School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 1.28 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 1.28 GPI, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 1.28 GPI in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.13 GPI, in 1999.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.13 GPI | — |
| 2000 | 1.14 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.14 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.16 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.17 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.17 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.17 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.18 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.19 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.18 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.2 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.2 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.2 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.21 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.21 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.21 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.21 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.21 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.21 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.22 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.23 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.25 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.27 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.28 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.28 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.28 GPI | -0.1% |
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 | 1.2 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 GPI | 1.2 GPI | 1.23 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 GPI | 1.25 GPI | 1.28 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 5 Qatar 1.64 GPI compare
- 6 United States Virgin Islands 1.63 GPI
- 7 Guyana 1.57 GPI compare
- 8 Aruba 1.57 GPI compare
- 9 Samoa 1.57 GPI compare
- 10 Saint Lucia 1.53 GPI compare
- 11 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.52 GPI compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 1.28 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 GPI in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 GPI in 1999.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.