School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in North America
North America: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 1.3 GPI in 2024. ▬ Flat
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in North America, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
North America recorded 1.3 GPI for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in North America peaked at 1.32 GPI in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.24 GPI, in 1999.
North America ranks 4th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in North America, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.24 GPI | — |
| 2000 | 1.24 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.25 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.26 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.28 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.29 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.3 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.3 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.29 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.29 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.29 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.28 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.27 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.27 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.27 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.27 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.26 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.26 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.27 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.27 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.28 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.29 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.32 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 1.32 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.3 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.3 GPI | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.24 GPI | 1.24 GPI | 1.24 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.28 GPI | 1.24 GPI | 1.3 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 GPI | 1.26 GPI | 1.28 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 GPI | 1.29 GPI | 1.32 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 1 Gambia 1.83 GPI compare
- 2 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.78 GPI compare
- 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.68 GPI compare
- 4 Maldives 1.64 GPI compare
- 5 Qatar 1.64 GPI compare
- 6 United States Virgin Islands 1.63 GPI
- 7 Guyana 1.57 GPI compare
More education data for North America
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total 197.68 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in North America?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in North America was 1.3 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 GPI in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 GPI in 1999.
- How does North America rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- North America ranks 4th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North America 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.