Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
56
Highest
1.26 GPIA
Jordan
Lowest
0.672 GPIA
Chile
Median
0.9951 GPIA
Years covered
29
1995–2023
Data points
401
What the numbers show
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 1.26 GPIA in Jordan; the lowest is 0.672 GPIA in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9951 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9798 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 36.0%), and the largest decrease in Oman (down 23.5%).
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary achieving at: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan | 1.26 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 2 | Albania | 1.21 GPIA | 2022 | up 19.3% | flat |
| 3 | Indonesia | 1.11 GPIA | 2022 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 4 | Oman | 1.11 GPIA | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 5 | Thailand | 1.07 GPIA | 2022 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 6 | Finland | 1.07 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 1.06 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 8 | Bahrain | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 9 | Turkey | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 10 | Slovenia | 1.05 GPIA | 2022 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 11 | Norway | 1.05 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 12 | South Korea | 1.04 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 13 | Hong Kong | 1.03 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 14 | Slovakia | 1.03 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 15 | Sweden | 1.03 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | Poland | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 17 | Iceland | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 18 | New Zealand | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 19 | Czechia | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 20 | Lithuania | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 21 | Belgium | 1 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 22 | Russia | 1 GPIA | 2018 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 23 | Croatia | 1 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 24 | Israel | 1 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 25 | Singapore | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 26 | Romania | 0.9996 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 27 | France | 0.9985 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 28 | Latvia | 0.9955 GPIA | 2022 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 29 | Japan | 0.9947 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 30 | Canada | 0.9911 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 31 | Australia | 0.9895 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 32 | Ireland | 0.9872 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 33 | Netherlands | 0.9856 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 34 | Denmark | 0.9838 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 35 | Spain | 0.979 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 36 | Portugal | 0.976 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 0.9746 GPIA | 2018 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 38 | Germany | 0.9665 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 39 | Greece | 0.9621 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 40 | United States | 0.9595 GPIA | 2022 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 41 | Lebanon | 0.9584 GPIA | 2019 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 42 | Iran | 0.9561 GPIA | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 43 | Serbia | 0.956 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 44 | Austria | 0.9427 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 45 | Qatar | 0.937 GPIA | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 46 | Hungary | 0.9368 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 47 | Italy | 0.8783 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 48 | Uruguay | 0.8775 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 49 | Tunisia | 0.8742 GPIA | 2015 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 50 | Colombia | 0.85 GPIA | 2022 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 51 | Brazil | 0.8299 GPIA | 2022 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 52 | Kuwait | 0.8294 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 53 | Argentina | 0.8107 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 54 | Mexico | 0.796 GPIA | 2022 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 55 | Costa Rica | 0.7246 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 56 | Chile | 0.672 GPIA | 2023 | down 19.9% | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release