Tonga vs Upper middle income: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index

Tonga
1.51 GPI
in 2023
Upper middle income
1.16 GPI
in 2024
Tonga rank
14th
Upper middle income rank
12th

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

  • Tonga
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 1.51 GPI against 1.16 GPI in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.35 GPI.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.3 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Tonga ahead.

Tonga ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 187 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tonga Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7555 GPI 0.8132 GPI 0.0577 GPI Upper middle income
1980s 1.1 GPI 0.821 GPI 0.2753 GPI Tonga
1990s 1.22 GPI 0.9467 GPI 0.2772 GPI Tonga
2000s 1.4 GPI 0.9946 GPI 0.401 GPI Tonga
2020s 1.52 GPI 1.17 GPI 0.3509 GPI Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index, Tonga or Upper middle income?
Tonga, at 1.51 GPI against 1.16 GPI in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index between Tonga and Upper middle income?
0.35 GPI, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Upper middle income?
10 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Tonga and Upper middle income rank globally for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
Tonga ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 12th 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.