Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.09 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.09 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
101st
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.1 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.5248 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries is 1.09 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5248 GPIA, in 1970.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 101st 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5248 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.782 GPIA | +49.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6146 GPIA | -21.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7319 GPIA | +19.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6305 GPIA | -13.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6416 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.7725 GPIA | +20.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7833 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7829 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7793 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7747 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7599 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7717 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7649 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.8011 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8003 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7535 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7614 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7658 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7801 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7783 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7951 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7744 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7803 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7922 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8572 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8271 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8772 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8544 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8836 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9019 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9088 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.935 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.938 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9518 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9686 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9989 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7043 GPIA | 0.5248 GPIA | 0.7833 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7733 GPIA | 0.7535 GPIA | 0.8011 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.822 GPIA | 0.7744 GPIA | 0.8836 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9632 GPIA | 0.9019 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 1.09 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5248 GPIA in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 101st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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