Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
34
Highest
1.19 GPIA
Gambia
Lowest
0.8487 GPIA
Benin
Median
0.9974 GPIA
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
402
What the numbers show
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 1.19 GPIA in Gambia; the lowest is 0.8487 GPIA in Benin.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9974 GPIA, and the mean is 1.01 GPIA.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 49.2%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 4.8%).
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gambia | 1.19 GPIA | 2023 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 2 | Senegal | 1.19 GPIA | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 3 | Lesotho | 1.14 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 1.1 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 5 | Honduras | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 6 | Mexico | 1.05 GPIA | 2022 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 1.05 GPIA | 2022 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 8 | El Salvador | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 9 | Uruguay | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 12 | Brazil | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 13 | Ghana | 1 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 15 | Ecuador | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 16 | Armenia | 0.9996 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 17 | Kenya | 0.9982 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 18 | Nigeria | 0.9967 GPIA | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 19 | Guatemala | 0.9951 GPIA | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 20 | South Africa | 0.9933 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Chile | 0.989 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 22 | Paraguay | 0.9884 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 23 | Zambia | 0.9877 GPIA | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 24 | Colombia | 0.9866 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 25 | Panama | 0.9857 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 26 | Nepal | 0.9855 GPIA | 2022 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 27 | Peru | 0.9837 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 28 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.9794 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 29 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.9748 GPIA | 2022 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 30 | Bolivia | 0.9607 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 31 | Mali | 0.9566 GPIA | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 32 | Togo | 0.9108 GPIA | 2021 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 33 | Cameroon | 0.8707 GPIA | 2018 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 34 | Benin | 0.8487 GPIA | 2021 | up 2.1% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release