School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
191
Highest
1.83 GPIA
Gambia
Lowest
0.3372 GPIA
Central African Republic
Median
1.22 GPIA
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
14,075
What the numbers show
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 1.83 GPIA in Gambia; the lowest is 0.3372 GPIA in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.22 GPIA, and the mean is 1.15 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 140 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Eritrea (up 375.9%), and the largest decrease in Dominica (down 50.2%).
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gambia | 1.83 GPIA | 2024 | up 191.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Anguilla | 1.8 GPIA | 2008 | — | flat |
| 3 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.73 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 4 | Cook Islands | 1.72 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 5 | Qatar | 1.69 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 6 | Maldives | 1.64 GPIA | 2022 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 7 | Tonga | 1.64 GPIA | 2024 | — | rising |
| 8 | United States Virgin Islands | 1.63 GPIA | 1993 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 9 | Guyana | 1.57 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 10 | Aruba | 1.57 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 11 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.54 GPIA | 2012 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 12 | Iceland | 1.53 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 13 | Samoa | 1.53 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Seychelles | 1.53 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 15 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.53 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 16 | Saint Lucia | 1.52 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 17 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.52 GPIA | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 18 | Oman | 1.5 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 19 | Cuba | 1.5 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 20 | Barbados | 1.49 GPIA | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 1.48 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 22 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.48 GPIA | 2015 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 23 | Bahrain | 1.48 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 24 | Belize | 1.45 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 25 | Argentina | 1.45 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 26 | Tunisia | 1.45 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 27 | Botswana | 1.44 GPIA | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 28 | Monaco | 1.43 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 29 | Jamaica | 1.42 GPIA | 2015 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 30 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.42 GPIA | 2024 | — | rising |
| 31 | Namibia | 1.41 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 32 | Uruguay | 1.41 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 33 | Venezuela | 1.41 GPIA | 2008 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.41 GPIA | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 1.4 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 36 | Mongolia | 1.4 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 37 | Malta | 1.4 GPIA | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 38 | South Africa | 1.4 GPIA | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 39 | Kuwait | 1.39 GPIA | 2021 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 40 | Sweden | 1.39 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 41 | British Virgin Islands | 1.39 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 42 | Panama | 1.38 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 43 | Suriname | 1.37 GPIA | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 44 | Puerto Rico | 1.37 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 45 | New Zealand | 1.37 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 46 | Palestine | 1.37 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 47 | Brunei | 1.36 GPIA | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 48 | Cape Verde | 1.36 GPIA | 2018 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 49 | Lesotho | 1.35 GPIA | 2018 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 50 | Poland | 1.35 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 51 | Slovenia | 1.35 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 52 | Algeria | 1.35 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 53 | Montenegro | 1.34 GPIA | 2023 | up 11.3% | flat |
| 54 | Norway | 1.34 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 55 | Estonia | 1.33 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 56 | Palau | 1.33 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 57 | Jordan | 1.32 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 58 | Croatia | 1.32 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 59 | Bermuda | 1.32 GPIA | 2023 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 60 | United States | 1.32 GPIA | 2022 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 61 | Myanmar | 1.32 GPIA | 2018 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 62 | Cyprus | 1.32 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 63 | Brazil | 1.32 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 64 | Malaysia | 1.32 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 65 | Honduras | 1.31 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 66 | Slovakia | 1.31 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 67 | Serbia | 1.3 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 68 | Lithuania | 1.3 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 69 | Latvia | 1.3 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 70 | North Macedonia | 1.3 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 71 | Denmark | 1.3 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 72 | Australia | 1.29 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 73 | United Arab Emirates | 1.29 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 74 | Italy | 1.28 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 75 | Armenia | 1.28 GPIA | 2024 | up 14.2% | flat |
| 76 | Moldova | 1.28 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 77 | Bulgaria | 1.28 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 78 | Nicaragua | 1.28 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 79 | Israel | 1.27 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 80 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.27 GPIA | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 81 | Marshall Islands | 1.27 GPIA | 2024 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 82 | Belgium | 1.26 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 83 | Albania | 1.26 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 84 | Canada | 1.26 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 85 | Czechia | 1.26 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 86 | El Salvador | 1.26 GPIA | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 87 | Thailand | 1.26 GPIA | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 88 | United Kingdom | 1.24 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 89 | Paraguay | 1.24 GPIA | 2011 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 90 | Finland | 1.24 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 91 | Austria | 1.24 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 92 | Romania | 1.24 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 93 | Lebanon | 1.24 GPIA | 2019 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 94 | France | 1.24 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 95 | Grenada | 1.22 GPIA | 2018 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 96 | Philippines | 1.22 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 97 | Spain | 1.22 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 98 | Nepal | 1.22 GPIA | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 1.21 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 100 | Uzbekistan | 1.2 GPIA | 2025 | up 93.2% | rising |
| 101 | Hungary | 1.2 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 102 | Ecuador | 1.2 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 103 | Zimbabwe | 1.2 GPIA | 2024 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 104 | Kazakhstan | 1.2 GPIA | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 105 | Bhutan | 1.19 GPIA | 2024 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 106 | Guatemala | 1.19 GPIA | 2023 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Morocco | 1.18 GPIA | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 108 | Luxembourg | 1.18 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 109 | Costa Rica | 1.17 GPIA | 2019 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 110 | Indonesia | 1.17 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 111 | Ireland | 1.17 GPIA | 2022 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 112 | Portugal | 1.17 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 113 | Netherlands | 1.16 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 114 | Georgia | 1.16 GPIA | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 115 | Vietnam | 1.16 GPIA | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 116 | Chile | 1.15 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 117 | Syria | 1.15 GPIA | 2016 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 118 | Mexico | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 119 | Saudi Arabia | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 120 | Belarus | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 121 | China | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 122 | Colombia | 1.13 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 123 | Switzerland | 1.12 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 124 | Libya | 1.12 GPIA | 2003 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Germany | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 126 | Cambodia | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Andorra | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 128 | Singapore | 1.09 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 129 | Macao | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 130 | Russia | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 131 | Hong Kong | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 132 | Peru | 1.08 GPIA | 2017 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 133 | Turkmenistan | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 134 | India | 1.07 GPIA | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 135 | Turkey | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 136 | Senegal | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 137 | Greece | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 138 | Laos | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 139 | Egypt | 1.03 GPIA | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 140 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.03 GPIA | 2015 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 141 | Pakistan | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 142 | Ghana | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Iran | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 144 | Madagascar | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 145 | Sudan | 1 GPIA | 2015 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 146 | Mauritius | 1 GPIA | 2025 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 147 | San Marino | 0.9972 GPIA | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 148 | Eswatini | 0.9756 GPIA | 2013 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 149 | Japan | 0.9742 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 150 | Cameroon | 0.9555 GPIA | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 151 | Comoros | 0.9443 GPIA | 2017 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 152 | Angola | 0.9398 GPIA | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 153 | Dominica | 0.9163 GPIA | 1993 | down 50.2% | flat |
| 154 | South Korea | 0.911 GPIA | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 155 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.8947 GPIA | 2024 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 156 | Burundi | 0.8846 GPIA | 2025 | up 167.9% | rising |
| 157 | Ukraine | 0.8729 GPIA | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 158 | Bangladesh | 0.8131 GPIA | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Mozambique | 0.8098 GPIA | 2018 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 160 | Tanzania | 0.7938 GPIA | 2024 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Kenya | 0.7696 GPIA | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 162 | Uganda | 0.7671 GPIA | 2014 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 163 | Rwanda | 0.7646 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Zambia | 0.7533 GPIA | 2012 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 165 | Fiji | 0.753 GPIA | 2024 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 166 | Malawi | 0.7387 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 167 | Eritrea | 0.7043 GPIA | 2016 | up 375.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Tajikistan | 0.7003 GPIA | 2017 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 169 | Burkina Faso | 0.6945 GPIA | 2024 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 170 | Nigeria | 0.6941 GPIA | 2011 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 171 | Liechtenstein | 0.6916 GPIA | 2021 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 172 | Djibouti | 0.6718 GPIA | 2011 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 173 | Congo | 0.6616 GPIA | 2023 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Liberia | 0.6122 GPIA | 2012 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 175 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.5923 GPIA | 2020 | up 91.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Iraq | 0.5838 GPIA | 2005 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 177 | Gabon | 0.5778 GPIA | 2003 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 178 | Papua New Guinea | 0.5725 GPIA | 1999 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 179 | Togo | 0.5698 GPIA | 2020 | up 68.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Niger | 0.5686 GPIA | 2019 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 181 | Benin | 0.5593 GPIA | 2022 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 182 | Mauritania | 0.5321 GPIA | 2020 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 183 | Ethiopia | 0.4873 GPIA | 2014 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 184 | Yemen | 0.4451 GPIA | 2011 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 185 | Guinea | 0.4276 GPIA | 2014 | up 152.8% | rising |
| 186 | Mali | 0.4113 GPIA | 2015 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 187 | Sierra Leone | 0.4024 GPIA | 2002 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Chad | 0.3919 GPIA | 2020 | up 124.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Afghanistan | 0.3809 GPIA | 2020 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 190 | Haiti | 0.3482 GPIA | 1986 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 191 | Central African Republic | 0.3372 GPIA | 2012 | up 71.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.5 GPIA
- WB: Caribbean Small States 1.43 GPIA
- MDG: Caribbean 1.43 GPIA
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 1.4 GPIA
- WB: Other Small States 1.37 GPIA
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 1.35 GPIA
- UNESCO: Sids 1.35 GPIA
- WB: Small States 1.34 GPIA
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 1.32 GPIA
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 1.32 GPIA
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 1.32 GPIA
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 1.32 GPIA
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 1.31 GPIA
- SDG: Northern America 1.31 GPIA
- WB: North America 1.31 GPIA
- UNICEF: North America 1.31 GPIA
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 1.31 GPIA
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 1.31 GPIA
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 1.3 GPIA
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 1.29 GPIA
- AIMS: Pacific 1.29 GPIA
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 1.29 GPIA
- SDG: Oceania 1.29 GPIA
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 1.28 GPIA
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 1.27 GPIA
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 1.27 GPIA
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 1.27 GPIA
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 1.27 GPIA
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.27 GPIA
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.27 GPIA
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.27 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean 1.27 GPIA
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 1.27 GPIA
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 1.27 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 1.27 GPIA
- MDG: Latin America 1.26 GPIA
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 1.26 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 1.26 GPIA
- Cecc-sica 1.24 GPIA
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 1.24 GPIA
About this data
February 2026 Data Release