Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
78
Highest
1.55 GPIA
Malta
Lowest
0.5109 GPIA
Qatar
Median
1 GPIA
Years covered
14
2011–2024
Data points
597
What the numbers show
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 78 countries. The highest value is 1.55 GPIA in Malta; the lowest is 0.5109 GPIA in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 1 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9849 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in British Virgin Islands (up 97.6%), and the largest decrease in Oman (down 51.0%).
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 1.55 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.37 GPIA | 2024 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 3 | Bahrain | 1.29 GPIA | 2024 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 4 | Ghana | 1.13 GPIA | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 5 | Samoa | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 6 | Senegal | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 7 | Australia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 8 | Netherlands | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Albania | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Mexico | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Republic of Moldova | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Monaco | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Morocco | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Macao | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Latvia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Kuwait | 1 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 8 | Republic of Korea | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Cambodia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Norway | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Panama | 1 GPIA | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Peru | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Portugal | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Palestine, State of | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 73.4% | rising |
| 8 | Singapore | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | El Salvador | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Slovakia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Slovenia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Seychelles | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Togo | 1 GPIA | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Turkmenistan | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Türkiye | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Ukraine | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Chile | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Denmark | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Austria | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Czechia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Cyprus | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Colombia | 1 GPIA | 2022 | — | flat |
| 8 | Cameroon | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | China | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Germany | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Switzerland | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Canada | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Brazil | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Belarus | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Belgium | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Georgia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Italy | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Israel | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Andorra | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Indonesia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Hungary | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Croatia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Armenia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | France | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Spain | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Ecuador | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Algeria | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 68 | Iran | 0.9932 GPIA | 2022 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 69 | Sweden | 0.9885 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 70 | New Zealand | 0.9756 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 71 | Madagascar | 0.972 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 72 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.9412 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 73 | Japan | 0.8219 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 74 | Oman | 0.5949 GPIA | 2024 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 75 | Malaysia | 0.5881 GPIA | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 76 | British Virgin Islands | 0.5448 GPIA | 2024 | up 97.6% | rising |
| 77 | Iceland | 0.5415 GPIA | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 78 | Qatar | 0.5109 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release