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

New Zealand
1.38 GPI
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.7942 GPI
in 2021
New Zealand rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

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

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

Across all 9 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 187 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 1.31 GPI 0.7473 GPI 0.5644 GPI New Zealand
2020s 1.38 GPI 0.7908 GPI 0.5849 GPI New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index, New Zealand or Sub-Saharan Africa?
New Zealand, at 1.38 GPI against 0.7942 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index between New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.5858 GPI, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa?
9 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2021.
How do New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
New Zealand ranks 37th 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.