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
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Low income, 1970–2021
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 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
- 44 Brazil 1.36 GPI compare
- 45 Algeria 1.35 GPI compare
- 46 Brunei 1.35 GPI compare
More education data for Low income
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3481 units per person (2025)
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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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.