School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 0.6979 GPI in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6979 GPI
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
42nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
0.6979 GPI
in 2021
All-time low
0.4232 GPI
in 1985
Years of data
52
1970–2021

School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970–2021

00.20.40.6197019952021

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

Analysis

In 2021, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 0.6979 GPI. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 0.6979 GPI in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4232 GPI, in 1985.

That places Pre-demographic dividend 42nd 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2021.
Year GPI Change
1970 0.5925 GPI
1971 0.5798 GPI -2.1%
1972 0.5516 GPI -4.9%
1973 0.5264 GPI -4.6%
1974 0.5248 GPI -0.3%
1975 0.5206 GPI -0.8%
1976 0.5231 GPI +0.5%
1977 0.5074 GPI -3.0%
1978 0.4893 GPI -3.6%
1979 0.4688 GPI -4.2%
1980 0.4546 GPI -3.0%
1981 0.4475 GPI -1.6%
1982 0.4434 GPI -0.9%
1983 0.4432 GPI -0.0%
1984 0.4418 GPI -0.3%
1985 0.4232 GPI -4.2%
1986 0.4502 GPI +6.4%
1987 0.4756 GPI +5.7%
1988 0.4578 GPI -3.8%
1989 0.4467 GPI -2.4%
1990 0.4582 GPI +2.6%
1991 0.4658 GPI +1.7%
1992 0.4784 GPI +2.7%
1993 0.4892 GPI +2.3%
1994 0.5027 GPI +2.8%
1995 0.5171 GPI +2.9%
1996 0.5347 GPI +3.4%
1997 0.5518 GPI +3.2%
1998 0.5727 GPI +3.8%
1999 0.5946 GPI +3.8%
2000 0.5995 GPI +0.8%
2001 0.5956 GPI -0.7%
2002 0.5998 GPI +0.7%
2003 0.5925 GPI -1.2%
2004 0.6077 GPI +2.6%
2005 0.6118 GPI +0.7%
2006 0.6241 GPI +2.0%
2007 0.621 GPI -0.5%
2008 0.6189 GPI -0.3%
2009 0.6126 GPI -1.0%
2010 0.6241 GPI +1.9%
2011 0.6127 GPI -1.8%
2012 0.6341 GPI +3.5%
2013 0.6404 GPI +1.0%
2014 0.6352 GPI -0.8%
2015 0.6436 GPI +1.3%
2016 0.6579 GPI +2.2%
2017 0.6641 GPI +0.9%
2018 0.6754 GPI +1.7%
2019 0.6849 GPI +1.4%
2020 0.6893 GPI +0.6%
2021 0.6979 GPI +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.5284 GPI 0.4688 GPI 0.5925 GPI 10
1980s 0.4484 GPI 0.4232 GPI 0.4756 GPI 10
1990s 0.5165 GPI 0.4582 GPI 0.5946 GPI 10
2000s 0.6084 GPI 0.5925 GPI 0.6241 GPI 10
2010s 0.6473 GPI 0.6127 GPI 0.6849 GPI 10
2020s 0.6936 GPI 0.6893 GPI 0.6979 GPI 2

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 39 Panama 1.37 GPI compare
  2. 40 British Virgin Islands 1.37 GPI compare
  3. 41 Puerto Rico 1.37 GPI compare
  4. 42 Poland 1.37 GPI compare
  5. 43 Cape Verde 1.36 GPI compare
  6. 44 Brazil 1.36 GPI compare
  7. 45 Algeria 1.35 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Pre-demographic dividend?
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Pre-demographic dividend was 0.6979 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 0.6979 GPI in 2021.
What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4232 GPI in 1985.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2021.
Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.