School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
125
Highest
1.88 GPIA
Thailand
Lowest
0.0669 GPIA
Malaysia
Median
0.9109 GPIA
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,865
What the numbers show
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 125 countries. The highest value is 1.88 GPIA in Thailand; the lowest is 0.0669 GPIA in Malaysia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9109 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9903 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 28.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Iran (up 621.4%), and the largest decrease in Malaysia (down 92.7%).
School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 1.88 GPIA | 2025 | — | falling |
| 2 | Austria | 1.71 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 3 | Estonia | 1.7 GPIA | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 1.7 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 5 | Japan | 1.67 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 6 | Saint Lucia | 1.66 GPIA | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 7 | Romania | 1.62 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 1.6 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 9 | Palestine | 1.59 GPIA | 2023 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 10 | Guyana | 1.56 GPIA | 2024 | up 23.9% | falling |
| 11 | Cuba | 1.56 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 12 | Latvia | 1.56 GPIA | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 13 | Norway | 1.55 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Georgia | 1.55 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 15 | Montserrat | 1.55 GPIA | 2023 | up 62.2% | falling |
| 16 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.53 GPIA | 2017 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 17 | Tonga | 1.52 GPIA | 2023 | up 48.1% | falling |
| 18 | Dominica | 1.5 GPIA | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 19 | South Africa | 1.5 GPIA | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 20 | Seychelles | 1.49 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 21 | Slovenia | 1.43 GPIA | 2012 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 22 | Czechia | 1.42 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 23 | Qatar | 1.41 GPIA | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 24 | Vanuatu | 1.39 GPIA | 2021 | up 96.8% | falling |
| 25 | Finland | 1.39 GPIA | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 26 | Cameroon | 1.38 GPIA | 2016 | up 84.9% | rising |
| 27 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.38 GPIA | 2012 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 28 | France | 1.38 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 29 | Anguilla | 1.37 GPIA | 2023 | up 39.9% | falling |
| 30 | Switzerland | 1.37 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 31 | British Virgin Islands | 1.36 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 32 | India | 1.35 GPIA | 2025 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Spain | 1.35 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 34 | Grenada | 1.34 GPIA | 2024 | up 83.5% | falling |
| 35 | Slovakia | 1.33 GPIA | 2024 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 36 | Brazil | 1.33 GPIA | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 37 | Belize | 1.32 GPIA | 2008 | up 226.4% | rising |
| 38 | United States | 1.32 GPIA | 2022 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 39 | Sweden | 1.29 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 40 | Morocco | 1.29 GPIA | 2024 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 41 | Kazakhstan | 1.27 GPIA | 2025 | up 38.0% | falling |
| 42 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.26 GPIA | 2023 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 43 | Hungary | 1.24 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 44 | Fiji | 1.24 GPIA | 2016 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 45 | Germany | 1.23 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 46 | Iran | 1.22 GPIA | 2012 | up 621.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Greece | 1.22 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 48 | Australia | 1.2 GPIA | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 49 | Brunei | 1.19 GPIA | 2012 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 50 | Lithuania | 1.17 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 51 | United Arab Emirates | 1.16 GPIA | 2024 | up 25.5% | falling |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 1.15 GPIA | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 53 | Eritrea | 1.13 GPIA | 2017 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 54 | Cayman Islands | 1.12 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 55 | China | 1.11 GPIA | 2021 | up 55.6% | falling |
| 56 | Puerto Rico | 1.1 GPIA | 2023 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 57 | Egypt | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 39.2% | falling |
| 58 | Mauritius | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 59 | Gibraltar | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 60 | Belgium | 0.9559 GPIA | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 61 | Singapore | 0.9428 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 62 | Philippines | 0.9175 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 63 | Kenya | 0.9109 GPIA | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 64 | Cape Verde | 0.9049 GPIA | 2019 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 65 | Malta | 0.8737 GPIA | 2023 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 66 | Lesotho | 0.8687 GPIA | 2014 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 67 | Marshall Islands | 0.8611 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 68 | Andorra | 0.8584 GPIA | 2024 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 69 | Bahrain | 0.8545 GPIA | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 70 | Syria | 0.8518 GPIA | 2024 | up 27.1% | falling |
| 71 | Uganda | 0.8409 GPIA | 2017 | up 83.7% | rising |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 0.8296 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 73 | Barbados | 0.8267 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 74 | Russia | 0.8198 GPIA | 2019 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 75 | Panama | 0.8179 GPIA | 2007 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 76 | Hong Kong | 0.8088 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 77 | Jamaica | 0.8009 GPIA | 2024 | down 34.8% | flat |
| 78 | Pakistan | 0.774 GPIA | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 79 | Cambodia | 0.7526 GPIA | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 80 | Tunisia | 0.7482 GPIA | 2016 | up 97.2% | rising |
| 81 | Comoros | 0.7476 GPIA | 2004 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 82 | Mauritania | 0.7325 GPIA | 2012 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 83 | Namibia | 0.7204 GPIA | 2018 | up 75.3% | rising |
| 84 | Iraq | 0.7096 GPIA | 2023 | down 42.6% | rising |
| 85 | Monaco | 0.7081 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 86 | Botswana | 0.7061 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 87 | Israel | 0.7038 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 88 | Serbia | 0.6916 GPIA | 2024 | up 218.1% | rising |
| 89 | Kuwait | 0.6896 GPIA | 2013 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 90 | Malawi | 0.6764 GPIA | 2021 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 91 | Ethiopia | 0.6669 GPIA | 2004 | up 32.7% | flat |
| 92 | Italy | 0.6663 GPIA | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6632 GPIA | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 94 | Liechtenstein | 0.6616 GPIA | 2009 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 95 | Bulgaria | 0.6563 GPIA | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 96 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.6175 GPIA | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 97 | Tanzania | 0.6108 GPIA | 2023 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 98 | Portugal | 0.6075 GPIA | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 99 | Ukraine | 0.6014 GPIA | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 100 | Albania | 0.5977 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 101 | Djibouti | 0.5944 GPIA | 2019 | up 255.5% | rising |
| 102 | Niger | 0.5939 GPIA | 2017 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 103 | Netherlands | 0.5878 GPIA | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 104 | Madagascar | 0.5765 GPIA | 2019 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 105 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.556 GPIA | 2023 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 106 | Afghanistan | 0.5529 GPIA | 2018 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 107 | Belarus | 0.5528 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 108 | Saudi Arabia | 0.5395 GPIA | 2024 | up 99.1% | rising |
| 109 | Bangladesh | 0.5249 GPIA | 2024 | up 176.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Burkina Faso | 0.5139 GPIA | 2013 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 111 | Mongolia | 0.5138 GPIA | 2024 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 112 | Mali | 0.5115 GPIA | 2023 | up 134.6% | rising |
| 113 | New Zealand | 0.5017 GPIA | 2024 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 114 | Vietnam | 0.4839 GPIA | 2022 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Iceland | 0.4811 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 116 | Bhutan | 0.4441 GPIA | 2020 | down 37.9% | flat |
| 117 | Laos | 0.4368 GPIA | 2023 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 118 | Moldova | 0.3755 GPIA | 2024 | up 69.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Rwanda | 0.3549 GPIA | 2019 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 120 | Cyprus | 0.3132 GPIA | 2017 | — | rising |
| 121 | North Macedonia | 0.2946 GPIA | 2023 | up 88.2% | rising |
| 122 | Ireland | 0.2793 GPIA | 2022 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 123 | Denmark | 0.2699 GPIA | 2012 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 124 | Luxembourg | 0.2236 GPIA | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 125 | Malaysia | 0.0669 GPIA | 2012 | down 92.7% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release