School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi by country
Countries reporting
215
Highest
1.21
Senegal
Lowest
0.7748
Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of
Median
0.9961
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
7,393
What the numbers show
School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi is currently reported for 215 countries. The highest value is 1.21 in Senegal; the lowest is 0.7748 in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9961, and the mean is 0.9888.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 146 countries rose and 67 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 59.0%), and the largest decrease in Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (down 32.5%).
School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 1.21 | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 1 | Niue | 1.2 | 2025 | up 45.1% | flat |
| 2 | Gambia, The | 1.14 | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 2 | Cook Islands | 1.05 | 2024 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 3 | Kuwait | 1.13 | 2021 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 3 | Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 0.986 | 2023 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 1.11 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 4 | Tokelau | 0.9796 | 2025 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 5 | Maldives | 1.1 | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 5 | Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 0.9261 | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 6 | Bhutan | 1.07 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 6 | St. Helena | 0.8208 | 1998 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 7 | Sweden | 1.06 | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 8 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.06 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 9 | Sierra Leone | 1.05 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 10 | Zambia | 1.04 | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 11 | Naoero, Republic of | 1.04 | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 12 | Madagascar, Republic of | 1.04 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 13 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 1.04 | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 14 | Tonga | 1.04 | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 15 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.03 | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 16 | Aruba | 1.03 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 17 | Argentina | 1.03 | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 18 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 1.03 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 1.03 | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 20 | British Virgin Islands | 1.03 | 2024 | up 10.1% | flat |
| 21 | Gibraltar | 1.03 | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 22 | Ecuador | 1.03 | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 23 | American Samoa | 1.03 | 1992 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | San Marino, Republic of | 1.03 | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 25 | Qatar | 1.02 | 2024 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 26 | Ireland | 1.02 | 2022 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 27 | Liberia | 1.02 | 2022 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 28 | Malawi | 1.02 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 29 | Cayman Islands | 1.02 | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 30 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 1.02 | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 31 | China (People’s Republic of) | 1.02 | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.02 | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 33 | Ukraine | 1.02 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 34 | Burundi | 1.02 | 2025 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 35 | Oman | 1.01 | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | 1.01 | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 37 | Puerto Rico | 1.01 | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 38 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 1.01 | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 39 | Dominica | 1.01 | 2025 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 40 | Uganda | 1.01 | 2017 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 41 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 1.01 | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 42 | Mongolia | 1.01 | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 43 | Honduras | 1.01 | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 44 | Cyprus | 1.01 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 45 | Palau, Republic of | 1.01 | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 1.01 | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 47 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.01 | 2024 | up 10.2% | flat |
| 48 | Bermuda | 1.01 | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 49 | Luxembourg | 1.01 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 50 | St. Lucia | 1.01 | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 51 | Angola | 1.01 | 2023 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 52 | Montenegro | 1.01 | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 53 | El Salvador | 1.01 | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 54 | Peru | 1.01 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 55 | Panama | 1.01 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 56 | Zimbabwe | 1.01 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 57 | Germany | 1.01 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 58 | Russian Federation | 1 | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 59 | Jordan | 1 | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 60 | Mexico | 1 | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 61 | Brunei Darussalam | 1 | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 62 | Lithuania, Republic of | 1 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 63 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 1 | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 64 | Portugal | 1 | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 65 | New Zealand | 1 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 66 | Algeria | 1 | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 67 | Canada | 1 | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 68 | Latvia, Republic of | 1 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 69 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 70 | Australia | 1 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 70 | Georgia | 1 | 2024 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 72 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 73 | Andorra, Principality of | 1 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 75 | Israel | 1 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 76 | France | 1 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 77 | Seychelles | 1 | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 78 | Kyrgyz Republic | 1 | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 79 | Croatia, Republic of | 1 | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 80 | United States | 1 | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 81 | Malaysia | 1 | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 82 | Iceland | 1 | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 83 | Norway | 1 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 84 | Spain | 1 | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 85 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.9998 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 86 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 0.9994 | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 87 | Belgium | 0.9992 | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 88 | Hungary | 0.9992 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 89 | Turkmenistan | 0.9989 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 90 | Albania | 0.9989 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 91 | Malta | 0.9987 | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 92 | United Kingdom | 0.9987 | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 93 | Japan | 0.9986 | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 93 | Slovak Republic | 0.9986 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 95 | Switzerland | 0.9986 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 96 | Finland | 0.9984 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 97 | Belarus, Republic of | 0.9984 | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 98 | Korea, Republic of | 0.9983 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 99 | Denmark | 0.9981 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 100 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.998 | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 101 | Greece | 0.9976 | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 0.9973 | 2015 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 103 | Poland, Republic of | 0.9971 | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 104 | Singapore | 0.997 | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 105 | Jamaica | 0.9965 | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 0.9961 | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 107 | Czech Republic | 0.9961 | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 108 | Netherlands, The | 0.9958 | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 109 | Brazil | 0.9957 | 2024 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 110 | Guyana | 0.9955 | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 111 | Estonia, Republic of | 0.9952 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 112 | Austria | 0.9946 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 113 | Slovenia, Republic of | 0.9946 | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 114 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 0.9944 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 115 | Myanmar | 0.9937 | 2018 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 116 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.9935 | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 117 | Bolivia | 0.9934 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 118 | Lebanon | 0.9933 | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 119 | Ghana | 0.9928 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 120 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.9922 | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 121 | Palestine | 0.9915 | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 122 | Paraguay | 0.9914 | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 123 | Martinique | 0.9911 | 1996 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 124 | India | 0.9908 | 2025 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 125 | Belize | 0.9905 | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 126 | Italy | 0.9899 | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 127 | Romania | 0.9898 | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 128 | United Arab Emirates | 0.9896 | 2024 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 129 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.9889 | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 130 | Cuba | 0.9887 | 2024 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 131 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.9886 | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 132 | Comoros, Union of the | 0.987 | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 133 | Thailand | 0.9854 | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 134 | Cabo Verde | 0.9822 | 2022 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 135 | Armenia, Republic of | 0.9821 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 136 | Morocco | 0.9821 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 137 | Guatemala | 0.9812 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 138 | Liechtenstein | 0.9808 | 2021 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 139 | Tunisia | 0.9807 | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 140 | Barbados | 0.9807 | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 141 | Togo | 0.9804 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 142 | Botswana | 0.9802 | 2022 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 143 | Tuvalu | 0.9781 | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 144 | Haiti | 0.9775 | 2016 | — | rising |
| 145 | Uruguay | 0.977 | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 146 | Congo, Republic of | 0.9768 | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 147 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 0.9768 | 2025 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 148 | Türkiye, Republic of | 0.9768 | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 149 | Grenada | 0.9758 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 150 | Indonesia | 0.9749 | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 151 | Bahamas, The | 0.9746 | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 152 | Colombia | 0.9735 | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 153 | Guadeloupe | 0.9734 | 1994 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 154 | Nicaragua | 0.9725 | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 155 | New Caledonia | 0.9722 | 1991 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 156 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 0.9718 | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 157 | Papua New Guinea | 0.9717 | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 158 | Solomon Islands | 0.9713 | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 159 | Nigeria | 0.9709 | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 159 | Pakistan | 0.9709 | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 161 | Monaco | 0.9698 | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 162 | Chile | 0.9694 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 163 | Dominican Republic | 0.969 | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 164 | Kenya | 0.9675 | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 165 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 0.9668 | 2025 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 166 | Nepal | 0.9653 | 2025 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 167 | Samoa | 0.9626 | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 168 | Vietnam | 0.9617 | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 169 | Vanuatu | 0.9617 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 170 | Philippines | 0.9613 | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 171 | Rwanda | 0.9596 | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 172 | Niger | 0.959 | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 173 | Cambodia | 0.9589 | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 174 | Kiribati | 0.9585 | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 175 | Suriname | 0.958 | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 176 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 0.9577 | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 177 | Iraq | 0.9544 | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 178 | Libya | 0.9528 | 2006 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 179 | South Africa | 0.9523 | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 180 | Gabon | 0.9517 | 2019 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 181 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0.9506 | 2017 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 182 | Réunion | 0.9503 | 1994 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 183 | Serbia, Republic of | 0.9497 | 2024 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 184 | Sudan | 0.9495 | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 185 | Mauritius | 0.9488 | 2024 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 186 | Namibia | 0.9466 | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 187 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.9459 | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 188 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 0.9452 | 2017 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 189 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.9436 | 2010 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 190 | French Polynesia | 0.943 | 1996 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 191 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0.9429 | 2022 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 192 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.9417 | 2023 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 193 | Fiji, Republic of | 0.9411 | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 194 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0.9346 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 195 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 0.9344 | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 196 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.9292 | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 197 | Benin | 0.925 | 2022 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 198 | Cameroon | 0.9175 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 199 | St. Pierre and Miquelon | 0.9157 | 1987 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 200 | Djibouti | 0.9108 | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 201 | Mali | 0.9103 | 2023 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 202 | Yemen, Republic of | 0.8767 | 2016 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 203 | Chad | 0.8616 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 204 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.857 | 1995 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 205 | Guinea | 0.8565 | 2020 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 206 | Eritrea, The State of | 0.8484 | 2022 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 207 | Somalia | 0.8324 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 208 | Central African Republic | 0.7866 | 2016 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 209 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 0.7748 | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |