Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.08 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia is 1.08 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3423 GPIA, in 1970.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 116th 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3423 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6158 GPIA | +79.9% |
| 1972 | 0.6128 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6125 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6401 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5891 GPIA | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5997 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5764 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.579 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6076 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.626 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6445 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6439 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6615 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6746 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6879 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6696 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6669 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7146 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.718 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7347 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.751 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7669 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7772 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8208 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8343 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8121 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8146 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8676 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8832 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9007 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9169 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9407 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9718 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9577 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9808 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9777 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +79.9% | 0.3423 GPIA | 0.6158 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5775 GPIA | 0.3423 GPIA | 0.6401 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6708 GPIA | 0.626 GPIA | 0.718 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8062 GPIA | 0.7347 GPIA | 0.8832 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9716 GPIA | 0.9007 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 113 Luxembourg 1.16 GPIA compare
- 114 Colombia 1.15 GPIA compare
- 115 Chile 1.15 GPIA compare
- 116 Syrian Arab Republic 1.15 GPIA compare
- 117 Uzbekistan 1.14 GPIA compare
- 118 Belarus 1.14 GPIA compare
- 119 China 1.14 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 1.08 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3423 GPIA in 1970.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 116th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and 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