School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
200
Highest
1.35 GPIA
Suriname
Lowest
0.7641 GPIA
Afghanistan
Median
0.9976 GPIA
Years covered
41
1985–2025
Data points
10,261
What the numbers show
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 1.35 GPIA in Suriname; the lowest is 0.7641 GPIA in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9976 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9948 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 143 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 52.8%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 9.9%).
School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriname | 1.35 GPIA | 2023 | up 29.6% | flat |
| 2 | Senegal | 1.22 GPIA | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 3 | Gambia | 1.16 GPIA | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 1.16 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 5 | Bhutan | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 6 | Maldives | 1.09 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 9 | Sierra Leone | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 10 | Nauru | 1.05 GPIA | 2025 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 11 | Venezuela | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 12 | Mexico | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 13 | Burundi | 1.05 GPIA | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 14 | Congo | 1.05 GPIA | 2012 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 15 | Mauritania | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 16 | Zambia | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 17 | Bermuda | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 18 | Tanzania | 1.04 GPIA | 2021 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 19 | Tuvalu | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 20 | Honduras | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 21 | Cook Islands | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 22 | Madagascar | 1.03 GPIA | 2021 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 23 | Gibraltar | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 24 | Croatia | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 25 | Argentina | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 26 | Myanmar | 1.03 GPIA | 2018 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 27 | Saint Lucia | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 29 | Syria | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 30 | Kuwait | 1.03 GPIA | 2012 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 31 | Lesotho | 1.03 GPIA | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 32 | Malawi | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 33 | Marshall Islands | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 34 | Ecuador | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 35 | El Salvador | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 36 | Ireland | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 37 | Liberia | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 38 | Tonga | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 39 | Belgium | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 40 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 41 | Tokelau | 1.02 GPIA | 2025 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 42 | Mongolia | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 43 | Saudi Arabia | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 44 | San Marino | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 45 | Lebanon | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 46 | Qatar | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 47 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.02 GPIA | 2015 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 48 | East Timor | 1.02 GPIA | 2020 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 50 | China | 1.01 GPIA | 2012 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 51 | Ukraine | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 53 | Cayman Islands | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 54 | Monaco | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 55 | Bahrain | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 56 | Anguilla | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 57 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 58 | Niue | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 59 | Peru | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 60 | Brunei | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 61 | Norway | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 62 | Micronesia (country) | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 63 | Malaysia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 64 | Cyprus | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 GPIA | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 66 | Jamaica | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 67 | Montenegro | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 68 | Solomon Islands | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 69 | Iran | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 70 | Mauritius | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 71 | India | 1 GPIA | 2025 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 72 | Panama | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 73 | Jordan | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 74 | Canada | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 75 | Israel | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 75 | North Macedonia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 77 | France | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 78 | New Zealand | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 79 | United States | 1 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 80 | Oman | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 81 | Palestine | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 82 | Switzerland | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 83 | Denmark | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 84 | Ghana | 0.9998 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 85 | Belarus | 0.9997 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 86 | Andorra | 0.9995 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 87 | Iceland | 0.9991 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 88 | Czechia | 0.9989 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 89 | Japan | 0.9989 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 90 | Latvia | 0.9989 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 91 | Finland | 0.9988 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 92 | Seychelles | 0.9987 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 93 | Cape Verde | 0.9987 GPIA | 2022 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 94 | Rwanda | 0.9985 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 95 | Paraguay | 0.9984 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 96 | Slovenia | 0.9983 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 97 | Lithuania | 0.9982 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 98 | Cambodia | 0.9982 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 99 | South Korea | 0.998 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 100 | Costa Rica | 0.9979 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 101 | Bulgaria | 0.9973 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 102 | Aruba | 0.9973 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 103 | Tunisia | 0.9968 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 104 | Portugal | 0.9967 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 105 | Egypt | 0.9966 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 106 | Spain | 0.9964 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 107 | Nepal | 0.9962 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 108 | Singapore | 0.9961 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 109 | United Kingdom | 0.9959 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 110 | Germany | 0.9959 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 111 | Turkey | 0.9958 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 112 | Slovakia | 0.9957 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 113 | Thailand | 0.9954 GPIA | 2025 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 114 | Albania | 0.9947 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 115 | Hungary | 0.9946 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 116 | British Virgin Islands | 0.9946 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 117 | Estonia | 0.9942 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 118 | Malta | 0.9941 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 119 | United Arab Emirates | 0.994 GPIA | 2024 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 120 | Laos | 0.994 GPIA | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 121 | Austria | 0.9938 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 122 | Macao | 0.9935 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 123 | Montserrat | 0.9932 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 124 | Nicaragua | 0.9929 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 125 | Vanuatu | 0.9926 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 126 | Uruguay | 0.9917 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 127 | Botswana | 0.9915 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 128 | Azerbaijan | 0.9913 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 129 | Greece | 0.9912 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 130 | Italy | 0.9895 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 131 | Georgia | 0.9888 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 132 | Australia | 0.9888 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 133 | Bahamas | 0.9888 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 134 | Romania | 0.9888 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 135 | Brazil | 0.9885 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 136 | Nigeria | 0.9882 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 137 | Dominican Republic | 0.9876 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 138 | Belize | 0.9863 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 139 | Luxembourg | 0.9862 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 140 | Colombia | 0.9861 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 141 | Bolivia | 0.9854 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 142 | Poland | 0.9841 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 143 | Guyana | 0.9839 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 144 | Barbados | 0.9838 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 145 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.9837 GPIA | 2017 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 146 | Netherlands | 0.9837 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 147 | Palau | 0.9831 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 148 | Zimbabwe | 0.983 GPIA | 2013 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 149 | Uzbekistan | 0.9827 GPIA | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 150 | Guatemala | 0.9826 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 151 | Liechtenstein | 0.9826 GPIA | 2021 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 152 | Kazakhstan | 0.9811 GPIA | 2025 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 153 | Armenia | 0.9808 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 154 | Samoa | 0.9807 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 155 | Philippines | 0.9798 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 156 | Angola | 0.9795 GPIA | 2023 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 157 | Namibia | 0.9781 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 158 | Kenya | 0.9773 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 159 | Cuba | 0.9756 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 160 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.9755 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 161 | Indonesia | 0.9752 GPIA | 2025 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 162 | Russia | 0.9742 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 163 | Comoros | 0.9726 GPIA | 2022 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 164 | Hong Kong | 0.9726 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 165 | Niger | 0.969 GPIA | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 166 | Grenada | 0.9684 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 167 | Morocco | 0.9677 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 168 | Kiribati | 0.9671 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 169 | Chile | 0.9666 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 170 | Pakistan | 0.9665 GPIA | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 171 | Libya | 0.9656 GPIA | 2006 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 172 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.965 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 173 | Moldova | 0.9609 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 174 | Sudan | 0.9608 GPIA | 2019 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 175 | Vietnam | 0.9607 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 176 | South Africa | 0.9537 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 177 | Ethiopia | 0.9515 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 178 | Serbia | 0.9503 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 179 | Fiji | 0.9467 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 180 | Algeria | 0.9414 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 181 | Papua New Guinea | 0.9409 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 182 | Togo | 0.9399 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 183 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.9387 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 184 | Eswatini | 0.9366 GPIA | 2016 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 185 | Iraq | 0.9353 GPIA | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 186 | Benin | 0.9206 GPIA | 2022 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 187 | Mozambique | 0.9205 GPIA | 2017 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 188 | Mali | 0.9201 GPIA | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 189 | Tajikistan | 0.9165 GPIA | 2017 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 190 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.9103 GPIA | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 191 | Cameroon | 0.9086 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 192 | Dominica | 0.9036 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 193 | Djibouti | 0.8951 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 194 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.8863 GPIA | 2021 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 195 | Yemen | 0.8428 GPIA | 2016 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 196 | Chad | 0.8408 GPIA | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 197 | Eritrea | 0.8366 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 198 | Guinea | 0.806 GPIA | 2014 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 199 | Central African Republic | 0.7715 GPIA | 2016 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 200 | Afghanistan | 0.7641 GPIA | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 1.03 GPIA
- MDG: Eastern Asia 1.02 GPIA
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 1.02 GPIA
- SDG: Eastern Asia 1.02 GPIA
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 1.02 GPIA
- MDG: Latin America 1.02 GPIA
- WB: South Asia 1.01 GPIA
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 1.01 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 1.01 GPIA
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 1.01 GPIA
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 1.01 GPIA
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 1.01 GPIA
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 1.01 GPIA
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 1.01 GPIA
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.01 GPIA
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.01 GPIA
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.01 GPIA
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 1.01 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean 1.01 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 1.01 GPIA
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 1.01 GPIA
- WB: Other Small States 1.01 GPIA
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 1.01 GPIA
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 1.01 GPIA
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 1.01 GPIA
- WB: Oecd Members 1.01 GPIA
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.01 GPIA
- WB: Small States 1 GPIA
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 1 GPIA
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 1 GPIA
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 1 GPIA
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 1 GPIA
- Cecc-sica 1 GPIA
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 1 GPIA
- AIMS: East Asia 1 GPIA
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 1 GPIA
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 1 GPIA
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 1 GPIA
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 1 GPIA
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 1 GPIA
About this data
February 2026 Data Release