Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.04 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia, 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
MDG: Western Asia recorded 1.04 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7324 GPIA, in 1993.
That places MDG: Western Asia 133rd out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.7324 GPIA | — |
| 1994 | 0.8055 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8248 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7806 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7585 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8533 GPIA | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8688 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8872 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8958 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9114 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9545 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9506 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9586 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9766 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9654 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9829 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9945 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9916 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9981 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.982 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9865 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9841 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9783 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9638 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9728 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.996 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8034 GPIA | 0.7324 GPIA | 0.8688 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9477 GPIA | 0.8872 GPIA | 0.9945 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9865 GPIA | 0.9638 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia was 1.04 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- 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 MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7324 GPIA in 1993.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 133rd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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