School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Low income

Low income: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 0.6719 GPI in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6719 GPI
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
43rd
of 43 groups
All-time high
0.6719 GPI
in 2021
All-time low
0.4793 GPI
in 1979
Years of data
52
1970–2021

School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Low income, 1970–2021

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Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2021, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Low income stood at 0.6719 GPI. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Low income peaked at 0.6719 GPI in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4793 GPI, in 1979.

That places Low income 43rd 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 Low income, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Low income, 1970 to 2021.
Year GPI Change
1970 0.5192 GPI
1971 0.5296 GPI +2.0%
1972 0.5109 GPI -3.5%
1973 0.5158 GPI +1.0%
1974 0.5088 GPI -1.4%
1975 0.5044 GPI -0.9%
1976 0.5023 GPI -0.4%
1977 0.4928 GPI -1.9%
1978 0.4878 GPI -1.0%
1979 0.4793 GPI -1.8%
1980 0.4833 GPI +0.8%
1981 0.482 GPI -0.3%
1982 0.4867 GPI +1.0%
1983 0.4849 GPI -0.4%
1984 0.488 GPI +0.6%
1985 0.4877 GPI -0.1%
1986 0.4913 GPI +0.7%
1987 0.4937 GPI +0.5%
1988 0.4933 GPI -0.1%
1989 0.4922 GPI -0.2%
1990 0.5028 GPI +2.2%
1991 0.4995 GPI -0.7%
1992 0.5019 GPI +0.5%
1993 0.5081 GPI +1.2%
1994 0.5078 GPI -0.1%
1995 0.5047 GPI -0.6%
1996 0.5081 GPI +0.7%
1997 0.5106 GPI +0.5%
1998 0.5056 GPI -1.0%
1999 0.5092 GPI +0.7%
2000 0.5241 GPI +2.9%
2001 0.5279 GPI +0.7%
2002 0.5475 GPI +3.7%
2003 0.5369 GPI -1.9%
2004 0.5484 GPI +2.1%
2005 0.5613 GPI +2.3%
2006 0.5865 GPI +4.5%
2007 0.5779 GPI -1.5%
2008 0.5759 GPI -0.4%
2009 0.5787 GPI +0.5%
2010 0.5817 GPI +0.5%
2011 0.5973 GPI +2.7%
2012 0.6188 GPI +3.6%
2013 0.6162 GPI -0.4%
2014 0.6231 GPI +1.1%
2015 0.6315 GPI +1.3%
2016 0.6385 GPI +1.1%
2017 0.6444 GPI +0.9%
2018 0.6479 GPI +0.5%
2019 0.6596 GPI +1.8%
2020 0.6672 GPI +1.2%
2021 0.6719 GPI +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.5051 GPI 0.4793 GPI 0.5296 GPI 10
1980s 0.4883 GPI 0.482 GPI 0.4937 GPI 10
1990s 0.5058 GPI 0.4995 GPI 0.5106 GPI 10
2000s 0.5565 GPI 0.5241 GPI 0.5865 GPI 10
2010s 0.6259 GPI 0.5817 GPI 0.6596 GPI 10
2020s 0.6695 GPI 0.6672 GPI 0.6719 GPI 2

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 40 British Virgin Islands 1.37 GPI compare
  2. 41 Puerto Rico 1.37 GPI compare
  3. 42 Poland 1.37 GPI compare
  4. 43 Cape Verde 1.36 GPI compare
  5. 44 Brazil 1.36 GPI compare
  6. 45 Algeria 1.35 GPI compare
  7. 46 Brunei 1.35 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Low income?
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Low income was 0.6719 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 Low income?
The highest recorded value was 0.6719 GPI in 2021.
What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4793 GPI in 1979.
How does Low income rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
Low income ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2021.
Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low 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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Indicator
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 6,538 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.