Adjusted gender parity index for achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (ratio) by country
Countries reporting
57
Highest
1.26 ratio
Jordan
Lowest
0.672 ratio
Chile
Median
0.9985 ratio
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
412
What the numbers show
Adjusted gender parity index for achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (ratio) is currently reported for 57 countries. The highest value is 1.26 ratio in Jordan; the lowest is 0.672 ratio in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9985 ratio, and the mean is 0.9843 ratio.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 36.0%), and the largest decrease in Oman (down 23.5%).
Adjusted gender parity index for achieving a minimum proficiency: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan | 1.26 ratio | 2022 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 2 | Albania | 1.21 ratio | 2022 | up 19.3% | flat |
| 3 | Indonesia | 1.11 ratio | 2022 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 4 | Oman | 1.11 ratio | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 5 | Thailand | 1.07 ratio | 2022 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 6 | Finland | 1.07 ratio | 2022 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 1.06 ratio | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 8 | Bahrain | 1.06 ratio | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 9 | Türkiye | 1.06 ratio | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 9 | Türkiye | 1.06 ratio | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | Slovenia | 1.05 ratio | 2022 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 12 | Norway | 1.05 ratio | 2022 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 13 | Republic of Korea | 1.04 ratio | 2022 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 13 | Korea | 1.04 ratio | 2022 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 15 | Slovak Republic | 1.03 ratio | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 16 | Sweden | 1.03 ratio | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 17 | Poland | 1.02 ratio | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 18 | Iceland | 1.02 ratio | 2022 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 19 | New Zealand | 1.01 ratio | 2022 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 20 | Czechia | 1.01 ratio | 2022 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 21 | Lithuania | 1.01 ratio | 2022 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 22 | Belgium | 1 ratio | 2022 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 23 | Russia | 1 ratio | 2018 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 23 | Russian Federation | 1 ratio | 2018 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 25 | Croatia | 1 ratio | 2022 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 26 | Israel | 1 ratio | 2022 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 27 | Singapore | 1 ratio | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 28 | Romania | 0.9996 ratio | 2022 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 29 | France | 0.9985 ratio | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 30 | Latvia | 0.9955 ratio | 2022 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 31 | Japan | 0.9947 ratio | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 32 | Canada | 0.9911 ratio | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 33 | Australia | 0.9895 ratio | 2022 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 34 | Ireland | 0.9872 ratio | 2022 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 35 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.9857 ratio | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 36 | Denmark | 0.9838 ratio | 2022 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 37 | Spain | 0.979 ratio | 2022 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 38 | Portugal | 0.976 ratio | 2022 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 0.9746 ratio | 2018 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 40 | Germany | 0.9665 ratio | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 41 | Greece | 0.9621 ratio | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 42 | United States | 0.9595 ratio | 2022 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 43 | Lebanon | 0.9584 ratio | 2019 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 44 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.9561 ratio | 2023 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 45 | Serbia | 0.956 ratio | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 46 | Austria | 0.9427 ratio | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 47 | Qatar | 0.937 ratio | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 48 | Hungary | 0.9368 ratio | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 49 | Italy | 0.8783 ratio | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 50 | Uruguay | 0.8775 ratio | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 51 | Tunisia | 0.8742 ratio | 2015 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 52 | Colombia | 0.85 ratio | 2022 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 53 | Brazil | 0.8299 ratio | 2022 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 54 | Argentina | 0.8107 ratio | 2022 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 55 | Mexico | 0.796 ratio | 2022 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 0.7246 ratio | 2022 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 57 | Chile | 0.672 ratio | 2023 | down 19.9% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1.03 ratio
- United States of America 0.9595 ratio