Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or services, 25-74 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
61
Highest
1.18 GPIA
Ukraine
Lowest
0.5 GPIA
El Salvador
Median
0.9921 GPIA
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
806

What the numbers show

Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or services, 25-74 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 61 countries. The highest value is 1.18 GPIA in Ukraine; the lowest is 0.5 GPIA in El Salvador.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.9921 GPIA, and the mean is 0.981 GPIA.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 91.5%), and the largest decrease in Egypt (down 46.1%).

Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ukraine 1.18 GPIA 2018 up 66.2% rising
2 Russian Federation 1.14 GPIA 2023 up 0.5% rising
3 Lithuania 1.11 GPIA 2023 up 11.1% rising
4 Thailand 1.1 GPIA 2020 up 2.9% rising
5 Kazakhstan 1.09 GPIA 2023 up 4.5% flat
6 Georgia 1.08 GPIA 2023 up 14.0% rising
7 Malta 1.08 GPIA 2023 up 23.7% rising
8 Paraguay 1.06 GPIA 2023 up 91.5% rising
9 Belarus 1.06 GPIA 2023 up 11.2% rising
10 Cyprus 1.06 GPIA 2023 up 15.1% rising
11 Czechia 1.05 GPIA 2023 up 2.0% rising
12 Latvia 1.05 GPIA 2023 up 8.2% rising
13 France 1.04 GPIA 2023 up 6.1% rising
14 Ecuador 1.03 GPIA 2024 up 19.4% rising
15 Ireland 1.03 GPIA 2015 down 1.2% rising
16 Hungary 1.02 GPIA 2024 up 8.6% rising
17 Denmark 1.02 GPIA 2024 up 3.4% rising
18 Estonia 1.01 GPIA 2016 up 6.5% flat
19 Iceland 1.01 GPIA 2014 up 9.0% rising
20 Serbia 1.01 GPIA 2023 up 8.8% rising
21 Sweden 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 7.5% rising
22 Bulgaria 1.01 GPIA 2023 up 3.8% rising
23 Qatar 1.01 GPIA 2020 up 37.3% rising
24 Mexico 1.01 GPIA 2023 up 20.3% rising
25 Austria 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 18.2% rising
26 Switzerland 1 GPIA 2023 up 13.3% rising
27 Hong Kong, China 0.998 GPIA 2022 up 9.4% rising
28 Israel 0.9975 GPIA 2023 up 5.0% flat
29 Finland 0.9967 GPIA 2023 down 14.4% rising
30 Colombia 0.9944 GPIA 2023 down 1.4% flat
31 Slovenia 0.9921 GPIA 2023 up 17.4% rising
32 Poland 0.9906 GPIA 2023 up 2.0% rising
33 Bahrain 0.9859 GPIA 2023 down 14.7% falling
34 Republic of Korea 0.9836 GPIA 2023 down 4.5% flat
35 Portugal 0.9831 GPIA 2023 up 16.8% rising
36 Slovakia 0.9814 GPIA 2024 up 6.2% rising
37 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9802 GPIA 2020 up 4.8% rising
38 Norway 0.9787 GPIA 2021 up 12.4% rising
39 Germany 0.9771 GPIA 2024 up 5.6% rising
40 Belgium 0.9723 GPIA 2023 up 49.9% rising
41 Greece 0.9708 GPIA 2016 up 67.2% rising
42 Macau, China 0.9634 GPIA 2021 up 6.7% rising
43 Spain 0.9632 GPIA 2023 up 8.1% rising
44 Luxembourg 0.9626 GPIA 2024 up 2.0% rising
45 Netherlands 0.9609 GPIA 2016 up 9.4% rising
46 Albania 0.9463 GPIA 2023 rising
47 Singapore 0.9396 GPIA 2023 down 4.0% flat
48 Romania 0.9371 GPIA 2023 up 3.2% rising
49 Brazil 0.9327 GPIA 2023 down 7.6% falling
50 Peru 0.9254 GPIA 2023 up 18.9% rising
51 Italy 0.9189 GPIA 2023 up 27.2% rising
52 Japan 0.9185 GPIA 2017 flat
53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9122 GPIA 2023 down 6.7% falling
54 Croatia 0.9051 GPIA 2023 up 26.1% rising
55 Montenegro 0.8838 GPIA 2022 up 27.5% rising
56 Indonesia 0.8601 GPIA 2023 up 25.3% rising
57 Azerbaijan 0.8523 GPIA 2023 up 68.2% rising
58 Türkiye 0.8518 GPIA 2024 up 44.4% rising
59 North Macedonia 0.8428 GPIA 2017 up 57.2% rising
60 Egypt 0.8217 GPIA 2022 down 46.1% falling
61 El Salvador 0.5 GPIA 2020 up 33.3% rising

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Indicator
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or services, 25-74 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
61 places, 806 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release