Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
217
Highest
1.25 GPIA
Suriname
Lowest
0.9353 GPIA
Ireland
Median
1.02 GPIA
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
6,768
What the numbers show
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 217 countries. The highest value is 1.25 GPIA in Suriname; the lowest is 0.9353 GPIA in Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.02 GPIA, and the mean is 1.03 GPIA.
Over the past decade 92 countries rose and 87 fell. The largest increase was in Vanuatu (up 13.1%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 16.4%).
Share of all students in secondary … general adjusted gender parity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriname | 1.25 GPIA | 2021 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 2 | Italy | 1.2 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 3 | Poland | 1.16 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 4 | Saint Helena | 1.14 GPIA | 1997 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 5 | Norway | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 6 | Switzerland | 1.13 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 7 | Liechtenstein | 1.13 GPIA | 2021 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 8 | Slovenia | 1.13 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 9 | Vanuatu | 1.13 GPIA | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 10 | Uruguay | 1.12 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 11 | Iceland | 1.12 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 1.12 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 13 | Cameroon | 1.12 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 14 | New Caledonia | 1.11 GPIA | 1997 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 15 | Albania | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 16 | Hungary | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 17 | Germany | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 18 | Cuba | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 19 | Denmark | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 20 | Estonia | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 21 | Greece | 1.09 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 22 | Bahrain | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 23 | Cyprus | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 24 | Lebanon | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 25 | Latvia | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 26 | Egypt | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 27 | Czechia | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 28 | Australia | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 29 | American Samoa | 1.07 GPIA | 1992 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 30 | Iran | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 31 | Austria | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 32 | Turkey | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 33 | Portugal | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 34 | Seychelles | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 35 | Croatia | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 36 | Romania | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 37 | Monaco | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 38 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 39 | French Polynesia | 1.06 GPIA | 1993 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 40 | Bangladesh | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 41 | France | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 42 | Rwanda | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 43 | Mozambique | 1.06 GPIA | 2017 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 44 | Tunisia | 1.06 GPIA | 2016 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 45 | Andorra | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 46 | Slovakia | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 47 | Gabon | 1.05 GPIA | 2019 | — | falling |
| 48 | Tonga | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 49 | Thailand | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 50 | Philippines | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 51 | Indonesia | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 52 | United Arab Emirates | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 53 | Burundi | 1.05 GPIA | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 54 | Montenegro | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 55 | Maldives | 1.05 GPIA | 2019 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 56 | Serbia | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 57 | Syria | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 58 | Algeria | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 59 | Moldova | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 60 | Belgium | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 61 | Iraq | 1.04 GPIA | 2007 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 62 | Mongolia | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 63 | Ghana | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 65 | Ecuador | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 66 | Russia | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 67 | Reunion | 1.04 GPIA | 1996 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 68 | Lithuania | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 69 | Bhutan | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 70 | North Macedonia | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 71 | China | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 72 | Burkina Faso | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 73 | Uganda | 1.04 GPIA | 2007 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 74 | Djibouti | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 75 | Malaysia | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 76 | East Timor | 1.03 GPIA | 2019 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 77 | Mauritius | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 78 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.03 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 79 | Malta | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 80 | Georgia | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 81 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1.03 GPIA | 1997 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 82 | Guadeloupe | 1.03 GPIA | 1995 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 83 | Ukraine | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 84 | Tuvalu | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 85 | Belarus | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 86 | Japan | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 87 | Brunei | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 88 | Benin | 1.03 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 89 | Panama | 1.03 GPIA | 2017 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 90 | Micronesia (country) | 1.03 GPIA | 1977 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 91 | Saint Lucia | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 92 | Gambia | 1.03 GPIA | 2021 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 94 | Eswatini | 1.02 GPIA | 2016 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 95 | Belize | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 96 | Togo | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 97 | Armenia | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 98 | Kazakhstan | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 99 | Mali | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 100 | Sweden | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 101 | Tajikistan | 1.02 GPIA | 2013 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 102 | South Korea | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 104 | Finland | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 105 | Luxembourg | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 106 | Sudan | 1.02 GPIA | 2019 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 107 | Spain | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 108 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.02 GPIA | 2018 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 109 | Madagascar | 1.02 GPIA | 2019 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 110 | San Marino | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 111 | Guatemala | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 112 | Jordan | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 113 | Cape Verde | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 114 | Saudi Arabia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 115 | Sri Lanka | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 116 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.01 GPIA | 2000 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 117 | Macao | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 118 | Fiji | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 119 | Niger | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 120 | Chile | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 121 | Pakistan | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 122 | India | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 123 | El Salvador | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 124 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.01 GPIA | 2005 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 125 | Qatar | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 126 | Cambodia | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 127 | Hong Kong | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 128 | Senegal | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 129 | Palestine | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 130 | Nicaragua | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 131 | Morocco | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 132 | Comoros | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 134 | Angola | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 16.4% | flat |
| 135 | Tanzania | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 136 | Afghanistan | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 137 | French Guiana | 1 GPIA | 1997 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 138 | Laos | 1 GPIA | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 139 | Eritrea | 1 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 140 | Honduras | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 141 | Chad | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 142 | Yemen | 1 GPIA | 2016 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 143 | Canada | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 144 | Oman | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 145 | Myanmar | 1 GPIA | 2018 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 146 | Congo | 1 GPIA | 2012 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 147 | Mauritania | 1 GPIA | 2020 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 148 | Papua New Guinea | 1 GPIA | 2018 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 149 | Argentina | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 149 | Bahamas | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Bermuda | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Barbados | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Botswana | 1 GPIA | 2008 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 149 | Cayman Islands | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Dominica | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 149 | Gibraltar | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 149 | Grenada | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 149 | Guam | 1 GPIA | 1980 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Guyana | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 149 | Jamaica | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Kiribati | 1 GPIA | 2024 | — | falling |
| 149 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Marshall Islands | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 149 | Malawi | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Namibia | 1 GPIA | 2007 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 149 | Nigeria | 1 GPIA | 2013 | — | falling |
| 149 | Nauru | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Palau | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Singapore | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 149 | Solomon Islands | 1 GPIA | 2012 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Sierra Leone | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | flat |
| 149 | Somalia | 1 GPIA | 2007 | — | rising |
| 149 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Turkmenistan | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | flat |
| 149 | United States | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | flat |
| 149 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 GPIA | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Venezuela | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 149 | United States Virgin Islands | 1 GPIA | 1997 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Samoa | 1 GPIA | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Zambia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | — | flat |
| 149 | Zimbabwe | 1 GPIA | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Western Sahara | 1 GPIA | 1980 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Anguilla | 1 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 149 | Cook Islands | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Montserrat | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Niue | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Falkland Islands | 1 GPIA | 1996 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Tokelau | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 190 | Nepal | 0.9987 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 191 | Kenya | 0.9979 GPIA | 2009 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 192 | Central African Republic | 0.9968 GPIA | 2017 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 193 | Puerto Rico | 0.9956 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 194 | Paraguay | 0.9948 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 195 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.9931 GPIA | 2017 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 196 | British Virgin Islands | 0.9928 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 197 | Costa Rica | 0.9927 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 198 | Peru | 0.9921 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 199 | Lesotho | 0.992 GPIA | 2017 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 200 | Kuwait | 0.9914 GPIA | 2015 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 201 | Martinique | 0.9897 GPIA | 1996 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 202 | South Africa | 0.9888 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 203 | Ethiopia | 0.9884 GPIA | 2015 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 204 | Colombia | 0.9879 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 205 | United Kingdom | 0.9874 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 206 | Guinea | 0.9867 GPIA | 2014 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 207 | Brazil | 0.9837 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 208 | Aruba | 0.9821 GPIA | 2022 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 209 | Liberia | 0.9804 GPIA | 2011 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 210 | Israel | 0.9788 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 211 | Netherlands | 0.9717 GPIA | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 212 | Libya | 0.9712 GPIA | 2003 | — | rising |
| 213 | Bolivia | 0.9686 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 214 | Dominican Republic | 0.9545 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 215 | New Zealand | 0.953 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 216 | Mexico | 0.9445 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 217 | Ireland | 0.9353 GPIA | 2022 | down 4.8% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release