Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in spreadsheet, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
44
Highest
1.19 GPIA
Belarus
Lowest
0.5514 GPIA
Brazil
Median
0.9068 GPIA
Years covered
13
2011–2023
Data points
316
What the numbers show
Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in spreadsheet, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 1.19 GPIA in Belarus; the lowest is 0.5514 GPIA in Brazil.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9068 GPIA, and the mean is 0.8898 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Morocco (up 59.7%), and the largest decrease in Brazil (down 39.7%).
Proportion of youth and adults … adjusted basic arithmetic formula: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 1.19 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 2 | Russia | 1.16 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 3 | Lithuania | 1.1 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 4 | Latvia | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 5 | Cyprus | 1.05 GPIA | 2019 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 6 | Montenegro | 1.04 GPIA | 2022 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 8 | Malta | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 9 | Bahrain | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 9 | Colombia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 0.9963 GPIA | 2023 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 0.981 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 13 | Romania | 0.9683 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 14 | Azerbaijan | 0.9483 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 0.9384 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 16 | Czechia | 0.9332 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 17 | Hong Kong | 0.9239 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 18 | Slovenia | 0.9155 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 19 | Singapore | 0.9142 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 20 | Hungary | 0.9121 GPIA | 2016 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 21 | Portugal | 0.9104 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 22 | Mexico | 0.9094 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 23 | Georgia | 0.9043 GPIA | 2023 | down 10.8% | flat |
| 24 | Serbia | 0.9033 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 25 | Slovakia | 0.8784 GPIA | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 26 | Finland | 0.8631 GPIA | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 27 | Spain | 0.8627 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 28 | Morocco | 0.8366 GPIA | 2021 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 29 | Greece | 0.8147 GPIA | 2017 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 30 | Belgium | 0.8139 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 31 | Malaysia | 0.8124 GPIA | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 0.8032 GPIA | 2017 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 33 | South Korea | 0.8019 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 34 | Norway | 0.7967 GPIA | 2021 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 35 | Italy | 0.787 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 36 | Netherlands | 0.7771 GPIA | 2016 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 37 | Denmark | 0.7645 GPIA | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 38 | Sweden | 0.7549 GPIA | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 39 | Germany | 0.7442 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 40 | Japan | 0.7285 GPIA | 2022 | — | flat |
| 41 | Luxembourg | 0.7232 GPIA | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 42 | Qatar | 0.6799 GPIA | 2020 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 43 | Croatia | 0.6747 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 44 | Brazil | 0.5514 GPIA | 2023 | down 39.7% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release