China vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity

China
1.14 GPIA
in 2024
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
1.08 GPIA
in 2024
China rank
119th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank
117th

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity over time

  • China
  • UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
0.40.60.811.2197019972024

How they compare

China currently reports 1.14 GPIA against 1.08 GPIA in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, a difference of 0.06 GPIA.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1974 it was UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ahead.

China ranks 119th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 117th of 189 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade China UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4629 GPIA 0.5835 GPIA 0.1206 GPIA UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
1980s 0.3318 GPIA 0.6024 GPIA 0.2707 GPIA UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
1990s 0.5252 GPIA 0.7938 GPIA 0.2686 GPIA UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
2000s 0.956 GPIA 1.06 GPIA 0.1029 GPIA UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
2010s 1.15 GPIA 1.06 GPIA 0.0965 GPIA China
2020s 1.15 GPIA 1.08 GPIA 0.0756 GPIA China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity, China or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
China, at 1.14 GPIA against 1.08 GPIA in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity between China and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
0.06 GPIA, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
30 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do China and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
China ranks 119th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 117th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
410 places, 14,225 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release