School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in European Union
European Union: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 1.22 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in European Union, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in European Union stood at 1.22 GPI. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in European Union peaked at 1.22 GPI in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.13 GPI, in 1999.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in European Union, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.13 GPI | — |
| 2000 | 1.14 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.15 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.16 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.16 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.17 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.17 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.18 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.19 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.19 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.19 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.2 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.2 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.19 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.19 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.18 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.18 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.18 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.19 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.19 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.19 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.2 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.21 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.22 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.22 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.22 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.13 GPI | 1.13 GPI | 1.13 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.17 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 1.19 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 GPI | 1.18 GPI | 1.2 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 GPI | 1.2 GPI | 1.22 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 1 Gambia 1.83 GPI compare
- 2 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.78 GPI compare
- 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.68 GPI compare
- 4 Maldives 1.64 GPI compare
More education data for European Union
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.89 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4914 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in European Union?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in European Union was 1.22 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 GPI in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 GPI in 1999.
- How does European Union rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- European Union ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.