ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) vs Sri Lanka: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity

ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
1.28 GPIA
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.4 GPIA
in 2023
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank
32nd
Sri Lanka rank
33rd

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

  • ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
  • Sri Lanka
0.250.50.7511.21.5197019972024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.4 GPIA against 1.28 GPIA in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), a difference of 0.12 GPIA.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 32nd and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 221 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3722 GPIA 0.5933 GPIA 0.221 GPIA Sri Lanka
1980s 0.546 GPIA 0.7028 GPIA 0.1568 GPIA Sri Lanka
1990s 0.813 GPIA 0.4927 GPIA 0.3202 GPIA ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
2010s 1.21 GPIA 1.36 GPIA 0.1495 GPIA Sri Lanka
2020s 1.27 GPIA 1.4 GPIA 0.1282 GPIA Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity, ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1.4 GPIA against 1.28 GPIA in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity between ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) and Sri Lanka?
0.12 GPIA, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) and Sri Lanka?
26 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 32nd and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 221 groups.
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