UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed lower secondary education (ISCED 2 or higher). 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
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed lower secondary education (ISCED 2 or higher). Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is currently reported for 84 countries. The highest value is 1.1% in Saint Lucia; the lowest is 0.3% in Cambodia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.0%, and the mean is 0.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 33.5%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 64.5%).
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed lower: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 1.1% | 2013 | — | rising |
| 2 | Qatar | 1.1% | 2017 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 3 | Kuwait | 1.1% | 2018 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 4 | Philippines | 1.1% | 2017 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 5 | Honduras | 1.1% | 2018 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 6 | Argentina | 1.1% | 2018 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 7 | Uruguay | 1.1% | 2018 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 8 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.1% | 2016 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 9 | Brazil | 1.1% | 2018 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 10 | Colombia | 1.0% | 2018 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 1.0% | 2018 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 12 | Guatemala | 1.0% | 2014 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 13 | Ireland | 1.0% | 2017 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 14 | Cayman Islands | 1.0% | 2015 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 1.0% | 2016 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 16 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.0% | 2011 | — | rising |
| 17 | Fiji | 1.0% | 2017 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 18 | Puerto Rico | 1.0% | 2017 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 19 | United States | 1.0% | 2018 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 20 | Czechia | 1.0% | 2017 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 21 | Australia | 1.0% | 2018 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 22 | Canada | 1.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 1.0% | 2015 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 22 | Latvia | 1.0% | 2018 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 1.0% | 2018 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 26 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.0% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 27 | Uzbekistan | 1.0% | 2018 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 28 | Denmark | 1.0% | 2018 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 29 | Slovakia | 1.0% | 2017 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 30 | Norway | 1.0% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 1.0% | 2018 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 32 | Belize | 1.0% | 2010 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 33 | Germany | 1.0% | 2018 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 34 | Sweden | 1.0% | 2017 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 35 | Georgia | 1.0% | 2017 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 36 | Switzerland | 1.0% | 2018 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 37 | Slovenia | 1.0% | 2017 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 38 | Ecuador | 1.0% | 2017 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 39 | Republic of Moldova | 1.0% | 2018 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 40 | Portugal | 1.0% | 2018 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 41 | Hungary | 1.0% | 2016 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 1.0% | 2017 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 43 | Palestine, State of | 1.0% | 2018 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 44 | Andorra | 1.0% | 2016 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 45 | Israel | 1.0% | 2015 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 46 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2018 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 47 | Lithuania | 1.0% | 2017 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 48 | Mexico | 1.0% | 2018 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 49 | South Africa | 1.0% | 2017 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 50 | Paraguay | 1.0% | 2018 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 51 | Bahrain | 1.0% | 2018 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 52 | Azerbaijan | 1.0% | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 53 | Chile | 1.0% | 2017 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 54 | Belgium | 1.0% | 2017 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 55 | Cyprus | 1.0% | 2018 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 56 | Malaysia | 0.9% | 2016 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 57 | Macao | 0.9% | 2016 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 58 | France | 0.9% | 2017 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 59 | Romania | 0.9% | 2017 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 60 | Poland | 0.9% | 2016 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 61 | Spain | 0.9% | 2018 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 62 | Iran | 0.9% | 2016 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 63 | Hong Kong | 0.9% | 2017 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 64 | Serbia | 0.9% | 2017 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 65 | Malta | 0.9% | 2018 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 66 | Singapore | 0.9% | 2018 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 67 | Greece | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 68 | Italy | 0.9% | 2015 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 69 | Thailand | 0.9% | 2018 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 70 | Republic of Korea | 0.9% | 2015 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 71 | El Salvador | 0.9% | 2017 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 72 | Indonesia | 0.9% | 2018 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 73 | Bangladesh | 0.9% | 2019 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 74 | Peru | 0.8% | 2018 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 75 | Mauritius | 0.8% | 2011 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 76 | Zimbabwe | 0.8% | 2017 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 77 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.8% | 2015 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 78 | Tunisia | 0.8% | 2016 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 79 | Syria | 0.7% | 2009 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 80 | Türkiye | 0.7% | 2017 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 81 | Pakistan | 0.6% | 2017 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 82 | Uganda | 0.5% | 2012 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 83 | Mali | 0.4% | 2018 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2015 | down 15.4% | falling |
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/