Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
36
Highest
1.21 GPIA
Gambia
Lowest
0.8967 GPIA
Benin
Median
1 GPIA
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
428
What the numbers show
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 1.21 GPIA in Gambia; the lowest is 0.8967 GPIA in Benin.
The median across all reporting countries is 1 GPIA, and the mean is 1.01 GPIA.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 29.9%), and the largest decrease in Panama (down 1.6%).
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gambia | 1.21 GPIA | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 2 | Senegal | 1.14 GPIA | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 3 | Lesotho | 1.12 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 1.1 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 1.06 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 6 | Honduras | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 7 | Dominican Republic | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 8 | Zambia | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 9 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.02 GPIA | 2014 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 10 | El Salvador | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 12 | South Africa | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 13 | Colombia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 14 | Nigeria | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 16 | Ghana | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 17 | Armenia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 18 | Brazil | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 19 | Ecuador | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 20 | Uruguay | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 21 | United States of America | 0.9992 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 22 | Peru | 0.999 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Paraguay | 0.9984 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 24 | Panama | 0.998 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 25 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.9977 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 26 | Chile | 0.997 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 27 | Guatemala | 0.9958 GPIA | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 28 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.9955 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 29 | Nepal | 0.9947 GPIA | 2022 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 30 | Kenya | 0.9942 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 31 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.9785 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 32 | Cameroon | 0.9313 GPIA | 2018 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 33 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.9185 GPIA | 2022 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 34 | Togo | 0.9178 GPIA | 2021 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 35 | Mali | 0.9159 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 36 | Benin | 0.8967 GPIA | 2021 | up 3.5% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release