Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.14 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.14 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
73rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.14 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.5522 GPIA
in 1978
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) stood at 1.14 GPIA.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5522 GPIA, in 1978.
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 73rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6459 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6536 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.639 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6332 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6209 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6072 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5933 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5596 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5522 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5779 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5829 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.589 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.591 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6013 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5985 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6283 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5785 GPIA | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 0.5651 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.63 GPIA | +11.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6663 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6949 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7419 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7511 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7553 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7619 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7706 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7821 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7934 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8127 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8303 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8555 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8839 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9152 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.953 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9248 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9666 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9601 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPIA | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.13 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.12 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.12 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.13 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6083 GPIA | 0.5522 GPIA | 0.6536 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6031 GPIA | 0.5651 GPIA | 0.6663 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7694 GPIA | 0.6949 GPIA | 0.8303 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9585 GPIA | 0.8555 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 1.14 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5522 GPIA in 1978.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 73rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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