Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
179
Highest
1.3%
Suriname
Lowest
0.5%
Afghanistan
Median
1.0%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
2,511
What the numbers show
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 1.3% in Suriname; the lowest is 0.5% 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 2.
Over the past decade 105 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Comoros (up 119.7%), and the largest decrease in Tokelau (down 51.9%).
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriname | 1.3% | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 1.1% | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 2 | Tuvalu | 1.3% | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 2 | Anguilla | 0.9% | 2019 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 3 | Algeria | 1.3% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 3 | Montserrat | 0.9% | 2019 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 4 | Kuwait | 1.2% | 2012 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 4 | Niue | 0.9% | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 5 | Lesotho | 1.2% | 2016 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 5 | Tokelau | 0.7% | 2023 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 6 | Botswana | 1.2% | 2021 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 7 | Burundi | 1.2% | 2025 | up 85.0% | rising |
| 8 | Palestine, State of | 1.2% | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 9 | Lebanon | 1.2% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 1.2% | 2024 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 11 | Rwanda | 1.2% | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 12 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.2% | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 13 | Honduras | 1.2% | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 14 | Marshall Islands | 1.2% | 2022 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 15 | Cape Verde | 1.2% | 2022 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 16 | Senegal | 1.2% | 2023 | up 88.8% | rising |
| 17 | Maldives | 1.2% | 2019 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 18 | Myanmar | 1.2% | 2018 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 19 | Mauritius | 1.2% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 20 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.2% | 2017 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 21 | Uruguay | 1.1% | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 22 | Sweden | 1.1% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 23 | Belgium | 1.1% | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 24 | Colombia | 1.1% | 2022 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 25 | Morocco | 1.1% | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 26 | Costa Rica | 1.1% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 27 | Finland | 1.1% | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 28 | South Africa | 1.1% | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 29 | Jordan | 1.1% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 30 | Timor-Leste | 1.1% | 2019 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 31 | Namibia | 1.1% | 2006 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 32 | Israel | 1.1% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 33 | Indonesia | 1.1% | 2018 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 34 | Ireland | 1.1% | 2022 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 35 | Sudan | 1.1% | 2019 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 36 | Grenada | 1.1% | 2023 | up 80.1% | rising |
| 37 | Seychelles | 1.1% | 2024 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 38 | Mexico | 1.1% | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 39 | Panama | 1.1% | 2017 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 40 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.1% | 2018 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 41 | El Salvador | 1.1% | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 42 | Russian Federation | 1.1% | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 43 | Bermuda | 1.1% | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 44 | Mauritania | 1.1% | 2020 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 45 | Samoa | 1.1% | 2016 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 46 | Philippines | 1.1% | 2020 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 47 | New Zealand | 1.1% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 48 | Belize | 1.1% | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 49 | Malaysia | 1.0% | 2021 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 50 | Guyana | 1.0% | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 51 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.0% | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 52 | Cuba | 1.0% | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 53 | Mongolia | 1.0% | 2019 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 54 | Paraguay | 1.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 55 | Estonia | 1.0% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 56 | Barbados | 1.0% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 57 | Brazil | 1.0% | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 58 | Portugal | 1.0% | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 59 | Bahamas | 1.0% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 60 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.0% | 2020 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 61 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.0% | 2018 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 62 | Spain | 1.0% | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 63 | Puerto Rico | 1.0% | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 65 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2022 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.0% | 2023 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 67 | Egypt | 1.0% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 68 | Aruba | 1.0% | 2012 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 69 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.0% | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 70 | Serbia | 1.0% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 71 | Croatia | 1.0% | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 72 | Comoros | 1.0% | 2017 | up 119.7% | rising |
| 73 | Ghana | 1.0% | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 74 | Cayman Islands | 1.0% | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 75 | Peru | 1.0% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 76 | Qatar | 1.0% | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 77 | Ecuador | 1.0% | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 78 | Burkina Faso | 1.0% | 2024 | up 96.5% | rising |
| 79 | Jamaica | 1.0% | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 80 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2023 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 81 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.0% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 82 | France | 1.0% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 83 | Saint Lucia | 1.0% | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.0% | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 85 | Iceland | 1.0% | 2023 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 86 | Montenegro | 1.0% | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 87 | Romania | 1.0% | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 88 | Sierra Leone | 1.0% | 2021 | up 81.6% | rising |
| 89 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.0% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 90 | Republic of Moldova | 1.0% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 91 | Thailand | 1.0% | 2020 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 92 | Gibraltar | 1.0% | 2024 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 93 | Latvia | 1.0% | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 94 | Singapore | 1.0% | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 95 | Italy | 1.0% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 96 | Luxembourg | 1.0% | 2024 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 97 | Slovenia | 1.0% | 2023 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 98 | North Macedonia | 1.0% | 2023 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 99 | Belarus | 1.0% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 100 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.0% | 2021 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 101 | Canada | 0.9% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 102 | Bahrain | 0.9% | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 103 | Poland | 0.9% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 104 | Eswatini | 0.9% | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 105 | Kazakhstan | 0.9% | 2020 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 106 | Chile | 0.9% | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 107 | Saudi Arabia | 0.9% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 108 | Japan | 0.9% | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 109 | British Virgin Islands | 0.9% | 2021 | down 18.7% | flat |
| 110 | Bhutan | 0.9% | 2018 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 111 | Oman | 0.9% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 112 | Nicaragua | 0.9% | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 113 | Armenia | 0.9% | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 114 | Cyprus | 0.9% | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 115 | Malta | 0.9% | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 116 | Slovakia | 0.9% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 117 | Uzbekistan | 0.9% | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 118 | Türkiye | 0.9% | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 119 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 120 | Nigeria | 0.9% | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 121 | Ukraine | 0.9% | 2024 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 122 | Naoero | 0.9% | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 123 | Ethiopia | 0.9% | 2015 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 124 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.9% | 2022 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 125 | India | 0.9% | 2020 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 126 | Greece | 0.9% | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 127 | Eritrea | 0.9% | 2018 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 128 | Bulgaria | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 129 | Monaco | 0.9% | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 130 | Lithuania | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 131 | United States of America | 0.9% | 2023 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 132 | Hong Kong, China | 0.9% | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 133 | Republic of Korea | 0.9% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 134 | Georgia | 0.9% | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 135 | China | 0.9% | 2024 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 136 | Dominica | 0.9% | 2023 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 137 | Madagascar | 0.9% | 2019 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 138 | Bangladesh | 0.9% | 2017 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 139 | Azerbaijan | 0.9% | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 140 | Czechia | 0.9% | 2023 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 141 | Norway | 0.9% | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 142 | Mozambique | 0.9% | 2017 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 143 | Malawi | 0.9% | 2019 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 144 | Albania | 0.9% | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 145 | Kenya | 0.9% | 2009 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 146 | Australia | 0.9% | 2024 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 147 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.9% | 2020 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 148 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 149 | Andorra | 0.9% | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 150 | Austria | 0.8% | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 151 | Djibouti | 0.8% | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 152 | Switzerland | 0.8% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 153 | Mali | 0.8% | 2023 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 154 | Cameroon | 0.8% | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 155 | Guatemala | 0.8% | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 156 | Pakistan | 0.8% | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 157 | San Marino | 0.8% | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 158 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.8% | 2024 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 159 | Germany | 0.8% | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 160 | Solomon Islands | 0.8% | 2012 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 161 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.8% | 2021 | up 89.4% | rising |
| 162 | Macau, China | 0.7% | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 163 | Iraq | 0.7% | 2007 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 164 | Tajikistan | 0.7% | 2013 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 165 | Liechtenstein | 0.7% | 2021 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 166 | Niger | 0.7% | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 167 | Angola | 0.7% | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 168 | Yemen | 0.7% | 2016 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 169 | Cambodia | 0.7% | 2007 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 170 | Benin | 0.6% | 2022 | up 74.0% | rising |
| 171 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.6% | 2021 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 172 | Chad | 0.6% | 2024 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 173 | Congo | 0.5% | 2012 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 174 | Afghanistan | 0.5% | 2018 | up 4.7% | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release