Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary education prepared for the future in mathematics, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
47
Highest
1.26 GPIA
Jordan
Lowest
0.6841 GPIA
Chile
Median
1.01 GPIA
Years covered
29
1995–2023
Data points
337
What the numbers show
Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary education prepared for the future in mathematics, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 1.26 GPIA in Jordan; the lowest is 0.6841 GPIA in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.01 GPIA, and the mean is 1 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 30.5%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 20.0%).
Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan | 1.26 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 2 | Albania | 1.23 GPIA | 2022 | up 19.1% | flat |
| 3 | Indonesia | 1.14 GPIA | 2022 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 4 | Thailand | 1.14 GPIA | 2022 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 5 | Finland | 1.07 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 6 | Türkiye | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 1.05 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 8 | Uruguay | 1.05 GPIA | 2018 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 9 | Slovenia | 1.05 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 10 | Norway | 1.05 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 11 | Korea | 1.04 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 12 | Tunisia | 1.03 GPIA | 2015 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 13 | Poland | 1.03 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 14 | Sweden | 1.03 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 1.03 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 16 | Slovakia | 1.03 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 17 | Belgium | 1.03 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Israel | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 19 | Iceland | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 20 | Latvia | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 21 | France | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 22 | Spain | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 23 | Czechia | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 24 | Lithuania | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 25 | Portugal | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 26 | Croatia | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 1 GPIA | 2018 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 28 | Romania | 1 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 0.9981 GPIA | 2018 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 30 | Canada | 0.9971 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 31 | Australia | 0.9944 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 32 | Ireland | 0.9908 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 33 | Denmark | 0.9841 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 34 | Greece | 0.9738 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 35 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.9731 GPIA | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 36 | Germany | 0.9728 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 37 | United States of America | 0.9623 GPIA | 2022 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 38 | Serbia | 0.9556 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 39 | Hungary | 0.9528 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 40 | Austria | 0.9463 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 41 | Argentina | 0.9212 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 42 | Colombia | 0.9122 GPIA | 2022 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 43 | Brazil | 0.8976 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 44 | Italy | 0.8822 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 45 | Mexico | 0.8165 GPIA | 2022 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 0.8134 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 47 | Chile | 0.6841 GPIA | 2023 | down 20.0% | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release