School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 0.7539 GPI in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 0.7539 GPI for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in 2021. 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, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 0.7539 GPI in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5471 GPI, in 1979.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 40th out of 43 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.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5938 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.6149 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5804 GPI | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5951 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5881 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5773 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5629 GPI | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5695 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5548 GPI | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5471 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.553 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5547 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5522 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5534 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.563 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5713 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5648 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.572 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5715 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5739 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5803 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5705 GPI | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.574 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5737 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5798 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5839 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5924 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6009 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6146 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6278 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6371 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6351 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6589 GPI | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6457 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6524 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6563 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.673 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6683 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6527 GPI | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6567 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6527 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6535 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6757 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6733 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.669 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6799 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6973 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7045 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7185 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7343 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7422 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7539 GPI | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5784 GPI | 0.5471 GPI | 0.6149 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.563 GPI | 0.5522 GPI | 0.5739 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5898 GPI | 0.5705 GPI | 0.6278 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6536 GPI | 0.6351 GPI | 0.673 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6859 GPI | 0.6527 GPI | 0.7343 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.748 GPI | 0.7422 GPI | 0.7539 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 37 New Zealand 1.38 GPI compare
- 38 Palestine, State of 1.38 GPI compare
- 39 Panama 1.37 GPI compare
- 40 British Virgin Islands 1.37 GPI compare
- 41 Puerto Rico 1.37 GPI compare
- 42 Poland 1.37 GPI compare
- 43 Cape Verde 1.36 GPI compare
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.67 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.7539 GPI in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7539 GPI in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5471 GPI in 1979.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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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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.