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Gender Parity Index, Secondary by Country

GenderSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Updated November 2026

As of 2021, Bangladesh leads globally in gender parity index, secondary at 1.24, followed by Lesotho, Suriname, Curaçao. At the lower end, Somalia, South Sudan, Guinea-Bissau rank among the lowest. The global median is 1.01 (Djibouti). This indicator falls under the "Gender" category and is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators. Data is available for 199 countries.

Countries
199
Highest
1.24
Bangladesh
Lowest
0.46
Somalia
Median
1.01
Djibouti

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Gender Parity Index, Secondary by country — 199 countries ranked (2021). Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
#CountryGender Parity Index, SecondaryYear
1Bangladesh1.242021
2Lesotho1.242019
3Suriname1.222021
4Curaçao1.222020
5Honduras1.222012
6Burundi1.212020
7Senegal1.202021
8The Gambia1.182021
9Tonga1.182020
10Libya1.182006
11Sao Tome and Principe1.162017
12Cambodia1.152021
13Rwanda1.152021
14Vanuatu1.142020
15Tunisia1.142016
16Namibia1.142007
17Belgium1.132020
18Bhutan1.132018
19Nicaragua1.132010
20Bermuda1.122015
21Botswana1.112021
22British Virgin Islands1.112017
23Uruguay1.112020
24Kiribati1.112008
25Burkina Faso1.112021
26Samoa1.102016
27Ireland1.102020
28Mexico1.102020
29Finland1.102020
30Cameroon1.102021
31Dominican Republic1.102021
32Timor-Leste1.092020
33Marshall Islands1.092021
34West Bank and Gaza1.092021
35South Africa1.092020
36Seychelles1.092021
37Bahrain1.092019
38Myanmar1.092018
39Costa Rica1.092020
40Cabo Verde1.092019
41Sweden1.082020
42Micronesia1.082005
43Tanzania1.082021
44Venezuela1.082017
45Gabon1.082019
46Philippines1.082021
47Puerto Rico1.082013
48Paraguay1.072012
49Fiji1.072021
50Trinidad and Tobago1.072004
51Jamaica1.072007
52Comoros1.072018
53Mauritania1.072020
54Tuvalu1.062021
55Kuwait1.062015
56Thailand1.062022
57Croatia1.062020
58Malaysia1.062021
59Bahamas1.052013
60New Zealand1.052020
61Mauritius1.052021
62Sri Lanka1.052018
63Estonia1.052020
64Brazil1.052020
65Argentina1.042020
66Colombia1.042020
67Panama1.042021
68Algeria1.042011
69Madagascar1.042019
70Nauru1.042019
71Brunei1.032020
72Albania1.032021
73Grenada1.032020
74Guyana1.032012
75Armenia1.032021
76Belize1.032021
77Spain1.032020
78St. Vincent and the Grenadines1.032018
79Cuba1.032021
80Barbados1.032021
81Indonesia1.032018
82Ecuador1.022020
83United Kingdom1.022020
84Sudan1.022018
85Jordan1.022021
86Montenegro1.022021
87Mongolia1.022021
88Aruba1.022012
89Serbia1.022021
90Guatemala1.022021
91Netherlands1.022020
92Slovenia1.022020
93Israel1.022020
94Cayman Islands1.012018
95North Korea1.012015
96United Arab Emirates1.012020
97Slovakia1.012020
98Malta1.012020
99Canada1.012020
100Djibouti1.012021
101Czechia1.012020
102El Salvador1.012014
103Romania1.012020
104Kyrgyzstan1.002021
105Portugal1.002020
106Latvia1.002020
107Japan1.002019
108Ghana1.002020
109Georgia1.002021
110Palau1.002020
111Uzbekistan1.002021
112Kazakhstan1.002020
113France1.002020
114Luxembourg1.002020
115China1.002010
116Macao1.002021
117Hungary0.992020
118Eswatini0.992016
119Syria0.992013
120South Korea0.992020
121Hong Kong0.992021
122Turks and Caicos Islands0.992021
123Denmark0.992020
124Singapore0.992020
125Chile0.992020
126St. Kitts and Nevis0.992021
127Egypt0.992019
128Moldova0.992021
129Dominica0.992021
130Bolivia0.992020
131Iran0.992020
132World0.992020
133North Macedonia0.992020
134Nepal0.992022
135Poland0.992020
136Italy0.992020
137Belarus0.982021
138Azerbaijan0.982021
139Turkmenistan0.982020
140Austria0.982020
141St. Lucia0.982020
142Ukraine0.982014
143United States0.982020
144Bulgaria0.982020
145Liberia0.982020
146Lithuania0.972020
147Türkiye0.972020
148Russia0.972019
149India0.972021
150Cyprus0.972020
151Morocco0.972021
152Sierra Leone0.972017
153Antigua and Barbuda0.962018
154Iceland0.962020
155Australia0.962020
156Ethiopia0.962015
157Saudi Arabia0.962021
158Zimbabwe0.962013
159Greece0.952020
160Sint Maarten0.952014
161Germany0.952020
162Laos0.952021
163Nigeria0.952018
164Norway0.952020
165Solomon Islands0.952012
166Peru0.952021
167Qatar0.952010
168Switzerland0.952020
169San Marino0.942021
170Oman0.942021
171Maldives0.932019
172Mozambique0.932020
173Republic of the Congo0.922018
174Gibraltar0.922021
175Eritrea0.922019
176Uganda0.902017
177Tajikistan0.902013
178Kenya0.902009
179Mali0.882020
180Pakistan0.872019
181Côte d'Ivoire0.862021
182Liechtenstein0.852020
183Benin0.832021
184Malawi0.832019
185Togo0.812021
186Papua New Guinea0.802018
187Iraq0.752007
188Niger0.752017
189Equatorial Guinea0.742005
190Yemen0.732016
191Guinea0.722019
192Central African Republic0.672017
193Angola0.642016
194DR Congo0.642015
195Chad0.582021
196Afghanistan0.572018
197Guinea-Bissau0.542000
198South Sudan0.542015
199Somalia0.462007

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has the highest gender parity index, secondary in 2021?

Bangladesh ranks #1 with gender parity index, secondary of 1.24 as of 2021, based on data from the World Bank World Development Indicators.

Which country has the lowest gender parity index, secondary?

Somalia ranks last (#199) with 0.46 as of 2021.

What is the global median for gender parity index, secondary?

The median value is 1.01 (Djibouti, ranked #100 out of 199 countries).

How many countries report data for gender parity index, secondary?

199 countries have available data for gender parity index, secondary. Data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators and updated regularly.

What category does gender parity index, secondary belong to?

Gender Parity Index, Secondary is classified under the "Gender" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.

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