Sri Lanka vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity

Sri Lanka
1.4 GPIA
in 2023
UIS: North America and Western Europe
1.26 GPIA
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
33rd
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
36th

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

  • Sri Lanka
  • UIS: North America and Western Europe
0.40.60.811.21.4197019972024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.4 GPIA against 1.26 GPIA in UIS: North America and Western Europe, a difference of 0.14 GPIA.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times UIS: North America and Western Europe's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 33rd and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 36th of 189 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka UIS: North America and Western Europe Difference Ahead
2010s 1.36 GPIA 1.23 GPIA 0.1348 GPIA Sri Lanka
2020s 1.4 GPIA 1.26 GPIA 0.1337 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, Sri Lanka or UIS: North America and Western Europe?
Sri Lanka, at 1.4 GPIA against 1.26 GPIA in UIS: North America and Western Europe as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity between Sri Lanka and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
0.14 GPIA, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
Sri Lanka ranks 33rd and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 36th 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