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 … lower general adjusted gender parity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriname | 1.27 GPIA | 2021 | up 1.4% | 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 | Russia | 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 | 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 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 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 | Cote 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 | 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 | 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 (country) | 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 | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Hungary | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 50 | Indonesia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Iran | 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 | South 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 | Macao | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | 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 | Nauru | 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 | 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 | Syria | 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 | East Timor | 1 GPIA | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Tonga | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Turkey | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Tuvalu | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Ukraine | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | United States | 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 | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | British Virgin Islands | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 50 | Vietnam | 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 |
| 50 | Anguilla | 1 GPIA | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Cook Islands | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Montserrat | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Niue | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Tokelau | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 182 | Lesotho | 0.9999 GPIA | 2017 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 183 | Puerto Rico | 0.9997 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 184 | United Kingdom | 0.9991 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 185 | Brazil | 0.9989 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 186 | Portugal | 0.9986 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 187 | Guinea | 0.9986 GPIA | 2014 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 187 | Laos | 0.9986 GPIA | 2020 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 189 | India | 0.996 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 190 | Senegal | 0.995 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 191 | Belgium | 0.9917 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 192 | Peru | 0.9873 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 193 | Bulgaria | 0.9855 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 194 | Ireland | 0.9788 GPIA | 2022 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 195 | Congo | 0.9605 GPIA | 2012 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 196 | Croatia | 0.9435 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 197 | Mexico | 0.8845 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release