Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.7732 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1995–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries recorded 0.7732 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in 2016.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 0.8208 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5712 GPIA, in 1999.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 196th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.6923 GPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.6766 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6612 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5886 GPIA | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5712 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6162 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6501 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6926 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.679 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7195 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7334 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7947 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7799 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7615 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7795 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8111 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7605 GPIA | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8035 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8208 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7905 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7698 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7732 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.638 GPIA | 0.5712 GPIA | 0.6923 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7207 GPIA | 0.6162 GPIA | 0.7947 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7899 GPIA | 0.7605 GPIA | 0.8208 GPIA | 7 |
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 633,128 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 378,880 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 226,596 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 13.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 0.7732 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8208 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5712 GPIA in 1999.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release