School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in OECD members
OECD members: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1.2 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in OECD members, 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 OECD members is 1.2 GPI, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in OECD members peaked at 1.2 GPI in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.07 GPI, in 2000.
That places OECD members 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.07 GPI | — |
| 2000 | 1.07 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.08 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.1 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.11 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.12 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.13 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.14 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.14 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.14 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.15 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.15 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.15 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.15 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.15 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.14 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.14 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.14 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.15 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.15 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.16 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.17 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.19 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.2 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.2 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.2 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.07 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.12 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 1.15 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 GPI | 1.17 GPI | 1.2 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 10 Saint Lucia 1.53 GPI compare
- 11 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.52 GPI compare
- 12 Iceland 1.52 GPI compare
- 13 Seychelles 1.51 GPI compare
- 14 Tonga 1.51 GPI compare
- 15 Cuba 1.49 GPI compare
- 16 Dominican Republic 1.49 GPI compare
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0833 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in OECD members?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in OECD members was 1.2 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 GPI in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2000.
- How does OECD members rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- OECD members ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.