Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
197
Highest
1.27 GPIA
Suriname
Lowest
0.8845 GPIA
Mexico
Median
1 GPIA
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
4,031
What the numbers show
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 1.27 GPIA in Suriname; the lowest is 0.8845 GPIA in Mexico.
The median across all reporting countries is 1 GPIA, and the mean is 1.01 GPIA.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Uruguay (up 7.4%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 14.1%).
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriname | 1.27 GPIA | 2021 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 1 | Anguilla | 1 GPIA | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montserrat | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Niue | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tokelau | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Cameroon | 1.12 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 3 | Uruguay | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 4 | Cuba | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 5 | Togo | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 6 | Maldives | 1.05 GPIA | 2019 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 7 | Algeria | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 9 | Saint Lucia | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 10 | Lebanon | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 11 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 12 | Australia | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 13 | Aruba | 1.03 GPIA | 2022 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 14 | Belize | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 15 | Niger | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 16 | Tunisia | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 17 | Honduras | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 18 | Mauritius | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 19 | Egypt | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 20 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.02 GPIA | 2018 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 21 | Morocco | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 23 | Germany | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 24 | Jordan | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 25 | Monaco | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 26 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 27 | Netherlands | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 28 | Mozambique | 1.01 GPIA | 2017 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 29 | Greece | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 30 | Benin | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 31 | Eswatini | 1.01 GPIA | 2016 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 32 | Central African Republic | 1.01 GPIA | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 33 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 34 | Malta | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 35 | Angola | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 14.1% | flat |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 37 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 GPIA | 2021 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 38 | Chad | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 39 | Madagascar | 1 GPIA | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 40 | Slovakia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 41 | Lithuania | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 42 | Burundi | 1 GPIA | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 43 | Spain | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 44 | Qatar | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 45 | Czechia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 46 | Estonia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 47 | Latvia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 48 | Paraguay | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 49 | Oman | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 50 | Afghanistan | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Albania | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Andorra | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Argentina | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Armenia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Austria | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Azerbaijan | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Bangladesh | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Bahrain | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Bahamas | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Belarus | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Bermuda | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Barbados | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Bhutan | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Botswana | 1 GPIA | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Canada | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Switzerland | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Chile | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 50 | China | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Colombia | 1 GPIA | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Comoros | 1 GPIA | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Cape Verde | 1 GPIA | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Cayman Islands | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Cyprus | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Djibouti | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Dominica | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Denmark | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Ecuador | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Eritrea | 1 GPIA | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Ethiopia | 1 GPIA | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Finland | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Fiji | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | France | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Georgia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Ghana | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Gibraltar | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Gambia | 1 GPIA | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Equatorial Guinea | 1 GPIA | 2015 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 50 | Grenada | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Guatemala | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Guyana | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 50 | Hong Kong, China | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Hungary | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 50 | Indonesia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 50 | Iraq | 1 GPIA | 2007 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Iceland | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Israel | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 50 | Italy | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Jamaica | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Japan | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Kenya | 1 GPIA | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Cambodia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Kiribati | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Republic of Korea | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Kuwait | 1 GPIA | 2012 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 50 | Liberia | 1 GPIA | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Liechtenstein | 1 GPIA | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Luxembourg | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Macau, China | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Republic of Moldova | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Marshall Islands | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 50 | North Macedonia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Mali | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Myanmar | 1 GPIA | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Montenegro | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Mongolia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Mauritania | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Malawi | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Malaysia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 50 | Namibia | 1 GPIA | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Nicaragua | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 50 | Norway | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Nepal | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Naoero | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | New Zealand | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Pakistan | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Panama | 1 GPIA | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Philippines | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Palau | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Poland | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 50 | Palestine, State of | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Romania | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Rwanda | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 50 | Sudan | 1 GPIA | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Singapore | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 50 | Solomon Islands | 1 GPIA | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Sierra Leone | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | El Salvador | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | San Marino | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Serbia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1 GPIA | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Slovenia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Sweden | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 50 | Seychelles | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Thailand | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 1 GPIA | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Timor-Leste | 1 GPIA | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Tonga | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Türkiye | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Tuvalu | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Ukraine | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | United States of America | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Uzbekistan | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 GPIA | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 50 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | British Virgin Islands | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 50 | Viet Nam | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Vanuatu | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 50 | Samoa | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Yemen | 1 GPIA | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | South Africa | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Zambia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | 1 GPIA | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | Lesotho | 0.9999 GPIA | 2017 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 178 | Puerto Rico | 0.9997 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 179 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.9991 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 180 | Brazil | 0.9989 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 181 | Portugal | 0.9986 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 182 | Guinea | 0.9986 GPIA | 2014 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 182 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.9986 GPIA | 2020 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 184 | India | 0.996 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 185 | Senegal | 0.995 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 186 | Belgium | 0.9917 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 187 | Peru | 0.9873 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 188 | Bulgaria | 0.9855 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 189 | Ireland | 0.9788 GPIA | 2022 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 190 | Congo | 0.9605 GPIA | 2012 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 191 | Croatia | 0.9435 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 192 | Mexico | 0.8845 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release