Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
170
Highest
1.32 GPIA
Côte d'Ivoire
Lowest
0.7201 GPIA
Guinea-Bissau
Median
1.01 GPIA
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
3,699
What the numbers show
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 170 countries. The highest value is 1.32 GPIA in Côte d'Ivoire; the lowest is 0.7201 GPIA in Guinea-Bissau.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.01 GPIA, and the mean is 1.01 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea-Bissau (up 75.3%), and the largest decrease in Congo (down 22.6%).
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.32 GPIA | 2023 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 2 | Mauritania | 1.13 GPIA | 2016 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 3 | Bahamas | 1.12 GPIA | 2015 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 1.11 GPIA | 2022 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 1.1 GPIA | 2018 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 1.1 GPIA | 2020 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 7 | Nicaragua | 1.1 GPIA | 2007 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 8 | Sudan | 1.09 GPIA | 2018 | up 10.2% | flat |
| 9 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.09 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 10 | Haiti | 1.09 GPIA | 1985 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 11 | Congo | 1.08 GPIA | 2007 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 12 | Lesotho | 1.08 GPIA | 2022 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 13 | Burundi | 1.08 GPIA | 2019 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 1.07 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 15 | Madagascar | 1.07 GPIA | 2018 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 16 | Botswana | 1.07 GPIA | 2013 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 17 | Gabon | 1.07 GPIA | 1995 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 18 | Rwanda | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 19 | Gambia | 1.06 GPIA | 2020 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 20 | Kiribati | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Cambodia | 1.06 GPIA | 2019 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 22 | Bhutan | 1.05 GPIA | 2017 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 23 | Kenya | 1.04 GPIA | 2004 | — | flat |
| 24 | Timor-Leste | 1.04 GPIA | 2018 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 25 | Nigeria | 1.04 GPIA | 2009 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 26 | Guyana | 1.04 GPIA | 2011 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 27 | India | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 28 | Viet Nam | 1.04 GPIA | 2014 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 29 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.04 GPIA | 2019 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 30 | Niger | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 31 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.04 GPIA | 2019 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 32 | Kuwait | 1.04 GPIA | 2020 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 1.04 GPIA | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 34 | Senegal | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 35 | Netherlands | 1.03 GPIA | 1984 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 36 | Aruba | 1.03 GPIA | 2021 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 37 | Togo | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 38 | Vanuatu | 1.03 GPIA | 2019 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 39 | Suriname | 1.03 GPIA | 2020 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 40 | Seychelles | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 41 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.03 GPIA | 2020 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 42 | Myanmar | 1.03 GPIA | 2009 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 43 | Andorra | 1.03 GPIA | 2020 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 44 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 45 | Cyprus | 1.03 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 46 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.03 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 47 | Maldives | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 48 | Djibouti | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 49 | Malawi | 1.02 GPIA | 2018 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 50 | Colombia | 1.02 GPIA | 2021 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 51 | Dominica | 1.02 GPIA | 2021 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 52 | Sierra Leone | 1.02 GPIA | 2019 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 53 | Uganda | 1.02 GPIA | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 54 | Chad | 1.02 GPIA | 2017 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 55 | Mauritius | 1.02 GPIA | 2020 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 56 | Albania | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 57 | Guatemala | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 58 | Uzbekistan | 1.02 GPIA | 2020 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 59 | Honduras | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 60 | Belize | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 61 | Namibia | 1.02 GPIA | 2017 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 62 | Lebanon | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 63 | Republic of Moldova | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 64 | Philippines | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 65 | Cameroon | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 66 | Thailand | 1.02 GPIA | 2017 | — | flat |
| 67 | Fiji | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 68 | Benin | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 69 | New Caledonia | 1.01 GPIA | 1989 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 70 | Mongolia | 1.01 GPIA | 2018 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 71 | Belgium | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 72 | Bahrain | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 73 | Uruguay | 1.01 GPIA | 2021 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 74 | Latvia | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 75 | Slovenia | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 76 | Portugal | 1.01 GPIA | 2020 | — | flat |
| 77 | Jordan | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 1.01 GPIA | 2016 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 79 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.01 GPIA | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 80 | Finland | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 81 | El Salvador | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 82 | Lithuania | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 83 | Indonesia | 1.01 GPIA | 2017 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 84 | Belarus | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 85 | Armenia | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | 1 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 87 | Slovakia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 88 | Cuba | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 89 | South Africa | 1 GPIA | 2022 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 90 | Tunisia | 1 GPIA | 2020 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 91 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 92 | Chile | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 GPIA | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 94 | Türkiye | 1 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 95 | Luxembourg | 1 GPIA | 2020 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 96 | Switzerland | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 97 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 GPIA | 2017 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 98 | Paraguay | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 99 | Denmark | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 100 | Georgia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 101 | Libya | 1 GPIA | 1980 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 102 | Hungary | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 103 | Algeria | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 104 | Egypt | 1 GPIA | 2020 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 105 | Qatar | 1 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 106 | Panama | 1 GPIA | 2022 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 107 | Czechia | 1 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 108 | Barbados | 1 GPIA | 2021 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 109 | Austria | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 110 | Central African Republic | 1 GPIA | 2011 | — | rising |
| 111 | Estonia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 112 | Spain | 1 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 113 | Japan | 1 GPIA | 1998 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 114 | Republic of Korea | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 115 | Poland | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 116 | Morocco | 0.9998 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 117 | Peru | 0.9997 GPIA | 2016 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 118 | Sweden | 0.9997 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 119 | Mexico | 0.9992 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 120 | Ukraine | 0.9991 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 121 | Bulgaria | 0.999 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 122 | China | 0.999 GPIA | 2020 | — | flat |
| 123 | Costa Rica | 0.9986 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 124 | Macau, China | 0.9986 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 125 | North Macedonia | 0.9986 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 126 | Norway | 0.9985 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 127 | Cape Verde | 0.9983 GPIA | 2021 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 128 | Azerbaijan | 0.998 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 129 | Italy | 0.998 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 130 | Greece | 0.9978 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 131 | Croatia | 0.9971 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 132 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.9966 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 133 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.9961 GPIA | 2022 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 134 | Montenegro | 0.996 GPIA | 2022 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 135 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.9958 GPIA | 2021 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 136 | Germany | 0.9956 GPIA | 2012 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 137 | Malaysia | 0.9955 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 138 | Romania | 0.9953 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 139 | Argentina | 0.9953 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 140 | Malta | 0.9947 GPIA | 2021 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 141 | Serbia | 0.9944 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 142 | Ecuador | 0.9943 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 143 | Iceland | 0.9933 GPIA | 2021 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 144 | Dominican Republic | 0.9932 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 145 | Oman | 0.993 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 146 | Tonga | 0.9926 GPIA | 2019 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 147 | Palestine, State of | 0.9922 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 148 | Singapore | 0.9916 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 149 | Mozambique | 0.9889 GPIA | 2019 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 150 | Eritrea | 0.9877 GPIA | 2017 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 151 | Nepal | 0.9874 GPIA | 2016 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 152 | Solomon Islands | 0.9861 GPIA | 2018 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 153 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.9857 GPIA | 2014 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 154 | Israel | 0.9856 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 155 | Zambia | 0.9836 GPIA | 2012 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 156 | Hong Kong, China | 0.9828 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 157 | Eswatini | 0.9816 GPIA | 2018 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 158 | Samoa | 0.9804 GPIA | 2019 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 159 | Jamaica | 0.9746 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 160 | Iraq | 0.9745 GPIA | 1999 | up 13.7% | flat |
| 161 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.9733 GPIA | 2010 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 162 | Papua New Guinea | 0.9682 GPIA | 1997 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 163 | Guinea | 0.9544 GPIA | 2013 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 164 | Yemen | 0.9526 GPIA | 2012 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 165 | Saudi Arabia | 0.9494 GPIA | 2021 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 166 | Ghana | 0.9424 GPIA | 2021 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 167 | Kazakhstan | 0.9424 GPIA | 2019 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 168 | Mali | 0.9415 GPIA | 2011 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 169 | Saint Lucia | 0.8948 GPIA | 2022 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 170 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.7201 GPIA | 1987 | up 75.3% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release