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

MDG: Southern Asia
1.02 GPIA
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1.01 GPIA
in 2024
MDG: Southern Asia rank
146th
Saudi Arabia rank
143rd

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

  • MDG: Southern Asia
  • Saudi Arabia
00.511.5197119972024

How they compare

MDG: Southern Asia currently reports 1.02 GPIA against 1.01 GPIA in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.01 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

MDG: Southern Asia ranks 146th and Saudi Arabia ranks 143rd of 221 groups.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Southern Asia Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6432 GPIA 1.24 GPIA 0.5975 GPIA Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.7205 GPIA 1.46 GPIA 0.7348 GPIA Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.9138 GPIA 1.28 GPIA 0.3661 GPIA Saudi Arabia
2020s 1.01 GPIA 1.09 GPIA 0.0716 GPIA Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity, MDG: Southern Asia or Saudi Arabia?
MDG: Southern Asia, at 1.02 GPIA against 1.01 GPIA in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity between MDG: Southern Asia and Saudi Arabia?
0.01 GPIA, with MDG: Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Southern Asia and Saudi Arabia?
25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do MDG: Southern Asia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 146th and Saudi Arabia ranks 143rd 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