Gender parity index for youth/adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by type of skill (ratio) by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
1.34
Jamaica
Lowest
0.496
Belgium
Median
0.88
Years covered
15
2011–2025
Data points
357
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 47 countries. The highest value is 1.34 in Jamaica; the lowest is 0.496 in Belgium.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.88, and the mean is 0.8805.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 23 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 and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica | 1.34 | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 2 | Belarus | 1.19 | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 1.19 | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 4 | Lithuania | 1.11 | 2023 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 5 | Latvia | 1.05 | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 6 | Cyprus | 1.05 | 2019 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 1.02 | 2024 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 8 | Malta | 1.01 | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 1.01 | 2024 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 10 | Colombia | 0.991 | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 11 | Romania | 0.967 | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 12 | Montenegro | 0.963 | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 13 | Azerbaijan | 0.95 | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 0.935 | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 15 | Czechia | 0.933 | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 16 | Slovenia | 0.918 | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 16 | Republic of Korea | 0.918 | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 0.912 | 2016 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 18 | Poland | 0.912 | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 20 | Portugal | 0.91 | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 21 | Serbia | 0.903 | 2023 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 22 | Malaysia | 0.889 | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 23 | Mexico | 0.888 | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 24 | Slovakia | 0.88 | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 25 | Peru | 0.873 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 26 | Finland | 0.862 | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 26 | Spain | 0.862 | 2023 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 28 | Morocco | 0.837 | 2021 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 29 | Bahrain | 0.819 | 2024 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 30 | Greece | 0.813 | 2017 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 31 | Singapore | 0.805 | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.803 | 2017 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 33 | Norway | 0.797 | 2021 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 34 | Denmark | 0.793 | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 35 | Italy | 0.788 | 2023 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 36 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.778 | 2016 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 0.776 | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 38 | Austria | 0.77 | 2025 | up 16.8% | flat |
| 39 | Sweden | 0.744 | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 39 | Germany | 0.744 | 2023 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 41 | Japan | 0.727 | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 42 | Switzerland | 0.72 | 2025 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 43 | Georgia | 0.7 | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 44 | Qatar | 0.681 | 2020 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 45 | Croatia | 0.674 | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 46 | Brazil | 0.668 | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 47 | Belgium | 0.496 | 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.