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

Panama
1.37 GPI
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.7942 GPI
in 2021
Panama rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th

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

  • Panama
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 1.37 GPI against 0.7942 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.5758 GPI.

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

Across all 39 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.

Panama ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 187 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9896 GPI 0.6051 GPI 0.3844 GPI Panama
1980s 1.25 GPI 0.528 GPI 0.7244 GPI Panama
1990s 1.35 GPI 0.6552 GPI 0.6985 GPI Panama
2000s 1.38 GPI 0.7008 GPI 0.684 GPI Panama
2010s 1.36 GPI 0.7209 GPI 0.6415 GPI Panama
2020s 1.37 GPI 0.7908 GPI 0.5757 GPI Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index, Panama or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Panama, at 1.37 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 Panama and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.5758 GPI, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sub-Saharan Africa?
39 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Panama and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
Panama ranks 39th 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.