Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
201
Highest
2 GPIA
Zimbabwe
Lowest
0 GPIA
Saudi Arabia
Median
0.7352 GPIA
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
5,904
What the numbers show
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 2 GPIA in Zimbabwe; the lowest is 0 GPIA in Saudi Arabia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.7352 GPIA, and the mean is 0.7417 GPIA.
Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 105 fell. The largest increase was in Sao Tome and Principe (up 679.9%), and the largest decrease in Anguilla (down 92.3%).
Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 2 GPIA | 1986 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 2 | Dominica | 1.55 GPIA | 2011 | up 247.1% | falling |
| 3 | Montserrat | 1.54 GPIA | 1994 | up 124.6% | rising |
| 4 | Kiribati | 1.44 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 5 | Ireland | 1.36 GPIA | 2022 | up 25.1% | falling |
| 6 | Kenya | 1.35 GPIA | 2009 | up 99.7% | rising |
| 7 | Lesotho | 1.32 GPIA | 2017 | up 51.2% | falling |
| 8 | Kuwait | 1.3 GPIA | 2015 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Peru | 1.29 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 10 | Guinea | 1.29 GPIA | 2014 | up 273.3% | falling |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 1.28 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 12 | Liberia | 1.22 GPIA | 2011 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 13 | New Zealand | 1.21 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 14 | British Virgin Islands | 1.2 GPIA | 2024 | up 103.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Brazil | 1.19 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 16 | South Africa | 1.19 GPIA | 2023 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 1.14 GPIA | 2015 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 18 | Mexico | 1.13 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 19 | Colombia | 1.13 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 20 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.11 GPIA | 2017 | up 679.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Nepal | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Libya | 1.1 GPIA | 2003 | — | falling |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | 1.09 GPIA | 2001 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 24 | Israel | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 25 | Central African Republic | 1.08 GPIA | 2017 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 26 | Nigeria | 1.06 GPIA | 1990 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 27 | Aruba | 1.06 GPIA | 2022 | up 84.9% | rising |
| 28 | Paraguay | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 29 | Netherlands | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 31 | Martinique | 1.03 GPIA | 1996 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 33 | Bolivia | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 34 | Puerto Rico | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 35 | Venezuela | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 36 | Eritrea | 0.9978 GPIA | 2018 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Honduras | 0.9945 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 38 | Papua New Guinea | 0.9937 GPIA | 2018 | up 90.3% | flat |
| 39 | Congo | 0.9831 GPIA | 2012 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 40 | Angola | 0.9797 GPIA | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 41 | French Guiana | 0.976 GPIA | 1997 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 42 | Finland | 0.9737 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 43 | Gambia | 0.9713 GPIA | 2021 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 44 | Samoa | 0.9646 GPIA | 1980 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 45 | Guatemala | 0.9555 GPIA | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 46 | Luxembourg | 0.9549 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 47 | Canada | 0.9441 GPIA | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 48 | El Salvador | 0.94 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 49 | Spain | 0.9364 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 50 | Belgium | 0.9341 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 51 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.9339 GPIA | 1997 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 52 | Namibia | 0.9285 GPIA | 1997 | up 307.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Sweden | 0.9178 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 54 | North Macedonia | 0.9117 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 55 | Serbia | 0.9088 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 56 | Nicaragua | 0.9062 GPIA | 2023 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 57 | Morocco | 0.9049 GPIA | 2024 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 58 | Chile | 0.8998 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.896 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 60 | Croatia | 0.8942 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 61 | Montenegro | 0.8933 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 62 | Vanuatu | 0.8911 GPIA | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 63 | Zambia | 0.8861 GPIA | 1988 | down 25.2% | rising |
| 64 | Niger | 0.8848 GPIA | 2024 | down 40.7% | rising |
| 65 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.8744 GPIA | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 66 | Panama | 0.8726 GPIA | 2017 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 67 | Slovakia | 0.8671 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 68 | Guadeloupe | 0.867 GPIA | 1995 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 69 | Austria | 0.8639 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 70 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.8607 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 71 | Czechia | 0.8604 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 72 | Marshall Islands | 0.8577 GPIA | 2021 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 73 | Malta | 0.8466 GPIA | 2023 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 74 | China | 0.8351 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 75 | Romania | 0.8346 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 76 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.8337 GPIA | 2005 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Brunei | 0.8302 GPIA | 2023 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 78 | Mauritania | 0.8214 GPIA | 2020 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 79 | Australia | 0.8209 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 80 | Mali | 0.8158 GPIA | 2023 | down 13.2% | flat |
| 81 | Chad | 0.8133 GPIA | 2024 | down 36.9% | rising |
| 82 | Slovenia | 0.8127 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 83 | Kazakhstan | 0.805 GPIA | 2024 | down 15.0% | flat |
| 84 | Senegal | 0.8039 GPIA | 2023 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 85 | Bulgaria | 0.7961 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 86 | Reunion | 0.7914 GPIA | 1996 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 87 | Indonesia | 0.7898 GPIA | 2024 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 88 | Belarus | 0.7897 GPIA | 2024 | up 23.0% | falling |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.7863 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 90 | Armenia | 0.7837 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 91 | Ecuador | 0.7821 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 92 | Burundi | 0.782 GPIA | 2025 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 93 | Hungary | 0.7794 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 94 | Japan | 0.7759 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 95 | Portugal | 0.7694 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 96 | New Caledonia | 0.7637 GPIA | 1997 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 97 | France | 0.7605 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 98 | Liechtenstein | 0.7563 GPIA | 2021 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 99 | Switzerland | 0.7529 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 100 | South Korea | 0.7493 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 101 | Moldova | 0.7352 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 102 | Jordan | 0.7345 GPIA | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 103 | Togo | 0.7332 GPIA | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 104 | Argentina | 0.7329 GPIA | 1998 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 105 | French Polynesia | 0.7303 GPIA | 1993 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 106 | Turkey | 0.729 GPIA | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 107 | Cuba | 0.7278 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 108 | Jamaica | 0.7221 GPIA | 2003 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 109 | Sri Lanka | 0.722 GPIA | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 110 | Latvia | 0.7199 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 111 | East Timor | 0.7195 GPIA | 2019 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 112 | Egypt | 0.713 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 113 | Guyana | 0.7081 GPIA | 2012 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 114 | Belize | 0.7067 GPIA | 2024 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 115 | Azerbaijan | 0.7053 GPIA | 2024 | down 37.4% | rising |
| 116 | Estonia | 0.697 GPIA | 2024 | up 26.4% | flat |
| 117 | Denmark | 0.6913 GPIA | 2024 | down 14.4% | flat |
| 118 | San Marino | 0.6895 GPIA | 2024 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Norway | 0.6895 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 120 | Thailand | 0.6845 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 121 | Suriname | 0.6753 GPIA | 2021 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 122 | Laos | 0.6747 GPIA | 2020 | down 27.6% | flat |
| 123 | India | 0.6702 GPIA | 2024 | up 199.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Iran | 0.6695 GPIA | 2023 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 125 | Uganda | 0.6651 GPIA | 2007 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 126 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.6612 GPIA | 2000 | up 136.7% | falling |
| 127 | Poland | 0.6586 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 128 | Uruguay | 0.6578 GPIA | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 129 | Gabon | 0.6433 GPIA | 2019 | — | rising |
| 130 | Greece | 0.64 GPIA | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 131 | Barbados | 0.6386 GPIA | 2005 | — | falling |
| 132 | Rwanda | 0.6362 GPIA | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 133 | Cameroon | 0.6311 GPIA | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 134 | Germany | 0.6286 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 135 | Lebanon | 0.623 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 136 | Philippines | 0.622 GPIA | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 137 | Djibouti | 0.6203 GPIA | 2023 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 138 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.6198 GPIA | 2018 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 139 | Pakistan | 0.6156 GPIA | 2024 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 140 | Bermuda | 0.6141 GPIA | 1980 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 141 | Italy | 0.6114 GPIA | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 142 | Ukraine | 0.6081 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 143 | Macao | 0.608 GPIA | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 144 | Lithuania | 0.6077 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 145 | Mongolia | 0.6024 GPIA | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 146 | Monaco | 0.5998 GPIA | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 147 | Tuvalu | 0.5973 GPIA | 2023 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Seychelles | 0.5922 GPIA | 2024 | up 98.8% | falling |
| 149 | Singapore | 0.5826 GPIA | 2009 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 150 | Andorra | 0.5754 GPIA | 2024 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 151 | Botswana | 0.5753 GPIA | 2007 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 152 | Iceland | 0.5646 GPIA | 2023 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 153 | Malaysia | 0.5581 GPIA | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 154 | Cambodia | 0.5572 GPIA | 2023 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 155 | Benin | 0.557 GPIA | 2022 | down 45.7% | rising |
| 156 | Cape Verde | 0.5495 GPIA | 2022 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 157 | Tunisia | 0.5491 GPIA | 2016 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 158 | Mauritius | 0.5481 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 159 | Somalia | 0.5413 GPIA | 1986 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 160 | Mozambique | 0.5347 GPIA | 2017 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 161 | Madagascar | 0.5267 GPIA | 2019 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 162 | Eswatini | 0.5262 GPIA | 2016 | up 49.0% | falling |
| 163 | Algeria | 0.5034 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 164 | Georgia | 0.4899 GPIA | 2024 | down 48.0% | rising |
| 165 | Palestine | 0.489 GPIA | 2023 | up 230.0% | rising |
| 166 | Burkina Faso | 0.4871 GPIA | 2024 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 167 | Grenada | 0.4751 GPIA | 2010 | down 57.3% | rising |
| 168 | Syria | 0.4619 GPIA | 2024 | down 32.5% | rising |
| 169 | Maldives | 0.4606 GPIA | 2019 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Russia | 0.4575 GPIA | 2023 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 171 | Bhutan | 0.4443 GPIA | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.4122 GPIA | 2019 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 173 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.4105 GPIA | 2005 | down 71.5% | falling |
| 174 | Uzbekistan | 0.3868 GPIA | 2024 | down 62.1% | flat |
| 175 | Malawi | 0.3856 GPIA | 1996 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 176 | Bangladesh | 0.3819 GPIA | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 177 | Ghana | 0.3732 GPIA | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 178 | Cyprus | 0.3703 GPIA | 2024 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 179 | Fiji | 0.3384 GPIA | 2024 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 180 | United Arab Emirates | 0.3338 GPIA | 2024 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Qatar | 0.3059 GPIA | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Tanzania | 0.2847 GPIA | 2021 | down 74.2% | falling |
| 183 | Sudan | 0.2538 GPIA | 2019 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 184 | Yemen | 0.2495 GPIA | 2016 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Saint Lucia | 0.2284 GPIA | 2023 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Albania | 0.2139 GPIA | 2024 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 187 | Myanmar | 0.2012 GPIA | 2018 | — | falling |
| 188 | Micronesia (country) | 0.1996 GPIA | 1977 | up 501.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Iraq | 0.1926 GPIA | 2007 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 190 | Oman | 0.1893 GPIA | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Hong Kong | 0.1569 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Saint Helena | 0.1328 GPIA | 1997 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Comoros | 0.1202 GPIA | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 194 | Tajikistan | 0.1084 GPIA | 2013 | down 78.2% | falling |
| 195 | Tonga | 0.0983 GPIA | 2023 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 196 | Anguilla | 0.0976 GPIA | 2011 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 197 | Bahrain | 0.0871 GPIA | 2024 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 198 | Gibraltar | 0.0785 GPIA | 1985 | — | volatile |
| 199 | Afghanistan | 0.0572 GPIA | 2023 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 200 | American Samoa | 0.0535 GPIA | 1992 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 201 | Saudi Arabia | 0 GPIA | 2024 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release