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Countries Ranked by Gender parity index (school enrolment) (2020)

Gender parity index (school enrolment): each country's latest value (2015–2020), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Senegal ranks #1 with 1.18 index (girls to boys) (2021). Gambia, The is second with 1.15 index (girls to boys), 1.9% behind. The top five are Senegal, Gambia, The, Bangladesh, Suriname and Curaçao. The median across all 169 is 1 index (girls to boys); Afghanistan is last at 0.636 index (girls to boys). Senegal's figure has risen 53% since 1996 (0.755 index (girls to boys) to 1.15 index (girls to boys) in 2020).

#1
Senegal · 1.18 index (girls to boys)
Median
1 index (girls to boys)
Coverage
169 countries
Data year
2020
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Gender parity index (school enrolment)Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Senegal 1.18; 2. Gambia, The 1.15; 3. Bangladesh 1.14; 4. Suriname 1.09; 5. Curaçao 1.08; 6. Belgium 1.08; 7. Sweden 1.07; 8. Mauritania 1.07; 9. Tunisia 1.07; 10. Bhutan 1.06.Senegal1.18Gambia, The1.15Bangladesh1.14Suriname1.09Curaçao1.08Belgium1.08Sweden1.07Mauritania1.07Tunisia1.07Bhutan1.06
Top 10: Gender parity index (school enrolment) (index (girls to boys)). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Senegal 1.18; 2. Gambia, The 1.15; 3. Bangladesh 1.14; 4. Suriname 1.09; 5. Curaçao 1.08; 6. Belgium 1.08; 7. Sweden 1.07; 8. Mauritania 1.07; 9. Tunisia 1.07; 10. Bhutan 1.06.
Gender parity index (school enrolment) over time, top 5Senegal: 0.755 in 1996 to 1.15 in 2020; Gambia, The: 0.749 in 1996 to 1 in 2010; Bangladesh: 1.05 in 2005 to 1.15 in 2020; Suriname: 1.07 in 2001 to 1.13 in 2015.00.2890.5770.8661.15199620082020SenegalGambia, TheBangladeshSuriname
Gender parity index (school enrolment) over time, top 5 (index (girls to boys)). Senegal: 0.755 in 1996 to 1.15 in 2020; Gambia, The: 0.749 in 1996 to 1 in 2010; Bangladesh: 1.05 in 2005 to 1.15 in 2020; Suriname: 1.07 in 2001 to 1.13 in 2015.

Full ranking

Countries Ranked by Gender parity index (school enrolment), 2020
RankCountryGender parity index (school enrolment) (index (girls to boys))Year
1Senegal1.182021
2Gambia, The1.152021
3Bangladesh1.142021
4Suriname1.092021
5Curaçao1.082020
6Belgium1.082020
7Sweden1.072020
8Mauritania1.072020
9Tunisia1.072016
10Bhutan1.062018
11Burundi1.062020
12Seychelles1.062021
13Finland1.062020
14West Bank and Gaza1.052021
15Mexico1.052020
16Uruguay1.052020
17Tonga1.052020
18Costa Rica1.052020
19Samoa1.052016
20Kuwait1.052015
21Bermuda1.052015
22Lesotho1.042019
23Tanzania1.042021
24Burkina Faso1.042021
25Ireland1.042020
26São Tomé and Principe1.042017
27Malaysia1.042020
28Croatia1.042020
29Palau1.042020
30Mauritius1.042021
31Bahrain1.042019
32Cambodia1.042021
33Timor-Leste1.032020
34Iran, Islamic Rep.1.032020
35New Zealand1.032020
36Thailand1.032022
37Philippines1.032021
38Albania1.032021
39Vanuatu1.032020
40Argentina1.022020
41Sri Lanka1.022018
42Turks and Caicos Islands1.022021
43Estonia1.022020
44Ecuador1.022020
45Rwanda1.022021
46Comoros1.022018
47Botswana1.022021
48Dominican Republic1.022021
49Armenia1.022021
50Spain1.022020
51Venezuela, RB1.022017
52Hong Kong SAR, China1.022021
53Madagascar1.022019
54Brunei Darussalam1.022020
55Fiji1.022021
56Gabon1.022019
57Montenegro1.012021
58Israel1.012020
59Serbia1.012021
60United Kingdom1.012020
61Ghana1.012020
62Marshall Islands1.012021
63British Virgin Islands1.012017
64China1.012021
65Panama1.012021
66Myanmar1.012018
67United Arab Emirates1.012020
68South Africa1.012020
69Netherlands1.012020
70Tuvalu1.012021
71Slovenia1.012020
72Czechia1.012020
73Colombia1.012020
74Brazil1.012020
75Slovak Republic1.012020
76Naoero1.012019
77St. Lucia1.012020
78Sierra Leone1.012017
79Cabo Verde1.012019
80Georgia1.012021
81St. Vincent and the Grenadines1.012018
82Malta12020
83Grenada12018
84Uganda12017
85Japan12019
86Latvia12020
87Canada12020
88Cuba12021
89Jordan12021
90Kyrgyz Republic12021
91Egypt, Arab Rep.12019
92Kazakhstan12020
93Romania0.9992020
94Gibraltar0.9992021
95Barbados0.9982021
96Mongolia0.9982021
97Portugal0.9972020
98France0.9972020
99Denmark0.9972020
100Korea, Rep.0.9962020

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About the top 10

#7 Sweden

Sweden ranks #7 on this list with 1.07 index (girls to boys).

Capital
Stockholm
Continent
Europe
Income group
High income
Population
10.6 million people (2025)
GDP
US$669 billion (2025)
GDP per person
US$63,133 (2025)
Life expectancy
84.1 years (2024)
Urban population
89.1% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö.

Also ranks #3 in researchers in r&d per million · #4 in r&d expenditure share of gdp · #6 in male life expectancy.

Full country profile Weather in Stockholm (Purr Weather)

Profile facts: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0); weather links go to Purr Weather, another ChowChow Labs site.

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Source and method

Gender parity index (school enrolment): each country's latest value (2015–2020), ranked from highest to lowest.

Source: The World Bank, indicator SE.ENR.PRSC.FM.ZS. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI): Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.