Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.7321 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Region 2, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Region 2 is 0.7321 GPIA, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 0.7321 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2189 GPIA, in 1974.
That places GPE: Region 2 200th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.222 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.221 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2191 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.222 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2189 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2292 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2378 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.252 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2585 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2702 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2771 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2838 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2912 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2968 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3035 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3114 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3169 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3361 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3113 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3086 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3331 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 0.357 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.384 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4087 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4399 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 0.468 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5016 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5342 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5706 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6134 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6224 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6204 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6222 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6239 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6422 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6403 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6502 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6546 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6445 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.643 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6479 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6432 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6582 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6502 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6548 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6703 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6823 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6806 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6944 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7133 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7208 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7321 GPIA | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2351 GPIA | 0.2189 GPIA | 0.2702 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3037 GPIA | 0.2771 GPIA | 0.3361 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4611 GPIA | 0.3331 GPIA | 0.6134 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6364 GPIA | 0.6204 GPIA | 0.6546 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6695 GPIA | 0.6432 GPIA | 0.7133 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7265 GPIA | 0.7208 GPIA | 0.7321 GPIA | 2 |
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.30 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.41 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Region 2?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Region 2 was 0.7321 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7321 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2189 GPIA in 1974.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 200th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 2 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