Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.09 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.09 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
100th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.1 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.3866 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Developing Regions, 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 MDG: Developing Regions is 1.09 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3866 GPIA, in 1970.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 100th 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 MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3866 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5257 GPIA | +36.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4227 GPIA | -19.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5061 GPIA | +19.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4544 GPIA | -10.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4672 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5705 GPIA | +22.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5849 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5886 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5956 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5992 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5997 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6197 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6242 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6968 GPIA | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7012 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6326 GPIA | -9.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6522 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6629 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6875 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6878 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7159 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7057 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7126 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7312 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8057 GPIA | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7669 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8283 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8023 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8323 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8509 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8554 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8798 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8869 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9002 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9193 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9559 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9599 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9723 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9795 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9841 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9888 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5102 GPIA | 0.3866 GPIA | 0.5956 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6476 GPIA | 0.5992 GPIA | 0.7012 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7589 GPIA | 0.6878 GPIA | 0.8323 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.916 GPIA | 0.8509 GPIA | 0.9795 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 0.9841 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 365.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 368.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Developing Regions was 1.09 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3866 GPIA in 1970.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 100th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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