Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
137
Highest
1.8%
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Lowest
0.3%
Yemen
Median
1.2%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,751
What the numbers show
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 137 countries. The highest value is 1.8% in Sint Maarten (Dutch part); the lowest is 0.3% in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.2%, and the mean is 1.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 96 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 704.1%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 56.5%).
Percentage of enrolment … tertiary private adjusted gender parity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.8% | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 2 | Anguilla | 1.8% | 2009 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 3 | Denmark | 1.7% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 4 | Namibia | 1.5% | 2022 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 5 | Bermuda | 1.5% | 2012 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 6 | Saint Lucia | 1.5% | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 7 | Oman | 1.5% | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 8 | Aruba | 1.5% | 2016 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 1.4% | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 1.4% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 11 | Mongolia | 1.4% | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 12 | New Zealand | 1.4% | 2024 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 13 | Ireland | 1.4% | 2022 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 14 | South Africa | 1.4% | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 15 | Belize | 1.4% | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 16 | Argentina | 1.4% | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 17 | Palestine | 1.4% | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 18 | Puerto Rico | 1.4% | 2023 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 19 | Slovakia | 1.4% | 2024 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 20 | Lesotho | 1.4% | 2018 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 21 | Czechia | 1.4% | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 22 | Panama | 1.4% | 2022 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 23 | Brazil | 1.4% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 24 | Slovenia | 1.4% | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 25 | Netherlands | 1.4% | 2022 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 26 | Kuwait | 1.4% | 2021 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 27 | Azerbaijan | 1.4% | 2024 | up 77.2% | rising |
| 28 | Norway | 1.3% | 2024 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 29 | United States | 1.3% | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 30 | Monaco | 1.3% | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 31 | Cyprus | 1.3% | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 32 | Honduras | 1.3% | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 33 | Botswana | 1.3% | 2023 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 1.3% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 35 | Belarus | 1.3% | 2024 | down 16.6% | flat |
| 36 | Cape Verde | 1.3% | 2018 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 37 | Portugal | 1.3% | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 38 | Latvia | 1.3% | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 39 | Ghana | 1.3% | 2024 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 40 | Belgium | 1.3% | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 41 | Mexico | 1.3% | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 42 | Moldova | 1.3% | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 43 | El Salvador | 1.2% | 2024 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 44 | Spain | 1.2% | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 45 | United Kingdom | 1.2% | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 46 | Colombia | 1.2% | 2022 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 47 | Madagascar | 1.2% | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 48 | Austria | 1.2% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 49 | Mauritius | 1.2% | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 50 | Senegal | 1.2% | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 51 | Qatar | 1.2% | 2024 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 52 | Angola | 1.2% | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 53 | Lithuania | 1.2% | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 54 | Laos | 1.2% | 2020 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 55 | Singapore | 1.2% | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 56 | Finland | 1.2% | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 57 | Hungary | 1.2% | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 58 | Serbia | 1.2% | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 59 | Thailand | 1.2% | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 60 | Macao | 1.2% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 61 | Israel | 1.2% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 62 | Italy | 1.2% | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 63 | Philippines | 1.2% | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 64 | Russia | 1.2% | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 1.2% | 2024 | up 170.8% | rising |
| 66 | Albania | 1.2% | 2024 | up 29.8% | flat |
| 67 | Grenada | 1.2% | 2018 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 68 | Hong Kong | 1.2% | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 69 | Malta | 1.2% | 2023 | up 704.1% | rising |
| 70 | Malaysia | 1.2% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 71 | Romania | 1.2% | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 72 | Australia | 1.1% | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 73 | Burundi | 1.1% | 2025 | up 152.1% | rising |
| 74 | Germany | 1.1% | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 75 | Guatemala | 1.1% | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 76 | Costa Rica | 1.1% | 2019 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 77 | Chile | 1.1% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 78 | Ecuador | 1.1% | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 79 | Turkey | 1.1% | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 80 | Georgia | 1.1% | 2025 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 81 | Cameroon | 1.1% | 2024 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 82 | France | 1.1% | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 83 | Morocco | 1.1% | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 84 | Nepal | 1.1% | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 85 | Sri Lanka | 1.1% | 2023 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 86 | Montenegro | 1.1% | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 87 | Congo | 1.1% | 2023 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 88 | Iceland | 1.1% | 2023 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 89 | Indonesia | 1.0% | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 90 | China | 1.0% | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 91 | Kazakhstan | 1.0% | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 92 | Japan | 1.0% | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 93 | Croatia | 1.0% | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 94 | Rwanda | 1.0% | 2024 | down 14.2% | flat |
| 95 | Uruguay | 1.0% | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 96 | Sweden | 1.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 97 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.0% | 2024 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 98 | Andorra | 1.0% | 2024 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Armenia | 1.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 100 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.0% | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 101 | Mozambique | 1.0% | 2018 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 102 | Bahrain | 1.0% | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 103 | Samoa | 1.0% | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Burkina Faso | 1.0% | 2024 | up 47.9% | falling |
| 105 | Jordan | 1.0% | 2024 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 106 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.0% | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 107 | Brunei | 0.9% | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 108 | India | 0.9% | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 109 | Estonia | 0.9% | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 110 | Saudi Arabia | 0.9% | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 111 | Cambodia | 0.9% | 2019 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 112 | Kenya | 0.9% | 2017 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 113 | Iran | 0.9% | 2022 | up 35.3% | falling |
| 114 | Lebanon | 0.9% | 2019 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 115 | Togo | 0.9% | 2020 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 116 | Tanzania | 0.9% | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 117 | Switzerland | 0.9% | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 118 | Tunisia | 0.9% | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 119 | South Korea | 0.9% | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 120 | Pakistan | 0.9% | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 121 | Chad | 0.8% | 2020 | up 224.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Vietnam | 0.8% | 2022 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 123 | North Macedonia | 0.8% | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 124 | Ukraine | 0.8% | 2024 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 125 | Tajikistan | 0.8% | 2017 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 126 | Bangladesh | 0.8% | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 127 | Benin | 0.8% | 2022 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 128 | Uganda | 0.7% | 2011 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 129 | Syria | 0.7% | 2016 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 130 | Egypt | 0.7% | 2024 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 131 | Niger | 0.7% | 2019 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 132 | Guinea | 0.7% | 2013 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 133 | Liechtenstein | 0.7% | 2021 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 134 | Mauritania | 0.6% | 2020 | — | rising |
| 135 | Mali | 0.4% | 2015 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 136 | Ethiopia | 0.4% | 2008 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 137 | Yemen | 0.3% | 2011 | down 9.9% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release