Gender gap in the completion rate, primary education, urban — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Urban by country
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and...
What the numbers show
Gender gap in the completion rate, primary education, urban — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Urban is currently reported for 70 countries. The highest value is 8.27 % in Nigeria; the lowest is -15.54 % in Gambia.
The median across all reporting countries is -0.615 %, and the mean is -1.27 %.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 3,859.1%), and the largest decrease in Senegal (down 12,485.7%).
Gender gap in the completion rate, primary education, urban — Value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 8.27 % | 2024 | up 3,859.1% | volatile |
| 1 | Viet Nam | -0.27 % | 2021 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Mali | 7.69 % | 2020 | down 73.4% | falling |
| 2 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | -0.63 % | 2023 | down 226.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Togo | 3.89 % | 2022 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 3 | United Republic of Tanzania | -1.24 % | 2022 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 4 | Nepal | 2.42 % | 2021 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Benin | 2.05 % | 2022 | down 68.4% | falling |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.53 % | 2023 | up 1,425.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Finland | 0.51 % | 2021 | up 165.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 0.46 % | 2021 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Guatemala | 0.33 % | 2024 | up 141.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Cameroon | 0.23 % | 2018 | up 112.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Croatia | 0.17 % | 2021 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Slovenia | 0.16 % | 2021 | up 147.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Romania | 0.04 % | 2021 | up 107.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Switzerland | 0.01 % | 2021 | up 102.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Chile | 0 % | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 15 | Norway | 0 % | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Argentina | 0 % | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Lithuania | -0.07 % | 2021 | down 120.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Armenia | -0.08 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Italy | -0.12 % | 2021 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Hungary | -0.13 % | 2021 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Ghana | -0.14 % | 2022 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Sweden | -0.18 % | 2021 | down 220.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Uruguay | -0.18 % | 2024 | up 88.8% | volatile |
| 26 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -0.19 % | 2019 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Paraguay | -0.21 % | 2024 | up 91.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Indonesia | -0.32 % | 2022 | up 79.6% | volatile |
| 28 | China, mainland | -0.32 % | 2018 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 30 | Estonia | -0.38 % | 2021 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Austria | -0.44 % | 2021 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Denmark | -0.44 % | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Poland | -0.51 % | 2019 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Mongolia | -0.52 % | 2020 | down 173.7% | flat |
| 35 | Costa Rica | -0.6 % | 2023 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 36 | France | -0.66 % | 2021 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Thailand | -0.83 % | 2022 | up 63.3% | flat |
| 38 | Latvia | -0.89 % | 2021 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Mexico | -0.9 % | 2022 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Jordan | -0.9 % | 2023 | up 34.3% | falling |
| 39 | Peru | -0.9 % | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Panama | -0.9 % | 2023 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Greece | -0.94 % | 2021 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Ecuador | -1 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Egypt | -1.07 % | 2022 | up 68.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Brazil | -1.1 % | 2023 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 47 | India | -1.35 % | 2019 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Liberia | -1.36 % | 2019 | down 197.8% | volatile |
| 49 | South Africa | -1.4 % | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 50 | Kenya | -1.63 % | 2024 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Philippines | -1.67 % | 2022 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 52 | Ethiopia | -1.75 % | 2022 | down 198.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Cyprus | -1.77 % | 2018 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Sierra Leone | -1.94 % | 2019 | down 140.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Colombia | -2.02 % | 2024 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 56 | Zimbabwe | -2.03 % | 2019 | down 189.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Haiti | -3.52 % | 2017 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Uganda | -3.66 % | 2016 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Honduras | -3.67 % | 2024 | down 433.6% | volatile |
| 60 | El Salvador | -4.5 % | 2023 | down 1,225.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Lesotho | -4.93 % | 2024 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 62 | Rwanda | -5.03 % | 2022 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Dominican Republic | -5.3 % | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 64 | Malawi | -7.35 % | 2020 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Cambodia | -8.38 % | 2021 | down 508.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Senegal | -8.67 % | 2023 | down 12,485.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Bangladesh | -11.37 % | 2022 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 68 | Gambia | -15.54 % | 2023 | down 381.0% | volatile |
About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.