School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 1.29 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 1.29 GPI for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.29 GPI in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.13 GPI, in 1999.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 7th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.13 GPI | — |
| 2000 | 1.15 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.14 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.15 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.16 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.15 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.16 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.18 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.19 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.19 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.21 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.21 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.22 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.22 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.22 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.23 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.22 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.23 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.23 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.23 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.24 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.26 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.28 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.28 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.29 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.29 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 | 1.21 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 GPI | 1.21 GPI | 1.24 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 GPI | 1.26 GPI | 1.29 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.29 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 GPI in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 GPI in 1999.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.