Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary education prepared for the future in reading, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
47
Highest
1.57 GPIA
Jordan
Lowest
1.07 GPIA
Ireland
Median
1.15 GPIA
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
340
What the numbers show
Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary education prepared for the future in reading, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 1.57 GPIA in Jordan; the lowest is 1.07 GPIA in Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.15 GPIA, and the mean is 1.18 GPIA.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 31.3%), and the largest decrease in Costa Rica (down 12.7%).
Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan | 1.57 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 2 | Albania | 1.48 GPIA | 2022 | up 31.3% | falling |
| 3 | Tunisia | 1.39 GPIA | 2015 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 4 | Thailand | 1.35 GPIA | 2022 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 5 | Indonesia | 1.32 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 6 | Qatar | 1.28 GPIA | 2022 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 1.24 GPIA | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 8 | Argentina | 1.23 GPIA | 2022 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 9 | Slovenia | 1.21 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 10 | Iceland | 1.21 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 11 | Brazil | 1.2 GPIA | 2022 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 12 | Uruguay | 1.2 GPIA | 2022 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 13 | Greece | 1.19 GPIA | 2022 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 14 | Serbia | 1.18 GPIA | 2022 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 15 | Romania | 1.18 GPIA | 2022 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 16 | Netherlands | 1.18 GPIA | 2022 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 17 | Norway | 1.18 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 18 | Slovakia | 1.17 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 19 | Colombia | 1.17 GPIA | 2022 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 20 | Finland | 1.16 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 21 | Türkiye | 1.16 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 22 | Lithuania | 1.16 GPIA | 2022 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 1.15 GPIA | 2018 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 24 | Sweden | 1.15 GPIA | 2022 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 25 | Croatia | 1.15 GPIA | 2022 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 26 | Latvia | 1.14 GPIA | 2022 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 27 | Israel | 1.14 GPIA | 2022 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 28 | Spain | 1.14 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 29 | Poland | 1.14 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 30 | Belgium | 1.14 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 31 | Portugal | 1.13 GPIA | 2022 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 1.13 GPIA | 2022 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 33 | Russian Federation | 1.12 GPIA | 2018 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 34 | Czechia | 1.12 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 35 | France | 1.11 GPIA | 2022 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 36 | Hungary | 1.11 GPIA | 2022 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 37 | Italy | 1.11 GPIA | 2022 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 38 | Australia | 1.1 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 39 | Korea | 1.1 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 40 | Mexico | 1.1 GPIA | 2022 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 41 | United States of America | 1.09 GPIA | 2022 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 42 | Canada | 1.09 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 43 | Germany | 1.09 GPIA | 2022 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 44 | Austria | 1.09 GPIA | 2022 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 45 | Denmark | 1.09 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 46 | Chile | 1.08 GPIA | 2022 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 47 | Ireland | 1.07 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.7% | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release