98 Cyprus 1.0% 2024 down 0.7% flat
99 Nigeria 1.0% 2023 up 10.3% rising
100 Slovenia 1.0% 2023 up 2.7% flat
101 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.0% 2023 down 0.3% flat
102 Türkiye 1.0% 2023 up 1.5% flat
103 Iceland 1.0% 2023 down 5.9% falling
104 Monaco 1.0% 2024 up 2.6% falling
105 Latvia 1.0% 2024 up 3.1% flat
106 Romania 1.0% 2023 up 1.8% flat
107 Italy 0.9% 2023 up 0.6% flat
108 Kazakhstan 0.9% 2020 down 2.0% flat
109 Belarus 0.9% 2024 up 2.0% flat
110 Comoros 0.9% 2017 up 65.2% rising
111 Malta 0.9% 2023 down 8.1% flat
112 North Macedonia 0.9% 2023 up 2.1% flat
113 Canada 0.9% 2023 down 0.2% flat
114 Ukraine 0.9% 2024 up 1.5% flat
115 Republic of Moldova 0.9% 2024 down 1.8% falling
115 Naoero 0.9% 2023 up 8.3% flat
117 Andorra 0.9% 2024 up 2.3% falling
118 Japan 0.9% 2023 down 1.1% flat
119 United States of America 0.9% 2023 down 0.8% flat
120 Montenegro 0.9% 2023 down 0.1% flat
121 Slovakia 0.9% 2024 up 0.3% flat
122 Uzbekistan 0.9% 2024 down 0.9% flat
123 Poland 0.9% 2024 up 0.8% flat
124 Guatemala 0.9% 2024 up 2.3% rising
125 Maldives 0.9% 2019 down 7.7% falling
126 Lithuania 0.9% 2024 up 3.1% flat
127 Russian Federation 0.9% 2023 down 0.7% flat
128 Côte d'Ivoire 0.9% 2024 up 47.5% rising
129 Republic of Korea 0.9% 2024 up 5.0% rising
130 Czechia 0.9% 2023 down 1.7% flat
131 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9% 2018 down 12.7% rising
132 Bangladesh 0.9% 2017 up 12.3% rising
133 Chile 0.9% 2024 down 2.3% falling
134 Denmark 0.9% 2024 down 5.7% falling
135 Belize 0.9% 2024 down 9.3% falling
136 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.9% 2020 up 13.7% rising
137 Mozambique 0.9% 2017 up 29.5% rising
138 Norway 0.9% 2024 up 2.3% flat
139 Greece 0.9% 2023 down 0.5% flat
140 Bulgaria 0.9% 2024 up 1.3% flat
141 Georgia 0.9% 2024 down 1.5% falling
142 Niger 0.9% 2024 up 32.3% rising
143 Armenia 0.9% 2024 down 1.5% flat
144 Tonga 0.9% 2020 up 21.3% rising
145 Thailand 0.9% 2020 down 11.1% falling
146 Hong Kong, China 0.9% 2024 down 1.0% falling
147 San Marino 0.9% 2024 down 7.2% falling
148 Tokelau 0.9% 2023 down 9.0% falling
149 Luxembourg 0.9% 2024 up 4.2% flat
150 Switzerland 0.9% 2024 up 0.2% flat
151 Albania 0.9% 2024 up 2.7% falling
152 Australia 0.9% 2024 up 10.8% rising
153 China 0.9% 2024 down 2.3% flat
154 Mali 0.9% 2023 up 31.7% rising
155 Hungary 0.9% 2024 down 4.3% flat
156 Austria 0.9% 2024 up 1.0% flat
157 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.9% 2018 down 12.3% falling
158 Azerbaijan 0.9% 2024 up 2.0% flat
159 Eritrea 0.9% 2018 up 23.8% rising
160 British Virgin Islands 0.9% 2023 down 14.6% falling
161 Tajikistan 0.9% 2013 up 6.7% flat
162 Germany 0.9% 2024 down 0.7% flat
163 Pakistan 0.9% 2024 up 19.8% rising
164 Solomon Islands 0.8% 2012 up 11.0% rising
165 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.8% 2022 down 17.3% falling
166 Djibouti 0.8% 2023 up 13.4% rising
167 Cameroon 0.8% 2023 up 5.4% rising
168 Congo 0.8% 2012 up 19.9% rising
169 Benin 0.8% 2022 up 43.0% rising
170 Liechtenstein 0.8% 2021 down 1.1% flat
171 Angola 0.8% 2023 up 25.8% falling
172 Cambodia 0.8% 2007 up 50.5% rising
173 Togo 0.8% 2023 up 20.1% rising
174 Macau, China 0.8% 2024 down 12.8% falling
175 Dominica 0.7% 2023 down 8.0% falling
176 Yemen 0.7% 2016 up 50.4% rising
177 Iraq 0.7% 2007 up 17.5% rising
178 Chad 0.6% 2024 up 55.3% rising
179 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.6% 2021 up 9.7% rising
180 Afghanistan 0.6% 2018 up 5.1% rising

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in secondary 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
180 places, 2,494 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release