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UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary education (ISCED 1 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...

Countries reporting
72
Highest
1.1%
Kuwait
Lowest
0.5%
Cambodia
Median
1.0%
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
748

What the numbers show

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary education (ISCED 1 or higher). Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is currently reported for 72 countries. The highest value is 1.1% in Kuwait; the lowest is 0.5% 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 2.

Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Guatemala (up 25.8%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 49.5%).

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Kuwait 1.1% 2018 down 1.1% rising
2 Philippines 1.0% 2017 down 0.4% rising
3 Qatar 1.0% 2017 up 1.4% flat
4 Dominican Republic 1.0% 2016 up 2.7% rising
5 Honduras 1.0% 2018 up 0.1% rising
6 Brazil 1.0% 2018 up 0.1% rising
7 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.0% 2016 up 1.0% flat
8 Colombia 1.0% 2018 up 0.5% flat
9 Puerto Rico 1.0% 2017 down 0.0% rising
10 Uruguay 1.0% 2018 up 0.2% flat
11 Ireland 1.0% 2017 up 0.4% falling
12 Costa Rica 1.0% 2018 up 1.6% flat
13 Latvia 1.0% 2015 up 0.1% rising
14 Slovakia 1.0% 2017 up 0.1% flat
15 Czechia 1.0% 2017 up 0.1% flat
16 Sweden 1.0% 2017 unchanged flat
16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.0% 2017 up 0.2% flat
16 Luxembourg 1.0% 2015 unchanged flat
16 Germany 1.0% 2018 up 3.5% flat
20 Slovenia 1.0% 2017 up 0.6% flat
21 Uzbekistan 1.0% 2018 down 0.0% flat
22 Hungary 1.0% 2016 up 0.3% flat
23 United States of America 1.0% 2018 down 0.2% flat
24 Cayman Islands 1.0% 2015 down 0.6% flat
25 Republic of Moldova 1.0% 2018 up 0.8% flat
26 Norway 1.0% 2017 down 0.1% flat
27 Fiji 1.0% 2017 down 0.1% rising
28 Australia 1.0% 2018 down 0.2% flat
29 Georgia 1.0% 2017 up 1.0% flat
30 Argentina 1.0% 2018 up 0.8% flat
31 Canada 1.0% 1991 down 0.1% flat
32 Netherlands 1.0% 2018 down 0.4% flat
33 France 1.0% 2017 down 0.2% flat
34 Lithuania 1.0% 2017 up 0.9% flat
35 Malta 1.0% 2018 up 1.0% rising
36 Poland 1.0% 2016 up 0.5% rising
37 Romania 1.0% 2017 up 1.1% flat
38 Belgium 1.0% 2017 up 1.3% flat
39 Azerbaijan 1.0% 2017 up 0.1% flat
40 Guatemala 1.0% 2014 up 25.8% rising
41 Chile 1.0% 2017 down 1.5% flat
42 Mexico 1.0% 2018 up 3.1% rising
43 South Africa 1.0% 2017 up 2.8% flat
44 Serbia 1.0% 2017 up 2.3% rising
45 Israel 1.0% 2015 down 3.3% rising
46 Paraguay 1.0% 2018 up 3.8% rising
47 Spain 1.0% 2018 up 2.2% rising
48 Cyprus 1.0% 2018 up 3.0% rising
49 Italy 1.0% 2015 up 2.5% rising
50 Ecuador 1.0% 2017 up 0.6% rising
51 Hong Kong 1.0% 2017 up 3.2% rising
52 Malaysia 1.0% 2016 up 11.9% rising
53 Macao 1.0% 2016 up 3.8% rising
54 Palestine, State of 1.0% 2018 up 6.4% rising
55 Greece 0.9% 2016 down 3.1% rising
56 Republic of Korea 0.9% 2015 up 2.1% rising
57 Portugal 0.9% 2018 up 3.5% rising
58 Bahrain 0.9% 2018 up 3.0% rising
59 Singapore 0.9% 2018 up 2.2% rising
60 Indonesia 0.9% 2018 up 3.9% rising
61 Thailand 0.9% 2018 up 5.3% rising
62 Bangladesh 0.9% 2019 up 12.8% rising
63 Peru 0.9% 2018 up 6.3% rising
64 Türkiye 0.9% 2017 up 13.8% rising
65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9% 2018 up 16.0% rising
66 El Salvador 0.9% 2017 up 1.5% rising
67 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.8% 2015 up 2.8% rising
68 Tunisia 0.8% 2016 up 16.8% rising
69 Pakistan 0.6% 2017 up 21.7% rising
70 Uganda 0.6% 2012 up 4.2% rising
71 Mali 0.5% 2018 down 49.5% rising
72 Cambodia 0.5% 2015 down 6.8% flat

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Indicator
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary education (ISCED 1 or higher). Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
72 places, 748 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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/