Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.8737 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8737 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
173rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.8737 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.2249 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) is 0.8737 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 0.8737 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2249 GPIA, in 1974.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 173rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2385 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.2383 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2384 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.243 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2249 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2516 GPIA | +11.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2802 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3347 GPIA | +19.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3759 GPIA | +12.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3483 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3642 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3851 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4444 GPIA | +15.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3918 GPIA | -11.8% |
| 1984 | 0.38 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.396 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3869 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4431 GPIA | +14.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4121 GPIA | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4131 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4029 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4081 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4172 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4724 GPIA | +13.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4938 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.531 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5646 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6032 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.641 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6952 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7204 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7307 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6875 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6834 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6816 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7065 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6923 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6797 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6833 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.702 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7337 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7669 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7752 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7931 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8028 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7994 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7842 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7933 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7878 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7711 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7906 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8006 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8108 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.849 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8737 GPIA | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2774 GPIA | 0.2249 GPIA | 0.3759 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4017 GPIA | 0.3642 GPIA | 0.4444 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5229 GPIA | 0.4029 GPIA | 0.6952 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6967 GPIA | 0.6797 GPIA | 0.7307 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7807 GPIA | 0.7337 GPIA | 0.8028 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8249 GPIA | 0.7906 GPIA | 0.8737 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 19.17 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 0.8737 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8737 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2249 GPIA in 1974.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 173rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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