School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
208
Highest
1.22 GPIA
Senegal
Lowest
0.6524 GPIA
Guinea-Bissau
Median
1 GPIA
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
15,510
What the numbers show
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 208 countries. The highest value is 1.22 GPIA in Senegal; the lowest is 0.6524 GPIA in Guinea-Bissau.
The median across all reporting countries is 1 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9968 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 133 countries rose and 66 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 49.9%), and the largest decrease in Niue (down 12.4%).
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 1.22 GPIA | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 3 | Gambia | 1.14 GPIA | 2021 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 4 | Tuvalu | 1.13 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 5 | Maldives | 1.11 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 6 | Bhutan | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 7 | Sweden | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 9 | French Polynesia | 1.08 GPIA | 1993 | — | flat |
| 10 | Kuwait | 1.07 GPIA | 2015 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 11 | Bermuda | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 13 | Burundi | 1.07 GPIA | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 14 | Honduras | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 15 | Belgium | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 16 | Mexico | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 17 | Cape Verde | 1.06 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 18 | Marshall Islands | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 19 | Finland | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 20 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 21 | Tonga | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 22 | Tunisia | 1.05 GPIA | 2016 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 23 | Zambia | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | — | rising |
| 24 | Lesotho | 1.05 GPIA | 2017 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 25 | Naoero | 1.05 GPIA | 2025 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 26 | Libya | 1.05 GPIA | 2006 | — | rising |
| 27 | Cook Islands | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 28 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 29 | Myanmar | 1.05 GPIA | 2018 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 30 | Ireland | 1.05 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 31 | Palestine, State of | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 32 | Lebanon | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 33 | Aruba | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 34 | Croatia | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 35 | Argentina | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 36 | Uruguay | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 37 | Mongolia | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 38 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 39 | El Salvador | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 40 | Sri Lanka | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 41 | Saint Lucia | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 42 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.04 GPIA | 2021 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 43 | Timor-Leste | 1.04 GPIA | 2020 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 44 | Gibraltar | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 45 | New Zealand | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 46 | Martinique | 1.03 GPIA | 1996 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 47 | Madagascar | 1.03 GPIA | 2021 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 48 | Kiribati | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | — | rising |
| 49 | Samoa | 1.03 GPIA | 2016 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 50 | Mauritius | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 51 | Costa Rica | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 52 | New Caledonia | 1.03 GPIA | 1991 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 53 | Cambodia | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 55 | Ecuador | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 56 | Seychelles | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 57 | Puerto Rico | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 58 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.02 GPIA | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 59 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 60 | Qatar | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 61 | Thailand | 1.02 GPIA | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 62 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | — | flat |
| 63 | Tokelau | 1.02 GPIA | 2025 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 64 | Malawi | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 65 | Montenegro | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 66 | Netherlands | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 67 | Estonia | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 68 | Saudi Arabia | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 69 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.02 GPIA | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 70 | China (People’s Republic of) | 1.02 GPIA | 2012 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 71 | Spain | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 72 | Panama | 1.02 GPIA | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 73 | Paraguay | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 74 | Malaysia | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 75 | Jordan | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 76 | Luxembourg | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 77 | Botswana | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 78 | Algeria | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 79 | United States of America | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 80 | Iran | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 81 | India | 1.01 GPIA | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 82 | Brazil | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 83 | Rwanda | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 84 | Slovenia | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 85 | Latvia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 86 | Barbados | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 87 | Peru | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 88 | Ukraine | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 89 | Slovak Republic | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 90 | Malta | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 91 | Jamaica | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 92 | Cayman Islands | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 93 | Colombia | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 94 | United Kingdom | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 95 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 96 | France | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 97 | Cyprus | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 98 | Portugal | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 99 | Belize | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 100 | Ghana | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 101 | Guyana | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 102 | Bahamas | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 103 | Belarus | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 104 | North Macedonia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 105 | Turkmenistan | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 106 | Canada | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 107 | Cuba | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 108 | Israel | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 109 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 110 | Gabon | 1 GPIA | 2019 | — | rising |
| 111 | Japan | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 112 | Morocco | 0.9997 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 113 | Czechia | 0.9994 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 114 | Montserrat | 0.9994 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 115 | Nepal | 0.9994 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 116 | Andorra | 0.9993 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 117 | Romania | 0.9992 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 118 | Monaco | 0.9986 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 119 | Bahrain | 0.9981 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 120 | Macau (China) | 0.9972 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 121 | South Africa | 0.9966 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 122 | Palau | 0.9958 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 123 | Korea | 0.9956 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 124 | Singapore | 0.9956 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 125 | Suriname | 0.9955 GPIA | 2022 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 126 | British Virgin Islands | 0.9951 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 127 | Namibia | 0.995 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 128 | Moldova | 0.9947 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 129 | Hungary | 0.9932 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 130 | Congo | 0.9931 GPIA | 2012 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 131 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.993 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 132 | Grenada | 0.9929 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 133 | Italy | 0.9929 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 134 | Oman | 0.9921 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 135 | Denmark | 0.9921 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 136 | Norway | 0.9913 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 137 | Mauritania | 0.9902 GPIA | 2020 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 138 | Austria | 0.9899 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 139 | Lithuania | 0.9892 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 140 | Egypt | 0.9891 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 141 | Poland | 0.9883 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 142 | Nigeria | 0.988 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 143 | Switzerland | 0.9879 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 144 | Greece | 0.9878 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 145 | San Marino | 0.9878 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 146 | Russia | 0.9877 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 147 | Philippines | 0.9872 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 148 | Bulgaria | 0.9872 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 149 | Nicaragua | 0.9869 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 150 | Kazakhstan | 0.986 GPIA | 2025 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 151 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.9846 GPIA | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 152 | Iceland | 0.9844 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 153 | Sudan | 0.9842 GPIA | 2019 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 154 | Armenia | 0.9829 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 155 | Comoros | 0.9823 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 156 | Fiji | 0.9822 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 157 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.9804 GPIA | 2005 | — | rising |
| 158 | Albania | 0.9801 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 159 | Azerbaijan | 0.9792 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 160 | Kenya | 0.979 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 161 | Niue | 0.9789 GPIA | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 162 | Uzbekistan | 0.978 GPIA | 2025 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 163 | Australia | 0.9762 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 164 | Türkiye | 0.9756 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 165 | Guatemala | 0.9747 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 166 | Chile | 0.9729 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 167 | Germany | 0.9722 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 168 | United Arab Emirates | 0.9716 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 169 | Hong Kong (China) | 0.9713 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 170 | Liberia | 0.9713 GPIA | 2020 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 171 | Indonesia | 0.9698 GPIA | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 172 | Georgia | 0.968 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 173 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.9672 GPIA | 2023 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 174 | Serbia | 0.9645 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 175 | Solomon Islands | 0.9642 GPIA | 2012 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 176 | Zimbabwe | 0.9607 GPIA | 2013 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 177 | Niger | 0.9598 GPIA | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 178 | Anguilla | 0.955 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 179 | Uganda | 0.955 GPIA | 2007 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 180 | Vanuatu | 0.9548 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 181 | Angola | 0.9546 GPIA | 2023 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 182 | Pakistan | 0.9522 GPIA | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 183 | Viet Nam | 0.9482 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 184 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.9423 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 185 | Iraq | 0.9411 GPIA | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 186 | Eswatini | 0.9394 GPIA | 2016 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 187 | Papua New Guinea | 0.9354 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 188 | Togo | 0.9308 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 189 | Ethiopia | 0.9284 GPIA | 2015 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 190 | Dominica | 0.9239 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 191 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.9232 GPIA | 2023 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 192 | Mozambique | 0.9136 GPIA | 2017 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 193 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.913 GPIA | 2005 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 194 | Mali | 0.911 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 195 | Cameroon | 0.9062 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 196 | Liechtenstein | 0.9061 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 197 | Benin | 0.8996 GPIA | 2022 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 198 | Djibouti | 0.8888 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 199 | Tajikistan | 0.8783 GPIA | 2013 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 200 | Eritrea | 0.8438 GPIA | 2022 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 201 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.8313 GPIA | 2021 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 202 | Chad | 0.8221 GPIA | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 203 | Yemen | 0.8209 GPIA | 2016 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 204 | Somalia | 0.7994 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 205 | Guinea | 0.7842 GPIA | 2014 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 206 | Central African Republic | 0.7668 GPIA | 2016 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 207 | Afghanistan | 0.7163 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 208 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.6524 GPIA | 2000 | up 19.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 1.04 GPIA
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 1.03 GPIA
- MDG: Latin America 1.03 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 1.03 GPIA
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 1.03 GPIA
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 1.03 GPIA
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 1.03 GPIA
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 1.03 GPIA
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.03 GPIA
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.03 GPIA
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.03 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean 1.03 GPIA
About this data
February 2026 Data Release