Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 15-24 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
58
Highest
1.73 GPIA
Qatar
Lowest
0.8156 GPIA
Peru
Median
1.09 GPIA
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
779

What the numbers show

Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 15-24 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 58 countries. The highest value is 1.73 GPIA in Qatar; the lowest is 0.8156 GPIA in Peru.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.09 GPIA, and the mean is 1.12 GPIA.

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

Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 186.1%), and the largest decrease in Macau, China (down 24.2%).

Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Qatar 1.73 GPIA 2020 up 82.3% rising
2 Croatia 1.42 GPIA 2023 up 38.2% rising
3 Ecuador 1.4 GPIA 2012 volatile
4 Indonesia 1.35 GPIA 2023 down 2.5% flat
5 Thailand 1.32 GPIA 2020 up 5.7% rising
6 Georgia 1.3 GPIA 2023 up 33.4% rising
7 Latvia 1.29 GPIA 2023 up 18.7% rising
8 Macau, China 1.28 GPIA 2021 down 24.2% falling
9 Mauritius 1.25 GPIA 2020 up 32.6% rising
10 Hong Kong, China 1.2 GPIA 2022 down 2.8% rising
11 Finland 1.2 GPIA 2022 up 18.9% rising
12 Türkiye 1.17 GPIA 2024 up 51.1% rising
13 Belarus 1.17 GPIA 2023 down 2.9% falling
14 Israel 1.16 GPIA 2023 up 51.1% rising
15 Singapore 1.15 GPIA 2023 down 12.0% falling
16 Norway 1.15 GPIA 2021 up 17.9% rising
17 Cyprus 1.14 GPIA 2020 up 59.7% rising
17 Russian Federation 1.14 GPIA 2023 up 1.5% rising
19 Belgium 1.14 GPIA 2023 up 40.9% rising
20 Denmark 1.14 GPIA 2024 up 22.7% rising
21 Romania 1.14 GPIA 2023 up 2.6% rising
22 Spain 1.14 GPIA 2023 up 30.8% rising
23 Iceland 1.13 GPIA 2014 up 87.4% rising
24 Ireland 1.12 GPIA 2015 up 36.1% rising
25 Lithuania 1.11 GPIA 2023 up 4.2% rising
26 France 1.11 GPIA 2023 up 22.1% rising
27 Brazil 1.1 GPIA 2023 up 44.6% rising
28 Sweden 1.1 GPIA 2024 up 7.9% rising
29 Hungary 1.1 GPIA 2024 up 19.8% rising
30 Czechia 1.09 GPIA 2023 up 7.4% rising
31 Azerbaijan 1.09 GPIA 2023 up 142.4% rising
32 Kazakhstan 1.09 GPIA 2023 down 14.9% falling
33 Netherlands 1.09 GPIA 2016 up 36.1% rising
34 Malta 1.08 GPIA 2022 up 6.8% rising
35 Slovakia 1.07 GPIA 2024 down 0.8% rising
36 Estonia 1.07 GPIA 2016 down 19.3% falling
37 Bulgaria 1.06 GPIA 2023 down 5.6% rising
38 Switzerland 1.06 GPIA 2023 up 20.4% rising
39 Italy 1.06 GPIA 2023 up 23.2% rising
40 Colombia 1.06 GPIA 2023 up 33.2% rising
41 Portugal 1.06 GPIA 2023 up 7.7% rising
42 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.05 GPIA 2020 down 5.2% rising
43 Bahrain 1.05 GPIA 2023 up 44.3% rising
44 Austria 1.04 GPIA 2024 up 18.9% rising
45 Japan 1.04 GPIA 2022 down 1.0% flat
46 Slovenia 1.04 GPIA 2023 up 12.0% rising
47 Germany 1.04 GPIA 2024 down 0.1% rising
48 Poland 1.04 GPIA 2023 up 18.2% rising
49 Australia 1.03 GPIA 2017 up 8.3% rising
50 Korea 1.02 GPIA 2023 down 11.2% falling
51 North Macedonia 1 GPIA 2016 rising
51 El Salvador 1 GPIA 2020 unchanged volatile
51 Ukraine 1 GPIA 2021 down 9.1% rising
54 Paraguay 0.9828 GPIA 2023 down 1.7% flat
55 Mexico 0.9757 GPIA 2023 up 104.9% rising
56 Greece 0.942 GPIA 2016 up 186.1% rising
57 Luxembourg 0.9413 GPIA 2024 down 3.9% rising
58 Peru 0.8156 GPIA 2023 up 12.1% rising

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Indicator
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 15-24 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
58 places, 779 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release