Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in tertiary education, gender parity index (GPI) by country
Ratio of female gross graduation ratio to the male value for the same indicator. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and...
What the numbers show
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in tertiary education, gender parity index (GPI) is currently reported for 100 countries. The highest value is 12.94 GPI in Qatar; the lowest is 0.3044 GPI in Ethiopia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.5 GPI, and the mean is 1.62 GPI.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 43.
Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Liechtenstein (up 175.3%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 51.5%).
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6) … GPI: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 12.94 GPI | 2019 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 2 | Aruba | 4.11 GPI | 2014 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Seychelles | 3.73 GPI | 2016 | — | falling |
| 4 | Oman | 3.41 GPI | 2019 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 2.82 GPI | 2017 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 6 | Bahrain | 2.44 GPI | 2019 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 7 | Barbados | 2.42 GPI | 2011 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 8 | Algeria | 2.1 GPI | 2018 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 9 | Panama | 2.08 GPI | 2016 | down 13.7% | flat |
| 10 | Samoa | 2.02 GPI | 2018 | — | rising |
| 11 | Albania | 1.99 GPI | 2019 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 1.98 GPI | 2017 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 13 | Cuba | 1.98 GPI | 2018 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 14 | Sweden | 1.94 GPI | 2018 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 15 | Namibia | 1.93 GPI | 2017 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 16 | Estonia | 1.91 GPI | 2018 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 17 | Latvia | 1.89 GPI | 2018 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 18 | Brunei | 1.86 GPI | 2019 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 19 | Belarus | 1.85 GPI | 2013 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 20 | Iceland | 1.8 GPI | 2018 | down 21.6% | flat |
| 21 | Slovakia | 1.8 GPI | 2018 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 22 | Czechia | 1.79 GPI | 2018 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 23 | Palestine | 1.77 GPI | 2019 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 24 | Slovenia | 1.74 GPI | 2018 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 25 | Norway | 1.71 GPI | 2017 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 26 | Brazil | 1.69 GPI | 2012 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 27 | Philippines | 1.69 GPI | 2006 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 28 | Lithuania | 1.69 GPI | 2018 | down 16.5% | flat |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 1.67 GPI | 2019 | down 28.8% | flat |
| 30 | Honduras | 1.67 GPI | 2018 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 31 | South Africa | 1.67 GPI | 2018 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 32 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.67 GPI | 2004 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 33 | Armenia | 1.66 GPI | 2019 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 34 | Poland | 1.65 GPI | 2018 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 1.63 GPI | 2019 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 36 | Belgium | 1.61 GPI | 2018 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 37 | Thailand | 1.61 GPI | 2015 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 38 | New Zealand | 1.57 GPI | 2018 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 39 | Finland | 1.57 GPI | 2018 | down 16.3% | flat |
| 40 | Croatia | 1.55 GPI | 2017 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 41 | Spain | 1.55 GPI | 2018 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 42 | Argentina | 1.54 GPI | 2009 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 43 | Israel | 1.54 GPI | 2014 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 44 | Guyana | 1.54 GPI | 2012 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 45 | North Macedonia | 1.53 GPI | 2018 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 46 | Greece | 1.53 GPI | 2018 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 47 | Romania | 1.52 GPI | 2016 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 48 | Moldova | 1.5 GPI | 2018 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 49 | Canada | 1.5 GPI | 2018 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 50 | Denmark | 1.5 GPI | 2018 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 1.5 GPI | 2018 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 52 | Italy | 1.49 GPI | 2018 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 53 | Colombia | 1.49 GPI | 2018 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 54 | Mongolia | 1.49 GPI | 2018 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 55 | Hungary | 1.48 GPI | 2018 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 56 | Australia | 1.48 GPI | 2018 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 57 | Macao | 1.47 GPI | 2019 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 58 | Indonesia | 1.46 GPI | 2018 | up 80.4% | rising |
| 59 | Austria | 1.44 GPI | 2018 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 60 | Luxembourg | 1.41 GPI | 2018 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 61 | United States | 1.4 GPI | 2012 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 62 | Georgia | 1.39 GPI | 2019 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 63 | China | 1.38 GPI | 2019 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 1.37 GPI | 2019 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.37 GPI | 2019 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 66 | France | 1.36 GPI | 2018 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 67 | Portugal | 1.36 GPI | 2017 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 68 | Russia | 1.35 GPI | 2018 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 69 | Netherlands | 1.34 GPI | 2018 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 70 | Ireland | 1.32 GPI | 2010 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 71 | United Kingdom | 1.32 GPI | 2014 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 72 | Malta | 1.31 GPI | 2017 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 73 | India | 1.26 GPI | 2019 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 74 | Germany | 1.24 GPI | 2018 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 75 | El Salvador | 1.23 GPI | 2018 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 76 | Mexico | 1.18 GPI | 2017 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 77 | Jordan | 1.16 GPI | 2011 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 78 | Turkey | 1.15 GPI | 2018 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 79 | South Korea | 1.14 GPI | 2017 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 80 | Cyprus | 1.14 GPI | 2018 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 81 | Liechtenstein | 1.12 GPI | 2018 | up 175.3% | rising |
| 82 | Syria | 1.11 GPI | 2010 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 83 | Egypt | 1.1 GPI | 2016 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 84 | Morocco | 1.1 GPI | 2019 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 1.05 GPI | 2018 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 86 | Madagascar | 1.03 GPI | 2018 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 87 | Switzerland | 1.01 GPI | 2018 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 88 | Laos | 0.9915 GPI | 2019 | up 110.6% | rising |
| 89 | Chile | 0.9658 GPI | 2018 | down 35.3% | rising |
| 90 | Rwanda | 0.9258 GPI | 2019 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 91 | Vietnam | 0.8441 GPI | 2018 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 92 | Iran | 0.8271 GPI | 2018 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 93 | Uzbekistan | 0.8266 GPI | 2011 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 94 | Ghana | 0.6202 GPI | 2019 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 95 | Eswatini | 0.5581 GPI | 2013 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 96 | Cambodia | 0.4712 GPI | 2007 | up 159.8% | rising |
| 97 | Niger | 0.4356 GPI | 2019 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Burundi | 0.4294 GPI | 2014 | up 24.7% | falling |
| 99 | Eritrea | 0.3491 GPI | 2014 | up 108.9% | rising |
| 100 | Ethiopia | 0.3044 GPI | 2010 | up 11.4% | falling |
About this data
Ratio of female gross graduation ratio to the male value for the same indicator. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.