Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
144th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.6484 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999–2024

00.250.50.7511999201120241999: 0.648 GPIA2000: 0.668 GPIA2001: 0.696 GPIA2002: 0.709 GPIA2003: 0.708 GPIA2004: 0.707 GPIA2005: 0.744 GPIA2006: 0.76 GPIA2007: 0.75 GPIA2008: 0.758 GPIA2009: 0.753 GPIA2010: 0.772 GPIA2011: 0.805 GPIA2012: 0.874 GPIA2013: 0.91 GPIA2014: 0.941 GPIA2015: 0.933 GPIA2016: 0.938 GPIA2017: 0.956 GPIA2018: 0.974 GPIA2019: 1 GPIA2020: 1 GPIA2021: 1 GPIA2022: 0.998 GPIA2023: 1 GPIA2024: 1 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) stood at 1.02 GPIA.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6484 GPIA, in 1999.

That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1999 0.6484 GPIA
2000 0.6679 GPIA +3.0%
2001 0.6962 GPIA +4.2%
2002 0.7088 GPIA +1.8%
2003 0.7078 GPIA -0.1%
2004 0.7068 GPIA -0.1%
2005 0.7435 GPIA +5.2%
2006 0.7597 GPIA +2.2%
2007 0.75 GPIA -1.3%
2008 0.7575 GPIA +1.0%
2009 0.7535 GPIA -0.5%
2010 0.7716 GPIA +2.4%
2011 0.8055 GPIA +4.4%
2012 0.8743 GPIA +8.5%
2013 0.9103 GPIA +4.1%
2014 0.9408 GPIA +3.4%
2015 0.933 GPIA -0.8%
2016 0.9384 GPIA +0.6%
2017 0.9559 GPIA +1.9%
2018 0.9743 GPIA +1.9%
2019 1.01 GPIA +3.6%
2020 1.03 GPIA +1.6%
2021 1.02 GPIA -0.8%
2022 0.9981 GPIA -1.9%
2023 1.02 GPIA +1.9%
2024 1.02 GPIA +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6484 GPIA 0.6484 GPIA 0.6484 GPIA 1
2000s 0.7252 GPIA 0.6679 GPIA 0.7597 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9114 GPIA 0.7716 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 10
2020s 1.02 GPIA 0.9981 GPIA 1.03 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

  1. 141 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.01 GPIA compare
  2. 142 San Marino 1.01 GPIA compare
  3. 143 Saudi Arabia 1.01 GPIA compare
  4. 144 Sudan 1 GPIA compare
  5. 145 Mauritius 1 GPIA compare
  6. 146 Angola 0.9887 GPIA compare
  7. 147 Eswatini 0.9874 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 410 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 1.02 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2020.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6484 GPIA in 1999.
How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
410 places, 14,225 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release