Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
122
Highest
2.0%
Bermuda
Lowest
0.5%
Liechtenstein
Median
1.5%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,776
What the numbers show
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 122 countries. The highest value is 2.0% in Bermuda; the lowest is 0.5% in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.5%, and the mean is 1.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Vietnam (up 141.4%), and the largest decrease in Oman (down 43.1%).
Percentage of graduates from tertiary … Health Welfare adjusted: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bermuda | 2.0% | 2023 | up 11.8% | flat |
| 2 | Monaco | 1.9% | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 3 | Seychelles | 1.8% | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 4 | Aruba | 1.8% | 2012 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 5 | Canada | 1.7% | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 6 | Belarus | 1.7% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 7 | Estonia | 1.7% | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 8 | Norway | 1.7% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 9 | Finland | 1.7% | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 1.7% | 2025 | up 62.8% | falling |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 1.7% | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 12 | Indonesia | 1.7% | 2023 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 13 | Ukraine | 1.7% | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 14 | Lithuania | 1.7% | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 15 | Mozambique | 1.7% | 2018 | up 57.2% | falling |
| 16 | Turkey | 1.7% | 2023 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 1.7% | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 18 | Mongolia | 1.7% | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 19 | Ireland | 1.6% | 2022 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 20 | Czechia | 1.6% | 2023 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 21 | Denmark | 1.6% | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 22 | Latvia | 1.6% | 2023 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 23 | Switzerland | 1.6% | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 24 | Portugal | 1.6% | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 25 | Chile | 1.6% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 26 | Sweden | 1.6% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 27 | Iceland | 1.6% | 2023 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 28 | United States | 1.6% | 2023 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 29 | Slovenia | 1.6% | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 30 | Poland | 1.6% | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 31 | Germany | 1.6% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 1.6% | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 33 | Philippines | 1.6% | 2024 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 34 | Netherlands | 1.6% | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 35 | Malaysia | 1.6% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 36 | Qatar | 1.6% | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 37 | Thailand | 1.6% | 2025 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 38 | Kazakhstan | 1.6% | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 39 | Ghana | 1.6% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 40 | Israel | 1.6% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 41 | Spain | 1.6% | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 42 | Cameroon | 1.6% | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 43 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.6% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 44 | New Zealand | 1.6% | 2024 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 45 | Brunei | 1.6% | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 46 | Puerto Rico | 1.5% | 2023 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 47 | Australia | 1.5% | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | 1.5% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 49 | South Korea | 1.5% | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 50 | France | 1.5% | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 51 | Singapore | 1.5% | 2023 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 52 | Croatia | 1.5% | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 53 | Serbia | 1.5% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 54 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.5% | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 55 | Azerbaijan | 1.5% | 2024 | up 84.8% | flat |
| 56 | Honduras | 1.5% | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 57 | Bahrain | 1.5% | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 58 | Austria | 1.5% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 59 | Iran | 1.5% | 2021 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 60 | Belgium | 1.5% | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 61 | Uruguay | 1.5% | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 62 | Algeria | 1.5% | 2024 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 63 | Andorra | 1.5% | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 64 | Lebanon | 1.5% | 2011 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 65 | North Macedonia | 1.5% | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 66 | Ecuador | 1.5% | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 67 | Madagascar | 1.5% | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 68 | Albania | 1.5% | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 69 | Morocco | 1.5% | 2024 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 70 | Slovakia | 1.5% | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 71 | Benin | 1.5% | 2022 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 72 | Lesotho | 1.5% | 2018 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 73 | Argentina | 1.5% | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 74 | Guyana | 1.5% | 2012 | up 105.1% | rising |
| 75 | Brazil | 1.4% | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 76 | Hungary | 1.4% | 2023 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 77 | Romania | 1.4% | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 78 | El Salvador | 1.4% | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 79 | Namibia | 1.4% | 2022 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 80 | Mexico | 1.4% | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 81 | Panama | 1.4% | 2023 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 82 | Costa Rica | 1.4% | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 83 | Moldova | 1.4% | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 84 | Belize | 1.4% | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 85 | Colombia | 1.4% | 2023 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 86 | Laos | 1.4% | 2019 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 87 | Greece | 1.4% | 2022 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 88 | Macao | 1.4% | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 89 | Niger | 1.4% | 2019 | — | falling |
| 90 | Burundi | 1.3% | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 91 | Burkina Faso | 1.3% | 2024 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 92 | Saudi Arabia | 1.3% | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 93 | Eswatini | 1.3% | 2013 | up 48.1% | falling |
| 94 | Cambodia | 1.3% | 2019 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 95 | Ethiopia | 1.3% | 2014 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 96 | Armenia | 1.3% | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 97 | India | 1.3% | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 98 | Italy | 1.3% | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 99 | South Africa | 1.3% | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 1.3% | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 101 | Samoa | 1.3% | 2023 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 102 | Malta | 1.3% | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 103 | Jordan | 1.2% | 2024 | up 121.3% | rising |
| 104 | Palestine | 1.2% | 2023 | up 34.4% | falling |
| 105 | Rwanda | 1.2% | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 106 | Vietnam | 1.2% | 2016 | up 141.4% | rising |
| 107 | Sri Lanka | 1.2% | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 108 | Kenya | 1.2% | 2024 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 109 | Cyprus | 1.2% | 2024 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 110 | Tunisia | 1.2% | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 111 | Egypt | 1.1% | 2025 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 112 | Cuba | 1.1% | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 113 | Eritrea | 1.0% | 2016 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Mauritius | 1.0% | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 115 | Oman | 1.0% | 2024 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 116 | Botswana | 1.0% | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 117 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.9% | 2025 | down 41.3% | rising |
| 118 | Georgia | 0.9% | 2025 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 119 | Bangladesh | 0.9% | 2020 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 120 | Tanzania | 0.8% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 121 | Zimbabwe | 0.7% | 2024 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 122 | Liechtenstein | 0.5% | 2020 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release