Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI...
What the numbers show
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 1.17 GPIA in Haiti; the lowest is 0.5382 GPIA in Benin.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.01 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9855 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 107.6%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 11.9%).
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity ind: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti | 1.17 GPIA | 2017 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 2 | Rwanda | 1.16 GPIA | 2015 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 1.16 GPIA | 2019 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 4 | Philippines | 1.15 GPIA | 2018 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 5 | Uruguay | 1.13 GPIA | 2018 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 6 | Venezuela | 1.13 GPIA | 2014 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 7 | Kenya | 1.12 GPIA | 2014 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 8 | Dominican Republic | 1.11 GPIA | 2018 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 9 | Ghana | 1.11 GPIA | 2018 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 10 | Honduras | 1.09 GPIA | 2018 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 11 | Gambia | 1.09 GPIA | 2018 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 12 | Colombia | 1.08 GPIA | 2018 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 13 | Brazil | 1.08 GPIA | 2018 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 14 | Paraguay | 1.08 GPIA | 2018 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 16 | Indonesia | 1.06 GPIA | 2017 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 17 | Vietnam | 1.06 GPIA | 2014 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 1.05 GPIA | 2018 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 19 | Mongolia | 1.03 GPIA | 2018 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 21 | Chile | 1.02 GPIA | 2017 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 1.02 GPIA | 2019 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 23 | Peru | 1.01 GPIA | 2018 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 24 | Ecuador | 1.01 GPIA | 2018 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 25 | United States | 1 GPIA | 2017 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 26 | El Salvador | 1 GPIA | 2018 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 27 | Bolivia | 0.9891 GPIA | 2018 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 0.957 GPIA | 2016 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 29 | Cambodia | 0.9554 GPIA | 2014 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 30 | Nepal | 0.9471 GPIA | 2016 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 31 | Malawi | 0.9188 GPIA | 2016 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 32 | Cameroon | 0.9013 GPIA | 2014 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 0.8917 GPIA | 2017 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 34 | Nigeria | 0.8904 GPIA | 2018 | up 15.9% | flat |
| 35 | Zambia | 0.8903 GPIA | 2018 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 36 | Guatemala | 0.8704 GPIA | 2015 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 37 | Uganda | 0.8686 GPIA | 2016 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 38 | Senegal | 0.8549 GPIA | 2017 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 39 | Togo | 0.7147 GPIA | 2017 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 40 | Mali | 0.7069 GPIA | 2018 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 41 | Guinea | 0.6126 GPIA | 2018 | up 107.6% | rising |
| 42 | Benin | 0.5382 GPIA | 2018 | up 44.7% | rising |
About this data
The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/