Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
78
Highest
2 GPIA
Macao
Lowest
0.0901 GPIA
Qatar
Median
0.6712 GPIA
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,179

What the numbers show

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 78 countries. The highest value is 2 GPIA in Macao; the lowest is 0.0901 GPIA in Qatar.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.6712 GPIA, and the mean is 0.7471 GPIA.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 22.

Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 449.7%), and the largest decrease in Tunisia (down 78.0%).

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Macao 2 GPIA 2007 up 98.8% rising
2 Guyana 1.69 GPIA 2012 up 99.9% rising
3 Dominica 1.57 GPIA 2011 up 216.5% rising
4 Bulgaria 1.55 GPIA 2024 up 105.3% rising
5 Congo 1.53 GPIA 2012 up 7.6% flat
6 Croatia 1.4 GPIA 2023 up 3.1% flat
7 Brazil 1.33 GPIA 2024 down 3.6% falling
8 Ireland 1.32 GPIA 2022 up 34.9% rising
9 Mexico 1.3 GPIA 2024 up 6.2% flat
10 Peru 1.29 GPIA 2024 up 7.5% falling
11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.24 GPIA 2020 up 25.7% falling
12 Vanuatu 1.2 GPIA 2015 up 12.9% rising
13 Senegal 1.15 GPIA 2023 up 7.6% rising
14 Belgium 1.04 GPIA 2023 up 8.4% falling
15 Portugal 1.03 GPIA 2023 up 53.1% rising
16 Lesotho 1.01 GPIA 2017 down 23.8% falling
17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.01 GPIA 2023 up 12.8% rising
18 Puerto Rico 1 GPIA 2023 up 14.3% rising
19 Costa Rica 0.984 GPIA 2024 down 0.4% flat
20 China 0.9813 GPIA 2012 up 3.7% rising
21 Estonia 0.967 GPIA 2024 up 449.7% volatile
22 Panama 0.9414 GPIA 2005 down 5.9% flat
23 Spain 0.9172 GPIA 2024 up 59.5% rising
24 Burundi 0.9161 GPIA 2025 up 279.2% volatile
25 Slovakia 0.8915 GPIA 2024 up 36.5% falling
26 Honduras 0.8828 GPIA 2024 up 5.8% falling
27 Netherlands 0.8736 GPIA 2023 up 4.1% rising
28 Nicaragua 0.827 GPIA 2010 up 343.9% rising
29 Côte d'Ivoire 0.8208 GPIA 2024 down 32.6% falling
30 Poland 0.7957 GPIA 2015 down 4.9% flat
31 Chile 0.7794 GPIA 2018 down 8.0% falling
32 Hungary 0.7755 GPIA 2020 up 10.8% rising
33 Central African Republic 0.7589 GPIA 2017 up 3.6% rising
34 Czechia 0.7417 GPIA 2023 down 16.1% falling
35 Madagascar 0.7376 GPIA 2019 down 6.4% rising
36 Australia 0.7292 GPIA 2024 up 13.0% rising
37 Lithuania 0.712 GPIA 2024 up 113.0% rising
38 Uruguay 0.7022 GPIA 2023 down 22.2% falling
39 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6844 GPIA 2018 up 90.5% rising
40 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.6581 GPIA 2021 down 16.1% falling
41 Germany 0.6573 GPIA 2024 down 14.7% falling
42 Niger 0.6567 GPIA 2024 up 66.8% volatile
43 Morocco 0.6453 GPIA 2024 down 16.6% falling
44 Mauritius 0.6366 GPIA 2024 down 0.2% rising
45 British Virgin Islands 0.6336 GPIA 2014 up 194.4% volatile
46 Iran 0.6293 GPIA 2020 down 2.5% rising
47 Cameroon 0.6257 GPIA 2023 down 6.9% falling
48 Djibouti 0.603 GPIA 2009 down 64.5% volatile
49 Monaco 0.5872 GPIA 2024 down 34.6% falling
50 Mozambique 0.5702 GPIA 2017 down 11.8% falling
51 Algeria 0.5474 GPIA 2024 up 52.4% falling
52 Greece 0.534 GPIA 2023 down 2.3% flat
53 Angola 0.5329 GPIA 2023 down 16.1% falling
54 Lebanon 0.532 GPIA 2024 up 18.6% rising
55 Malta 0.5273 GPIA 2023 up 35.4% volatile
56 Benin 0.5212 GPIA 2022 down 25.4% falling
57 Suriname 0.499 GPIA 2021 down 12.7% falling
58 Aruba 0.4894 GPIA 2022 up 27.5% flat
59 Chad 0.4892 GPIA 2024 up 59.7% volatile
60 Denmark 0.4875 GPIA 2019 down 46.5% falling
61 Latvia 0.4474 GPIA 2024 up 37.3% rising
62 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.4392 GPIA 2005 down 53.1% falling
63 Malaysia 0.4348 GPIA 2019 up 19.9% rising
64 Eswatini 0.4272 GPIA 2016 up 24.9% volatile
65 Israel 0.3645 GPIA 2022 down 49.3% volatile
66 France 0.3509 GPIA 2012 down 28.0% falling
67 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.3392 GPIA 2021 down 70.6% volatile
68 Belize 0.3344 GPIA 2024 up 27.2% falling
69 Egypt 0.2858 GPIA 2024 down 8.9% volatile
70 Paraguay 0.2851 GPIA 2024 down 67.0% volatile
71 Burkina Faso 0.2774 GPIA 2024 down 53.3% volatile
72 Saint Lucia 0.2274 GPIA 2023 up 56.4% volatile
73 Togo 0.2028 GPIA 2023 up 68.3% volatile
74 Tunisia 0.1928 GPIA 2023 down 78.0% volatile
75 Cuba 0.1591 GPIA 2024 down 16.5% falling
76 Barbados 0.1554 GPIA 2005 falling
77 Oman 0.1019 GPIA 2024 down 68.7% volatile
78 Qatar 0.0901 GPIA 2024 flat

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Indicator
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
79 places, 1,179 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release