Poland vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index

Poland
1.37 GPI
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.7941 GPI
in 2021
Poland rank
42nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
40th

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

  • Poland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 1.37 GPI against 0.7941 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.5759 GPI.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Poland ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 1.29 GPI 0.7015 GPI 0.59 GPI Poland
2010s 1.34 GPI 0.7351 GPI 0.6087 GPI Poland
2020s 1.34 GPI 0.7907 GPI 0.5454 GPI Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index, Poland or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Poland, at 1.37 GPI against 0.7941 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index between Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.5759 GPI, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
How do Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
Poland ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th 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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About this data

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.