Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern America
SDG: Northern America: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.3 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.3 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
16th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.32 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
1.24 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
SDG: Northern America recorded 1.3 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern America peaked at 1.32 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.24 GPIA, in 1999.
SDG: Northern America ranks 16th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern America, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.24 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.24 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.25 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.28 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.29 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.3 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.3 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.29 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.29 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.29 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.28 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.26 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.26 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.28 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.29 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.32 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 1.32 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.3 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.3 GPIA | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.24 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.28 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 1.3 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern America
- 13 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.52 GPIA compare
- 14 Iceland 1.52 GPIA compare
- 15 Seychelles 1.51 GPIA compare
- 16 Tonga 1.51 GPIA compare
- 17 Cuba 1.49 GPIA compare
- 18 Dominican Republic 1.49 GPIA compare
- 19 Barbados 1.49 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Northern America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3044 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3042 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern America?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern America was 1.3 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 America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 GPIA in 1999.
- How does SDG: Northern America rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Northern America ranks 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Northern America 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