Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
149
Highest
1.7%
Monaco
Lowest
0.3%
Ethiopia
Median
1.2%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,959
What the numbers show
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 149 countries. The highest value is 1.7% in Monaco; the lowest is 0.3% in Ethiopia.
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 107 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 124.7%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 24.1%).
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 1.7% | 2024 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 2 | Samoa | 1.7% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 3 | Israel | 1.6% | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 4 | Iceland | 1.6% | 2023 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 5 | Barbados | 1.6% | 2011 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 6 | Lebanon | 1.5% | 2019 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 7 | Dominican Republic | 1.5% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 8 | Qatar | 1.5% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 9 | Saint Lucia | 1.5% | 2023 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 10 | Guyana | 1.5% | 2012 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 11 | Tunisia | 1.5% | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 12 | Aruba | 1.5% | 2016 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 13 | Cuba | 1.5% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 14 | Belize | 1.5% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 15 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.4% | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 16 | Argentina | 1.4% | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 17 | Palestine, State of | 1.4% | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 1.4% | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 19 | Seychelles | 1.4% | 2024 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 20 | South Africa | 1.4% | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 21 | Botswana | 1.4% | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 22 | Sweden | 1.4% | 2024 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 23 | British Virgin Islands | 1.4% | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 24 | North Macedonia | 1.4% | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 25 | Montenegro | 1.4% | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 26 | Panama | 1.4% | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 27 | Mauritius | 1.4% | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 28 | Bahrain | 1.4% | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 1.3% | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 30 | Latvia | 1.3% | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 31 | Namibia | 1.3% | 2022 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 32 | Lesotho | 1.3% | 2018 | up 12.9% | flat |
| 33 | Malta | 1.3% | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 34 | Albania | 1.3% | 2024 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 35 | New Zealand | 1.3% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 36 | Serbia | 1.3% | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 37 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.3% | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 38 | Algeria | 1.3% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 39 | Mongolia | 1.3% | 2024 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 40 | Cape Verde | 1.3% | 2018 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 41 | Philippines | 1.3% | 2023 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 42 | Armenia | 1.3% | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 43 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.3% | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 44 | Bermuda | 1.3% | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 45 | Croatia | 1.3% | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 46 | Jordan | 1.3% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 47 | Norway | 1.3% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 48 | Myanmar | 1.3% | 2018 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 49 | Nepal | 1.3% | 2024 | up 114.4% | rising |
| 50 | Malaysia | 1.3% | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 51 | Australia | 1.3% | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 52 | Honduras | 1.3% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 53 | Lithuania | 1.3% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 54 | Poland | 1.3% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 55 | Republic of Moldova | 1.3% | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 56 | Kuwait | 1.3% | 2021 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 57 | Denmark | 1.3% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 58 | Slovakia | 1.3% | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 59 | Guatemala | 1.3% | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 60 | Cyprus | 1.3% | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 61 | Indonesia | 1.2% | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 1.2% | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 63 | United States of America | 1.2% | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 64 | Slovenia | 1.2% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 1.2% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 66 | France | 1.2% | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 67 | Thailand | 1.2% | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 68 | Italy | 1.2% | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.2% | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 70 | Czechia | 1.2% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 71 | Puerto Rico | 1.2% | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 72 | Ecuador | 1.2% | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 73 | Canada | 1.2% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 74 | Romania | 1.2% | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 75 | Finland | 1.2% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 76 | Costa Rica | 1.2% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 77 | Belgium | 1.2% | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 78 | Austria | 1.2% | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 79 | Morocco | 1.2% | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 80 | Andorra | 1.2% | 2024 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 81 | El Salvador | 1.2% | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 82 | Ireland | 1.2% | 2022 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 83 | Spain | 1.2% | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 84 | Brazil | 1.1% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 85 | Chile | 1.1% | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 86 | Egypt | 1.1% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 87 | Georgia | 1.1% | 2025 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 88 | Macau, China | 1.1% | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 89 | Portugal | 1.1% | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 90 | Luxembourg | 1.1% | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 91 | Switzerland | 1.1% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 92 | Netherlands | 1.1% | 2021 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 93 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.1% | 2016 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 94 | Hungary | 1.1% | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 95 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.1% | 2020 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 96 | Belarus | 1.1% | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 97 | Viet Nam | 1.1% | 2022 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 98 | Mexico | 1.1% | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 1.1% | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 100 | Colombia | 1.0% | 2022 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 101 | Bhutan | 1.0% | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 102 | Hong Kong, China | 1.0% | 2024 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 103 | Türkiye | 1.0% | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 104 | Uzbekistan | 1.0% | 2024 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 105 | Senegal | 1.0% | 2024 | up 95.9% | rising |
| 106 | India | 1.0% | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 107 | Pakistan | 1.0% | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 108 | Turkmenistan | 1.0% | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 109 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.0% | 2022 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 110 | Russian Federation | 1.0% | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 111 | Germany | 1.0% | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 112 | Oman | 1.0% | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 113 | Greece | 1.0% | 2023 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 114 | China | 1.0% | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 115 | Singapore | 1.0% | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 116 | Ghana | 1.0% | 2024 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 117 | Madagascar | 0.9% | 2023 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 118 | Cambodia | 0.9% | 2019 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 119 | San Marino | 0.9% | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 120 | Saudi Arabia | 0.9% | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 121 | Bangladesh | 0.9% | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 122 | Cameroon | 0.9% | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 123 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.8% | 2024 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 124 | Uganda | 0.8% | 2011 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 125 | Ukraine | 0.8% | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 126 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.8% | 2024 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 127 | Comoros | 0.8% | 2014 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 128 | Mozambique | 0.7% | 2018 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 129 | Tajikistan | 0.7% | 2017 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 130 | Kenya | 0.7% | 2017 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 131 | Eritrea | 0.7% | 2016 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Burkina Faso | 0.7% | 2024 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 133 | Japan | 0.7% | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 134 | Djibouti | 0.7% | 2011 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 135 | Republic of Korea | 0.7% | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 136 | Malawi | 0.6% | 2011 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 137 | Mauritania | 0.6% | 2020 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 138 | Angola | 0.6% | 2024 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 139 | Niger | 0.6% | 2019 | up 114.8% | rising |
| 140 | Rwanda | 0.6% | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 141 | Benin | 0.5% | 2022 | up 94.0% | rising |
| 142 | Congo | 0.5% | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 143 | Togo | 0.5% | 2020 | up 91.9% | rising |
| 144 | Yemen | 0.5% | 2011 | up 81.6% | rising |
| 145 | Mali | 0.4% | 2015 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 146 | Burundi | 0.4% | 2025 | up 91.7% | falling |
| 147 | Guinea | 0.3% | 2013 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 148 | Chad | 0.3% | 2020 | up 124.7% | rising |
| 149 | Ethiopia | 0.3% | 2008 | up 25.7% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release