Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, 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
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 169 countries. The highest value is 1.18 GPIA in Indonesia; the lowest is 0 GPIA in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 GPIA, and the mean is 0.3814 GPIA.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in British Virgin Islands (up 9.9%), and the largest decrease in Mongolia (down 100.0%).
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 1.18 GPIA | 2018 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 2 | Cambodia | 1.13 GPIA | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Namibia | 1.11 GPIA | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.07 GPIA | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Saint Lucia | 1.06 GPIA | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Puerto Rico | 1.06 GPIA | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Rwanda | 1.05 GPIA | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 1.03 GPIA | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Panama | 1.03 GPIA | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 10 | North Macedonia | 1.03 GPIA | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 11 | El Salvador | 1.02 GPIA | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Peru | 1.02 GPIA | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Ghana | 1.02 GPIA | 2019 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Latvia | 1.02 GPIA | 2018 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 15 | Dominica | 1.02 GPIA | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Thailand | 1.01 GPIA | 2019 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 17 | Serbia | 1.01 GPIA | 2019 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 19 | Mauritius | 1.01 GPIA | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Austria | 1 GPIA | 2018 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 21 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 GPIA | 2018 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 22 | Finland | 1 GPIA | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Moldova | 1 GPIA | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Estonia | 1 GPIA | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Norway | 0.9984 GPIA | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Germany | 0.9978 GPIA | 2018 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 27 | Slovenia | 0.9976 GPIA | 2018 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 28 | Lithuania | 0.996 GPIA | 2018 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 29 | Cayman Islands | 0.9956 GPIA | 2018 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 30 | Croatia | 0.9934 GPIA | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Morocco | 0.9931 GPIA | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Uruguay | 0.9922 GPIA | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 33 | South Korea | 0.9919 GPIA | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.9917 GPIA | 2016 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 35 | Vietnam | 0.9903 GPIA | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Grenada | 0.9893 GPIA | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Hungary | 0.9864 GPIA | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Belarus | 0.9851 GPIA | 2018 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 39 | British Virgin Islands | 0.9847 GPIA | 2018 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Sweden | 0.9836 GPIA | 2018 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 41 | San Marino | 0.9801 GPIA | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Guatemala | 0.9796 GPIA | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Laos | 0.9794 GPIA | 2019 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 44 | Chile | 0.9789 GPIA | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Spain | 0.9777 GPIA | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Russia | 0.9767 GPIA | 2018 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 47 | Montenegro | 0.9766 GPIA | 2019 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 48 | Denmark | 0.9765 GPIA | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Israel | 0.9738 GPIA | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Australia | 0.9737 GPIA | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.9728 GPIA | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Mexico | 0.9707 GPIA | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Argentina | 0.9682 GPIA | 2017 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 54 | Cuba | 0.9669 GPIA | 2019 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 55 | Venezuela | 0.9663 GPIA | 2017 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 56 | Jamaica | 0.9529 GPIA | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Iceland | 0.9501 GPIA | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Azerbaijan | 0.9492 GPIA | 2019 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 59 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.947 GPIA | 2016 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Romania | 0.9424 GPIA | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates | 0.9361 GPIA | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Cyprus | 0.9343 GPIA | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Bahrain | 0.9314 GPIA | 2019 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 0.899 GPIA | 2019 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 65 | Qatar | 0.8622 GPIA | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Turkey | 0.7649 GPIA | 2018 | — | falling |
| 67 | Aruba | 0 GPIA | 2014 | — | flat |
| 67 | Afghanistan | 0 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 67 | Albania | 0 GPIA | 2012 | — | flat |
| 67 | Andorra | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Armenia | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Burundi | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Benin | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Burkina Faso | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Bangladesh | 0 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 67 | Bulgaria | 0 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 67 | Bahamas | 0 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 67 | Belize | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Bermuda | 0 GPIA | 2016 | — | flat |
| 67 | Bolivia | 0 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 67 | Barbados | 0 GPIA | 2011 | — | flat |
| 67 | Brunei | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Bhutan | 0 GPIA | 2020 | — | flat |
| 67 | Botswana | 0 GPIA | 2015 | — | flat |
| 67 | Central African Republic | 0 GPIA | 2016 | — | flat |
| 67 | Switzerland | 0 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 67 | China | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Cameroon | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 67 | Congo | 0 GPIA | 2012 | — | flat |
| 67 | Colombia | 0 GPIA | 2007 | — | flat |
| 67 | Cape Verde | 0 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 67 | Czechia | 0 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 67 | Djibouti | 0 GPIA | 2020 | — | flat |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 0 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 67 | Algeria | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Ecuador | 0 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 67 | Egypt | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Eritrea | 0 GPIA | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Ethiopia | 0 GPIA | 2017 | — | flat |
| 67 | Fiji | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | France | 0 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 67 | Georgia | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Guinea | 0 GPIA | 2012 | — | flat |
| 67 | Greece | 0 GPIA | 2012 | — | flat |
| 67 | Guyana | 0 GPIA | 2017 | — | flat |
| 67 | Hong Kong | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Honduras | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | India | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Iran | 0 GPIA | 2017 | — | flat |
| 67 | Italy | 0 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 67 | Jordan | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Japan | 0 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 67 | Kenya | 0 GPIA | 2016 | — | flat |
| 67 | Kuwait | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Lebanon | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Liberia | 0 GPIA | 2017 | — | flat |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 0 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 67 | Lesotho | 0 GPIA | 2016 | — | flat |
| 67 | Macao | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Monaco | 0 GPIA | 2020 | — | flat |
| 67 | Madagascar | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Maldives | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Marshall Islands | 0 GPIA | 2016 | — | flat |
| 67 | Mali | 0 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 67 | Mongolia | 0 GPIA | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Mozambique | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Malawi | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Malaysia | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Niger | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Netherlands | 0 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 67 | Nepal | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Nauru | 0 GPIA | 2016 | — | flat |
| 67 | Oman | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Pakistan | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Philippines | 0 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 67 | Palau | 0 GPIA | 2016 | — | flat |
| 67 | Papua New Guinea | 0 GPIA | 2016 | — | flat |
| 67 | Poland | 0 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 67 | Portugal | 0 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 67 | Palestine | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Saudi Arabia | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Sudan | 0 GPIA | 2017 | — | flat |
| 67 | Senegal | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Solomon Islands | 0 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 67 | Sierra Leone | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Suriname | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Slovakia | 0 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 67 | Eswatini | 0 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 67 | Seychelles | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Syria | 0 GPIA | 2013 | — | flat |
| 67 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 67 | Chad | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Togo | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Tajikistan | 0 GPIA | 2017 | — | flat |
| 67 | East Timor | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Tonga | 0 GPIA | 2015 | — | flat |
| 67 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Tunisia | 0 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 67 | Tuvalu | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Tanzania | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Uganda | 0 GPIA | 2017 | — | flat |
| 67 | Ukraine | 0 GPIA | 2012 | — | flat |
| 67 | Uzbekistan | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 GPIA | 2018 | — | flat |
| 67 | Vanuatu | 0 GPIA | 2013 | — | flat |
| 67 | Samoa | 0 GPIA | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Zambia | 0 GPIA | 2013 | — | flat |
| 67 | Zimbabwe | 0 GPIA | 2013 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.12 GPIA
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 1.11 GPIA
- East Asia & Pacific 1.1 GPIA
- Early-demographic dividend 1.09 GPIA
- Upper middle income 1.09 GPIA
- IBRD only 1.09 GPIA
- Middle income 1.05 GPIA
- Low & middle income 1.05 GPIA
- IDA blend 1.05 GPIA
- Pre-demographic dividend 1.04 GPIA
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 1.04 GPIA
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.04 GPIA
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/