Of the economies in the World Bank's latest release, Bangladesh has the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) (1.24 in 2021) and Afghanistan the lowest (0.57 in 2018). The world figure is 0.99 (2020).
What this measures
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.
Ranking
| # | Economy | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh | 1.24 | 2021 |
| 2 | Lesotho | 1.24 | 2019 |
| 3 | Suriname | 1.22 | 2021 |
| 4 | Burundi | 1.21 | 2020 |
| 5 | Senegal | 1.2 | 2021 |
| 6 | Gambia, The | 1.18 | 2021 |
| 7 | Tonga | 1.18 | 2020 |
| 8 | São Tomé and Principe | 1.16 | 2017 |
| 9 | Cambodia | 1.15 | 2021 |
| 10 | Rwanda | 1.15 | 2021 |
| 11 | Vanuatu | 1.14 | 2020 |
| 12 | Tunisia | 1.14 | 2016 |
| 13 | Belgium | 1.13 | 2020 |
| 14 | Bhutan | 1.13 | 2018 |
| 15 | Bermuda | 1.12 | 2015 |
| 16 | Botswana | 1.11 | 2021 |
| 17 | British Virgin Islands | 1.11 | 2017 |
| 18 | Uruguay | 1.11 | 2020 |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 1.11 | 2021 |
| 20 | Samoa | 1.1 | 2016 |
| 21 | Ireland | 1.1 | 2020 |
| 22 | Mexico | 1.1 | 2020 |
| 23 | Finland | 1.1 | 2020 |
| 24 | Cameroon | 1.1 | 2021 |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 1.1 | 2021 |
| 26 | Timor-Leste | 1.09 | 2020 |
| 27 | Marshall Islands | 1.09 | 2021 |
| 28 | West Bank and Gaza | 1.09 | 2021 |
| 29 | South Africa | 1.09 | 2020 |
| 30 | Seychelles | 1.09 | 2021 |
| 31 | Bahrain | 1.09 | 2019 |
| 32 | Myanmar | 1.09 | 2018 |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 1.09 | 2020 |
| 34 | Cabo Verde | 1.09 | 2019 |
| 35 | Sweden | 1.08 | 2020 |
| 36 | Tanzania | 1.08 | 2021 |
| 37 | Venezuela, RB | 1.08 | 2017 |
| 38 | Gabon | 1.08 | 2019 |
| 39 | Philippines | 1.08 | 2021 |
| 40 | Fiji | 1.07 | 2021 |
| 41 | Comoros | 1.07 | 2018 |
| 42 | Mauritania | 1.07 | 2020 |
| 43 | Tuvalu | 1.06 | 2021 |
| 44 | Kuwait | 1.06 | 2015 |
| 45 | Thailand | 1.06 | 2022 |
| 46 | Croatia | 1.06 | 2020 |
| 47 | Malaysia | 1.06 | 2021 |
| 48 | New Zealand | 1.05 | 2020 |
| 49 | Mauritius | 1.05 | 2021 |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 1.05 | 2018 |
| 51 | Estonia | 1.05 | 2020 |
| 52 | Brazil | 1.05 | 2020 |
| 53 | Argentina | 1.04 | 2020 |
| 54 | Colombia | 1.04 | 2020 |
| 55 | Panama | 1.04 | 2021 |
| 56 | Madagascar | 1.04 | 2019 |
| 57 | Naoero | 1.04 | 2019 |
| 58 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.03 | 2020 |
| 59 | Albania | 1.03 | 2021 |
| 60 | Grenada | 1.03 | 2020 |
| 61 | Armenia | 1.03 | 2021 |
| 62 | Belize | 1.03 | 2021 |
| 63 | Spain | 1.03 | 2020 |
| 64 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.03 | 2018 |
| 65 | Cuba | 1.03 | 2021 |
| 66 | Barbados | 1.03 | 2021 |
| 67 | Indonesia | 1.03 | 2018 |
| 68 | Ecuador | 1.02 | 2020 |
| 69 | United Kingdom | 1.02 | 2020 |
| 70 | Sudan | 1.02 | 2018 |
| 71 | Jordan | 1.02 | 2021 |
| 72 | Montenegro | 1.02 | 2021 |
| 73 | Mongolia | 1.02 | 2021 |
| 74 | Serbia | 1.02 | 2021 |
| 75 | Guatemala | 1.02 | 2021 |
| 76 | Netherlands | 1.02 | 2020 |
| 77 | Slovenia | 1.02 | 2020 |
| 78 | Israel | 1.02 | 2020 |
| 79 | Cayman Islands | 1.01 | 2018 |
| 80 | United Arab Emirates | 1.01 | 2020 |
| 81 | Slovak Republic | 1.01 | 2020 |
| 82 | Malta | 1.01 | 2020 |
| 83 | Canada | 1.01 | 2020 |
| 84 | Djibouti | 1.01 | 2021 |
| 85 | Czechia | 1.01 | 2020 |
| 86 | Romania | 1.01 | 2020 |
| 87 | Kyrgyz Republic | 1 | 2021 |
| 88 | Portugal | 1 | 2020 |
| 89 | Latvia | 1 | 2020 |
| 90 | Japan | 1 | 2019 |
| 91 | Ghana | 1 | 2020 |
| 92 | Georgia | 1 | 2021 |
| 93 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 2021 |
| 94 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 2020 |
| 95 | France | 1 | 2020 |
| 96 | Luxembourg | 1 | 2020 |
| 97 | Macao SAR, China | 1 | 2021 |
| 98 | Hungary | 0.99 | 2020 |
| 99 | Eswatini | 0.99 | 2016 |
| 100 | Korea, Rep. | 0.99 | 2020 |
| 101 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.99 | 2021 |
| 102 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.99 | 2021 |
| 103 | Denmark | 0.99 | 2020 |
| 104 | Chile | 0.99 | 2020 |
| 105 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.99 | 2021 |
| 106 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 0.99 | 2019 |
| 107 | Dominica | 0.99 | 2021 |
| 108 | Bolivia | 0.99 | 2020 |
| 109 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 0.99 | 2020 |
| 110 | North Macedonia | 0.99 | 2020 |
| 111 | Nepal | 0.99 | 2022 |
| 112 | Poland | 0.99 | 2020 |
| 113 | Italy | 0.99 | 2020 |
| 114 | Belarus | 0.98 | 2021 |
| 115 | Azerbaijan | 0.98 | 2021 |
| 116 | Austria | 0.98 | 2020 |
| 117 | St. Lucia | 0.98 | 2020 |
| 118 | United States | 0.98 | 2020 |
| 119 | Bulgaria | 0.98 | 2020 |
| 120 | Liberia | 0.98 | 2020 |
| 121 | Lithuania | 0.97 | 2020 |
| 122 | Türkiye | 0.97 | 2020 |
| 123 | Russian Federation | 0.97 | 2019 |
| 124 | India | 0.97 | 2021 |
| 125 | Cyprus | 0.97 | 2020 |
| 126 | Morocco | 0.97 | 2021 |
| 127 | Sierra Leone | 0.97 | 2017 |
| 128 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.96 | 2018 |
| 129 | Iceland | 0.96 | 2020 |
| 130 | Australia | 0.96 | 2020 |
| 131 | Ethiopia | 0.96 | 2015 |
| 132 | Saudi Arabia | 0.96 | 2021 |
| 133 | Greece | 0.95 | 2020 |
| 134 | Germany | 0.95 | 2020 |
| 135 | Lao PDR | 0.95 | 2021 |
| 136 | Nigeria | 0.95 | 2018 |
| 137 | Norway | 0.95 | 2020 |
| 138 | Peru | 0.95 | 2021 |
| 139 | Switzerland | 0.95 | 2020 |
| 140 | Oman | 0.94 | 2021 |
| 141 | Maldives | 0.93 | 2019 |
| 142 | Mozambique | 0.93 | 2020 |
| 143 | Congo, Rep. | 0.92 | 2018 |
| 144 | Gibraltar | 0.92 | 2021 |
| 145 | Eritrea | 0.92 | 2019 |
| 146 | Uganda | 0.9 | 2017 |
| 147 | Mali | 0.88 | 2020 |
| 148 | Pakistan | 0.87 | 2019 |
| 149 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.86 | 2021 |
| 150 | Liechtenstein | 0.85 | 2020 |
| 151 | Benin | 0.83 | 2021 |
| 152 | Malawi | 0.83 | 2019 |
| 153 | Togo | 0.81 | 2021 |
| 154 | Papua New Guinea | 0.8 | 2018 |
| 155 | Niger | 0.75 | 2017 |
| 156 | Yemen, Rep. | 0.73 | 2016 |
| 157 | Guinea | 0.72 | 2019 |
| 158 | Central African Republic | 0.67 | 2017 |
| 159 | Angola | 0.64 | 2016 |
| 160 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 0.64 | 2015 |
| 161 | Chad | 0.58 | 2021 |
| 162 | Afghanistan | 0.57 | 2018 |
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- Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
- Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
- Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
- Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
- Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
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- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
- School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
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Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, SE.ENR.SECO.FM.ZS, CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.
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