Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.06 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.06 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
125th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.7938 GPIA
in 1993
Years of data
31
1993–2023
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia, 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia stood at 1.06 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7938 GPIA, in 1993.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 125th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.7938 GPIA | — |
| 1994 | 0.8685 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8881 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.837 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8305 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9162 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9306 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9411 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9456 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9619 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9894 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9886 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9948 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9962 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9969 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9819 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9897 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8664 GPIA | 0.7938 GPIA | 0.9306 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9851 GPIA | 0.9411 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9819 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia was 1.06 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7938 GPIA in 1993.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 125th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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