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UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper secondary education (ISCED 3 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
77
Highest
1.4%
Qatar
Lowest
0.3%
Cambodia
Median
1.0%
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
852

What the numbers show

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper secondary education (ISCED 3 or higher). Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is currently reported for 77 countries. The highest value is 1.4% in Qatar; the lowest is 0.3% in Cambodia.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.0%, and the mean is 1.0%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.

Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Israel (up 87.2%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 70.5%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Qatar 1.4% 2017 up 14.6% rising
2 Kuwait 1.3% 2018 up 4.0% rising
3 Philippines 1.3% 2017 up 20.9% rising
4 Uruguay 1.2% 2018 up 0.9% rising
5 Honduras 1.1% 2018 up 0.3% rising
6 Portugal 1.1% 2018 up 2.5% rising
7 Venezuela 1.1% 2016 down 2.8% flat
8 Dominican Republic 1.1% 2016 down 5.0% rising
9 Brazil 1.1% 2018 up 1.6% rising
10 Ireland 1.1% 2017 down 10.5% flat
11 Estonia 1.1% 2018 up 4.5% rising
12 Costa Rica 1.1% 2018 up 1.9% rising
13 Samoa 1.1% 2011 down 1.0% rising
14 Guatemala 1.1% 2014 up 24.8% rising
15 Puerto Rico 1.1% 2017 up 3.7% rising
16 Colombia 1.0% 2018 up 4.8% rising
17 Latvia 1.0% 2018 down 0.5% flat
18 Sri Lanka 1.0% 2018 — rising
19 Denmark 1.0% 2018 up 4.7% rising
20 Palestine 1.0% 2018 up 29.4% rising
21 Finland 1.0% 2017 up 2.9% flat
22 Iran 1.0% 2016 up 14.1% rising
23 Canada 1.0% 2016 up 1.8% rising
24 Malaysia 1.0% 2016 up 10.0% rising
25 United States 1.0% 2018 down 0.6% flat
26 Spain 1.0% 2018 up 7.6% rising
27 Israel 1.0% 2015 up 87.2% rising
28 Paraguay 1.0% 2018 up 0.9% rising
29 Norway 1.0% 2017 up 4.7% rising
30 Sweden 1.0% 2017 down 5.1% rising
31 United Kingdom 1.0% 2017 up 3.7% flat
32 Georgia 1.0% 2017 up 2.4% flat
33 Ecuador 1.0% 2017 up 0.6% rising
34 Uzbekistan 1.0% 2018 up 2.1% flat
35 South Africa 1.0% 2017 up 5.2% rising
36 Bulgaria 1.0% 2017 up 2.9% flat
37 Chile 1.0% 2017 down 1.2% flat
38 Lithuania 1.0% 2017 up 1.8% flat
39 Moldova 1.0% 2018 up 5.5% rising
40 Cyprus 1.0% 2018 up 6.4% rising
41 Australia 1.0% 2018 up 4.8% rising
42 Italy 1.0% 2015 up 5.6% rising
43 Thailand 1.0% 2018 up 8.4% rising
44 New Zealand 1.0% 2016 down 3.2% rising
45 Belgium 1.0% 2017 up 3.7% rising
46 Bahrain 1.0% 2018 down 13.4% flat
47 Mexico 1.0% 2018 up 8.0% rising
48 Poland 0.9% 2016 up 3.3% rising
49 Hong Kong 0.9% 2017 up 1.3% rising
50 Switzerland 0.9% 2018 up 6.8% rising
51 Czechia 0.9% 2017 up 7.2% rising
52 France 0.9% 2017 up 4.1% rising
53 Azerbaijan 0.9% 2017 down 0.2% flat
54 Germany 0.9% 2018 up 12.8% rising
55 Malta 0.9% 2018 up 36.4% rising
56 Singapore 0.9% 2018 down 0.0% rising
57 Greece 0.9% 2016 down 2.7% rising
58 Slovakia 0.9% 2017 up 2.2% falling
59 Luxembourg 0.9% 2014 up 22.5% flat
60 Netherlands 0.9% 2018 up 4.2% rising
61 Slovenia 0.9% 2017 up 0.7% rising
62 El Salvador 0.9% 2017 up 0.7% rising
63 Hungary 0.9% 2016 up 9.9% rising
64 Romania 0.9% 2017 up 7.6% rising
65 Austria 0.9% 2017 up 9.8% rising
66 Serbia 0.9% 2017 up 9.8% rising
67 South Korea 0.9% 2015 up 6.0% rising
68 Peru 0.8% 2018 up 5.2% rising
69 Bolivia 0.8% 2015 up 1.4% rising
70 Indonesia 0.8% 2018 up 9.1% rising
71 Bangladesh 0.7% 2019 up 21.8% rising
72 Turkey 0.7% 2017 up 23.7% rising
73 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7% 2018 down 13.7% falling
74 Pakistan 0.6% 2017 up 38.4% rising
75 Uganda 0.5% 2012 up 7.7% rising
76 Mali 0.4% 2018 down 70.5% volatile
77 Cambodia 0.3% 2015 down 8.9% flat

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Indicator
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper secondary education (ISCED 3 or higher). Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
77 places, 852 data points, 1970–2019
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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/