School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Pakistan
Pakistan: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1.03 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Pakistan, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 1.03 GPI for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Pakistan peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2687 GPI, in 1992.
That places Pakistan 136th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.2903 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.3179 GPI | +9.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3175 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3312 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.352 GPI | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3302 GPI | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3699 GPI | +12.0% |
| 1978 | 0.392 GPI | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3779 GPI | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3925 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.374 GPI | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3694 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3882 GPI | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4055 GPI | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2687 GPI | -33.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7987 GPI | +197.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7846 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8663 GPI | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8466 GPI | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8479 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8496 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8507 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8516 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9316 GPI | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9658 GPI | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9895 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPI | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8821 GPI | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8779 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8738 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.872 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9809 GPI | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9872 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9606 GPI | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9692 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9716 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.03 GPI | +5.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +197.2% | 0.2687 GPI | 0.7987 GPI |
| 1992 | -33.7% | 0.4055 GPI | 0.2687 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3421 GPI | 0.2903 GPI | 0.392 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.381 GPI | 0.3694 GPI | 0.3925 GPI | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.3371 GPI | 0.2687 GPI | 0.4055 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8349 GPI | 0.7846 GPI | 0.8663 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9294 GPI | 0.8516 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9832 GPI | 0.9606 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 81.08 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.07 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 440,233 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.90 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 19.70 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Pakistan?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Pakistan was 1.03 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2014.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2687 GPI in 1992.
- How does Pakistan rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Pakistan ranks 136th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.