Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.7539 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.7539 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
198th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.7539 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.5471 GPIA
in 1979
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) stood at 0.7539 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 0.7539 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5471 GPIA, in 1979.
That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5938 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6149 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5804 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5951 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5881 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5773 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5629 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5695 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5548 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5471 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.553 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5547 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5522 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5534 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.563 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5713 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5648 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.572 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5715 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5739 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5803 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5705 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.574 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5737 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5798 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5839 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5924 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6009 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6146 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6278 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6371 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6351 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6589 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6457 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6524 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6563 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.673 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6683 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6527 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6567 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6527 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6535 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6757 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6733 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.669 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6799 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6973 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7045 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7185 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7343 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7422 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7539 GPIA | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5784 GPIA | 0.5471 GPIA | 0.6149 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.563 GPIA | 0.5522 GPIA | 0.5739 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5898 GPIA | 0.5705 GPIA | 0.6278 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6536 GPIA | 0.6351 GPIA | 0.673 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6859 GPIA | 0.6527 GPIA | 0.7343 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.748 GPIA | 0.7422 GPIA | 0.7539 GPIA | 2 |
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.79 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.42 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.13 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.57 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.23 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 0.7539 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7539 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5471 GPIA in 1979.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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