Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.15 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2010–2023
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: Gulf Area is 1.15 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 1.5 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.15 GPIA, in 2023.
That places UNICEF: Gulf Area 69th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.5 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 1.47 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.41 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 1.35 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.33 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.32 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.29 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.23 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.22 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.22 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.25 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.15 GPIA | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 1.19 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 1.15 GPIA | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.33 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 1.5 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 1.15 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 GPIA in 2023.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 69th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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