Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.8721 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8721 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
174th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.8721 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5178 GPIA
in 1991
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) recorded 0.8721 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) peaked at 0.8721 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5178 GPIA, in 1991.
That places WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6156 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6176 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.607 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6077 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5959 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6058 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6093 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6041 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6007 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5747 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5693 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5514 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5716 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5455 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5376 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5362 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5193 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5469 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5229 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5191 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5205 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5178 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5337 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5528 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.571 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5852 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6026 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6277 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6567 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.689 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6935 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.698 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7001 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6945 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6999 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7096 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7447 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7472 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7412 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7471 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7589 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7664 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7742 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7756 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8066 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7833 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8039 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7991 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7978 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8198 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8224 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8368 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8514 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8721 GPIA | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6039 GPIA | 0.5747 GPIA | 0.6176 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.542 GPIA | 0.5191 GPIA | 0.5716 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5857 GPIA | 0.5178 GPIA | 0.689 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7176 GPIA | 0.6935 GPIA | 0.7472 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7876 GPIA | 0.7589 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8405 GPIA | 0.8198 GPIA | 0.8721 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
More education data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 66.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 72.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) was 0.8721 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8721 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5178 GPIA in 1991.
- How does WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 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