Malta vs Sub-Saharan Africa: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index

Malta
1.38 GPI
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.7942 GPI
in 2021
Malta rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th

School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index over time

  • Malta
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 1.38 GPI against 0.7942 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.5858 GPI.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 187 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 1.28 GPI 0.7015 GPI 0.5758 GPI Malta
2010s 1.29 GPI 0.7352 GPI 0.5545 GPI Malta
2020s 1.4 GPI 0.7908 GPI 0.6081 GPI Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index, Malta or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Malta, at 1.38 GPI against 0.7942 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index between Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.5858 GPI, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
How do Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
Malta ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 6,538 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.