Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.05 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.05 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
131st
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.2829 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) stood at 1.05 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2829 GPIA, in 1970.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 131st 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2829 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5555 GPIA | +96.4% |
| 1972 | 0.549 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.546 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5482 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5519 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5633 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5579 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5402 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5639 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5758 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5865 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5933 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6036 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6101 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6288 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6136 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.613 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7019 GPIA | +14.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6919 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.724 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7521 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7596 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7842 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8216 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8317 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8376 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8418 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8649 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8852 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9103 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9288 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9562 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9891 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9985 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9757 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5259 GPIA | 0.2829 GPIA | 0.5639 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6219 GPIA | 0.5758 GPIA | 0.7019 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8103 GPIA | 0.724 GPIA | 0.8852 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9896 GPIA | 0.9103 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3069 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6186 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 1.05 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2829 GPIA in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 131st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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