Japan vs MDG: Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity

Japan
0.9742 GPIA
in 2023
MDG: Southern Asia
1.02 GPIA
in 2024
Japan rank
148th
MDG: Southern Asia rank
146th

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

  • Japan
  • MDG: Southern Asia
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How they compare

MDG: Southern Asia currently reports 1.02 GPIA against 0.9742 GPIA in Japan, a difference of 0.0458 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 148th and MDG: Southern Asia ranks 146th of 189 countries.

MDG: Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan MDG: Southern Asia Difference Ahead
2010s 0.9496 GPIA 0.9576 GPIA 0.0079 GPIA MDG: Southern Asia
2020s 0.9774 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 0.0349 GPIA MDG: Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity, Japan or MDG: Southern Asia?
MDG: Southern Asia, at 1.02 GPIA against 0.9742 GPIA in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity between Japan and MDG: Southern Asia?
0.0458 GPIA, with MDG: Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and MDG: Southern Asia?
11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
How do Japan and MDG: Southern Asia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
Japan ranks 148th and MDG: Southern Asia ranks 146th 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