Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.26 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.26 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
36th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.27 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
1.18 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UIS: North America and Western Europe recorded 1.26 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 1.27 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.18 GPIA, in 1999.
UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 36th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.18 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.21 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.23 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.23 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.24 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.24 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.24 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.24 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.23 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.23 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.23 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.23 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.22 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.22 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.23 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.23 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.24 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.25 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.27 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.26 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.26 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.18 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.22 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: North America and Western Europe
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 17.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 1.26 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 GPIA in 1999.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 36th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western Europe 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