Gender parity index for youth/adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by type of skill (ratio) by country
Countries reporting
50
Highest
1.34 ratio
Jamaica
Lowest
0.496 ratio
Belgium
Median
0.884 ratio
Years covered
15
2011–2025
Data points
385
What the numbers show
Gender parity index for youth/adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by type of skill (ratio) is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 1.34 ratio in Jamaica; the lowest is 0.496 ratio in Belgium.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.884 ratio, and the mean is 0.8859 ratio.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Morocco (up 60.0%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 37.9%).
Gender parity index for youth/adults with information … ICT, ratio: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica | 1.34 ratio | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 2 | Belarus | 1.19 ratio | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 1.19 ratio | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 3 | Russia | 1.19 ratio | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 5 | Lithuania | 1.11 ratio | 2023 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 6 | Latvia | 1.05 ratio | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 7 | Cyprus | 1.05 ratio | 2019 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 1.02 ratio | 2024 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 9 | Malta | 1.01 ratio | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 1.01 ratio | 2024 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 11 | Colombia | 0.991 ratio | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 12 | Romania | 0.967 ratio | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 13 | Montenegro | 0.963 ratio | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 14 | Azerbaijan | 0.95 ratio | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 0.935 ratio | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 16 | Czechia | 0.933 ratio | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 17 | Republic of Korea | 0.918 ratio | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 17 | South Korea | 0.918 ratio | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 17 | Slovenia | 0.918 ratio | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 20 | Poland | 0.912 ratio | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 20 | Hungary | 0.912 ratio | 2016 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 22 | Portugal | 0.91 ratio | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 23 | Serbia | 0.903 ratio | 2023 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 24 | Malaysia | 0.889 ratio | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 25 | Mexico | 0.888 ratio | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 26 | Slovakia | 0.88 ratio | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 27 | Peru | 0.873 ratio | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 28 | Finland | 0.862 ratio | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 28 | Spain | 0.862 ratio | 2023 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 30 | Morocco | 0.837 ratio | 2021 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 31 | Bahrain | 0.819 ratio | 2024 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 32 | Greece | 0.813 ratio | 2017 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 33 | Singapore | 0.805 ratio | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 0.803 ratio | 2017 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 34 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.803 ratio | 2017 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 36 | Norway | 0.797 ratio | 2021 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 37 | Denmark | 0.793 ratio | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 38 | Italy | 0.788 ratio | 2023 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 39 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.778 ratio | 2016 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 0.776 ratio | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 41 | Austria | 0.77 ratio | 2025 | up 16.8% | flat |
| 42 | Sweden | 0.744 ratio | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 42 | Germany | 0.744 ratio | 2023 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 44 | Japan | 0.727 ratio | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 45 | Switzerland | 0.72 ratio | 2025 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 46 | Georgia | 0.7 ratio | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 47 | Qatar | 0.681 ratio | 2020 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 48 | Croatia | 0.674 ratio | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 49 | Brazil | 0.668 ratio | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 50 | Belgium | 0.496 ratio | 2023 | down 37.9% | falling |
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 0.937 ratio