Puerto Rico vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index
Puerto Rico
1.37 GPI
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.7941 GPI
in 2021
Puerto Rico rank
41st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
40th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index over time
- Puerto Rico
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 1.37 GPI against 0.7941 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.5759 GPI.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 187 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.36 GPI | 0.7112 GPI | 0.6478 GPI | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 1.3 GPI | 0.7351 GPI | 0.5638 GPI | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 1.35 GPI | 0.7907 GPI | 0.5558 GPI | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index, Puerto Rico or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Puerto Rico, at 1.37 GPI against 0.7941 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index between Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.5759 GPI, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2021.
- How do Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Puerto Rico ranks 41st 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
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.