Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1.06 GPI
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.4 GPI
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
28th
Sri Lanka rank
31st

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.4 GPI against 1.06 GPI in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.34 GPI.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 45 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4934 GPI 0.6254 GPI 0.132 GPI Sri Lanka
1980s 0.5825 GPI 0.7028 GPI 0.1203 GPI Sri Lanka
1990s 0.7575 GPI 0.4927 GPI 0.2647 GPI Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 1.03 GPI 1.36 GPI 0.3293 GPI Sri Lanka
2020s 1.05 GPI 1.4 GPI 0.3407 GPI Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1.4 GPI against 1.06 GPI in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sri Lanka?
0.34 GPI, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sri Lanka?
28 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sri Lanka rank globally for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 45 groups.
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.