Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index by country
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.
Countries reporting
215
Highest
1.21 index
Senegal
Lowest
0.7748 index
Afghanistan
Median
0.9961 index
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
7,393
What the numbers show
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index is currently reported for 215 countries. The highest value is 1.21 index in Senegal; the lowest is 0.7748 index in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9961 index, and the mean is 0.9888 index.
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 (down 32.5%).
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 1.21 index | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 2 | Niue | 1.2 index | 2025 | up 45.1% | flat |
| 3 | Gambia | 1.14 index | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 4 | Kuwait | 1.13 index | 2021 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 1.11 index | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 6 | Maldives | 1.1 index | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 7 | Bhutan | 1.07 index | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 1.06 index | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 9 | Tanzania | 1.06 index | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 10 | Cook Islands | 1.05 index | 2024 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 11 | Sierra Leone | 1.05 index | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 12 | Zambia | 1.04 index | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 13 | Nauru | 1.04 index | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 14 | Madagascar | 1.04 index | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 15 | Venezuela | 1.04 index | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 16 | Tonga | 1.04 index | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.03 index | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 18 | Aruba | 1.03 index | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 19 | Argentina | 1.03 index | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 20 | Mauritania | 1.03 index | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 1.03 index | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 22 | British Virgin Islands | 1.03 index | 2024 | up 10.1% | flat |
| 23 | Gibraltar | 1.03 index | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 24 | Ecuador | 1.03 index | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 25 | American Samoa | 1.03 index | 1992 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 26 | San Marino | 1.03 index | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 27 | Qatar | 1.02 index | 2024 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 28 | Ireland | 1.02 index | 2022 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 29 | Liberia | 1.02 index | 2022 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 30 | Malawi | 1.02 index | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 31 | Cayman Islands | 1.02 index | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 32 | Marshall Islands | 1.02 index | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 33 | China | 1.02 index | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.02 index | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 35 | Ukraine | 1.02 index | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 36 | Burundi | 1.02 index | 2025 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 37 | Oman | 1.01 index | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 38 | Sri Lanka | 1.01 index | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 39 | Puerto Rico | 1.01 index | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 40 | Bahrain | 1.01 index | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 41 | Dominica | 1.01 index | 2025 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 42 | Uganda | 1.01 index | 2017 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 43 | East Timor | 1.01 index | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 44 | Mongolia | 1.01 index | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 45 | Honduras | 1.01 index | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 46 | Cyprus | 1.01 index | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 47 | Palau | 1.01 index | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 1.01 index | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 49 | Micronesia (country) | 1.01 index | 2024 | up 10.2% | flat |
| 50 | Bermuda | 1.01 index | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 51 | Luxembourg | 1.01 index | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 52 | Saint Lucia | 1.01 index | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 53 | Angola | 1.01 index | 2023 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 54 | Montenegro | 1.01 index | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 55 | El Salvador | 1.01 index | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 56 | Peru | 1.01 index | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 57 | Panama | 1.01 index | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 58 | Zimbabwe | 1.01 index | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 59 | Germany | 1.01 index | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 60 | Russia | 1 index | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 61 | Jordan | 1 index | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 62 | Mexico | 1 index | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 63 | Brunei | 1 index | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 64 | Lithuania | 1 index | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 65 | North Macedonia | 1 index | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 66 | Portugal | 1 index | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 67 | New Zealand | 1 index | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 68 | Algeria | 1 index | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 69 | Canada | 1 index | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 70 | Latvia | 1 index | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 71 | Iran | 1 index | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 72 | Australia | 1 index | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 72 | Georgia | 1 index | 2024 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 74 | Syria | 1 index | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 75 | Andorra | 1 index | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 76 | Bulgaria | 1 index | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 77 | Israel | 1 index | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 78 | France | 1 index | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 79 | Seychelles | 1 index | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 80 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 index | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 81 | Croatia | 1 index | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 82 | United States | 1 index | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 83 | Malaysia | 1 index | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 84 | Iceland | 1 index | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 85 | Norway | 1 index | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 86 | Spain | 1 index | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 87 | Egypt | 0.9998 index | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 88 | Macao | 0.9994 index | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 89 | Belgium | 0.9992 index | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 90 | Hungary | 0.9992 index | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 91 | Turkmenistan | 0.9989 index | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 92 | Albania | 0.9989 index | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 93 | Malta | 0.9987 index | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 94 | United Kingdom | 0.9987 index | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 95 | Japan | 0.9986 index | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 95 | Slovakia | 0.9986 index | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 97 | Switzerland | 0.9986 index | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 98 | Finland | 0.9984 index | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 99 | Belarus | 0.9984 index | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 100 | South Korea | 0.9983 index | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 101 | Denmark | 0.9981 index | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 102 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.998 index | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 103 | Greece | 0.9976 index | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 104 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.9973 index | 2015 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 105 | Poland | 0.9971 index | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 106 | Singapore | 0.997 index | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 107 | Jamaica | 0.9965 index | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 108 | Costa Rica | 0.9961 index | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 109 | Czechia | 0.9961 index | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 110 | Netherlands | 0.9958 index | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 111 | Brazil | 0.9957 index | 2024 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 112 | Guyana | 0.9955 index | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 113 | Estonia | 0.9952 index | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 114 | Austria | 0.9946 index | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 115 | Slovenia | 0.9946 index | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | 0.9944 index | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 117 | Myanmar | 0.9937 index | 2018 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 118 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.9935 index | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 119 | Bolivia | 0.9934 index | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 120 | Lebanon | 0.9933 index | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 121 | Ghana | 0.9928 index | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 122 | Moldova | 0.9922 index | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 123 | Palestine | 0.9915 index | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 124 | Paraguay | 0.9914 index | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 125 | Martinique | 0.9911 index | 1996 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 126 | India | 0.9908 index | 2025 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 127 | Belize | 0.9905 index | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 128 | Italy | 0.9899 index | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 129 | Romania | 0.9898 index | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 130 | United Arab Emirates | 0.9896 index | 2024 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 131 | Laos | 0.9889 index | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 132 | Cuba | 0.9887 index | 2024 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 133 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.9886 index | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 134 | Comoros | 0.987 index | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 135 | Anguilla | 0.986 index | 2023 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 136 | Thailand | 0.9854 index | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 137 | Cape Verde | 0.9822 index | 2022 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 138 | Armenia | 0.9821 index | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 139 | Morocco | 0.9821 index | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 140 | Guatemala | 0.9812 index | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 141 | Liechtenstein | 0.9808 index | 2021 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 142 | Tunisia | 0.9807 index | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 143 | Barbados | 0.9807 index | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 144 | Togo | 0.9804 index | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 145 | Botswana | 0.9802 index | 2022 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 146 | Tokelau | 0.9796 index | 2025 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 147 | Tuvalu | 0.9781 index | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 148 | Haiti | 0.9775 index | 2016 | — | rising |
| 149 | Uruguay | 0.977 index | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 150 | Congo | 0.9768 index | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 151 | Kazakhstan | 0.9768 index | 2025 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 152 | Turkey | 0.9768 index | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 153 | Grenada | 0.9758 index | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 154 | Indonesia | 0.9749 index | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 155 | Bahamas | 0.9746 index | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 156 | Colombia | 0.9735 index | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 157 | Guadeloupe | 0.9734 index | 1994 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 158 | Nicaragua | 0.9725 index | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 159 | New Caledonia | 0.9722 index | 1991 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 160 | Hong Kong | 0.9718 index | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 161 | Papua New Guinea | 0.9717 index | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 162 | Solomon Islands | 0.9713 index | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 163 | Nigeria | 0.9709 index | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 163 | Pakistan | 0.9709 index | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 165 | Monaco | 0.9698 index | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 166 | Chile | 0.9694 index | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 167 | Dominican Republic | 0.969 index | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 168 | Kenya | 0.9675 index | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 169 | Uzbekistan | 0.9668 index | 2025 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 170 | Nepal | 0.9653 index | 2025 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 171 | Samoa | 0.9626 index | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 172 | Vietnam | 0.9617 index | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 173 | Vanuatu | 0.9617 index | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 174 | Philippines | 0.9613 index | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 175 | Rwanda | 0.9596 index | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 176 | Niger | 0.959 index | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 177 | Cambodia | 0.9589 index | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 178 | Kiribati | 0.9585 index | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 179 | Suriname | 0.958 index | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 180 | Lesotho | 0.9577 index | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 181 | Iraq | 0.9544 index | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 182 | Libya | 0.9528 index | 2006 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 183 | South Africa | 0.9523 index | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 184 | Gabon | 0.9517 index | 2019 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 185 | Tajikistan | 0.9506 index | 2017 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 186 | Reunion | 0.9503 index | 1994 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 187 | Serbia | 0.9497 index | 2024 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 188 | Sudan | 0.9495 index | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 189 | Mauritius | 0.9488 index | 2024 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 190 | Namibia | 0.9466 index | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 191 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.9459 index | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 192 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.9452 index | 2017 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 193 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.9436 index | 2010 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 194 | French Polynesia | 0.943 index | 1996 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 195 | Mozambique | 0.9429 index | 2022 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 196 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.9417 index | 2023 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 197 | Fiji | 0.9411 index | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 198 | Ethiopia | 0.9346 index | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 199 | Eswatini | 0.9344 index | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 200 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.9292 index | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 201 | Montserrat | 0.9261 index | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 202 | Benin | 0.925 index | 2022 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 203 | Cameroon | 0.9175 index | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 204 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.9157 index | 1987 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 205 | Djibouti | 0.9108 index | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 206 | Mali | 0.9103 index | 2023 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 207 | Yemen | 0.8767 index | 2016 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 208 | Chad | 0.8616 index | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 209 | Falkland Islands | 0.857 index | 1995 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 210 | Guinea | 0.8565 index | 2020 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 211 | Eritrea | 0.8484 index | 2022 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 212 | Somalia | 0.8324 index | 2023 | — | rising |
| 213 | Saint Helena | 0.8208 index | 1998 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 214 | Central African Republic | 0.7866 index | 2016 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 215 | Afghanistan | 0.7748 index | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.