Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
57
Highest
1.89 GPIA
Bangladesh
Lowest
0.3382 GPIA
Latvia
Median
1.04 GPIA
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
666

What the numbers show

Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 57 countries. The highest value is 1.89 GPIA in Bangladesh; the lowest is 0.3382 GPIA in Latvia.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.04 GPIA, and the mean is 1.15 GPIA.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.

Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Cameroon (up 112.3%), and the largest decrease in Norway (down 65.3%).

Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bangladesh 1.89 GPIA 2017 up 24.7% rising
1 Montserrat 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged flat
1 Anguilla 1 GPIA 2019 unchanged flat
2 Syria 1.82 GPIA 2024 up 11.0% rising
3 New Zealand 1.8 GPIA 2024 up 3.4% rising
4 Guyana 1.6 GPIA 2019 up 34.1% rising
5 Bahrain 1.57 GPIA 2017 up 40.2% flat
6 Iceland 1.56 GPIA 2023 down 11.4% flat
7 Belgium 1.56 GPIA 2023 up 10.7% volatile
8 Grenada 1.54 GPIA 2013 up 102.7% rising
9 Mauritius 1.51 GPIA 2024 up 15.3% rising
10 Hong Kong 1.44 GPIA 2024 down 7.3% rising
11 Barbados 1.43 GPIA 2024 up 9.9% flat
12 Malaysia 1.41 GPIA 2011 up 22.4% rising
13 Jamaica 1.39 GPIA 2024 up 13.8% falling
14 Kuwait 1.34 GPIA 2005 down 1.0% flat
15 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.34 GPIA 2023 up 29.0% rising
16 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.29 GPIA 2012 up 21.0% rising
17 Malta 1.27 GPIA 2023 down 16.3% falling
18 Tonga 1.27 GPIA 2023 down 10.1% rising
19 Saint Lucia 1.26 GPIA 2023 up 25.7% falling
20 Singapore 1.23 GPIA 2023 down 2.1% flat
21 Trinidad and Tobago 1.19 GPIA 2023 up 18.7% falling
22 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.18 GPIA 2008 up 34.1% rising
23 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.14 GPIA 2017 up 6.7% rising
24 China 1.13 GPIA 2021 down 1.6% flat
25 Cameroon 1.12 GPIA 2016 up 112.3% rising
26 Slovenia 1.08 GPIA 2012 up 28.0% falling
27 Kenya 1.08 GPIA 2016 up 11.3% rising
28 Czechia 1.08 GPIA 2023 down 7.0% falling
29 Switzerland 1.04 GPIA 2024 up 26.9% rising
30 Antigua and Barbuda 1.03 GPIA 2012 down 40.1% falling
31 Liechtenstein 1 GPIA 2009 unchanged flat
31 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged rising
31 Uganda 1 GPIA 2017 unchanged flat
31 Qatar 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged flat
31 Brunei Darussalam 1 GPIA 2012 unchanged flat
31 British Virgin Islands 1 GPIA 2024 falling
31 Belize 1 GPIA 2008 unchanged flat
31 Gibraltar 1 GPIA 2023 down 8.5% falling
31 Colombia 1 GPIA 2022 unchanged flat
31 Cuba 1 GPIA 2009 up 18.3% rising
31 Cayman Islands 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged flat
31 Dominica 1 GPIA 2023 down 13.2% falling
31 Denmark 1 GPIA 2012 down 1.1% flat
31 Georgia 1 GPIA 2007 unchanged flat
31 Mauritania 1 GPIA 2005 unchanged flat
31 Israel 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged flat
31 Kyrgyzstan 1 GPIA 2007 unchanged flat
31 Monaco 1 GPIA 2016 down 15.9% flat
49 France 0.98 GPIA 2024 up 35.8% rising
50 Hungary 0.884 GPIA 2003 down 0.8% flat
51 Panama 0.8421 GPIA 2007 down 31.2% falling
52 Germany 0.7318 GPIA 2024 up 24.6% rising
53 Sweden 0.7017 GPIA 2024 down 19.0% falling
54 Norway 0.4308 GPIA 2012 down 65.3% falling
55 Latvia 0.3382 GPIA 2003 down 1.9% falling

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About this data

Indicator
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in general 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
57 places, 666 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release