School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Small states
Small states: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 1.34 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Small states, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Small states recorded 1.34 GPI for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Small states peaked at 1.36 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8333 GPI, in 1970.
Small states ranks 3rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Small states, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8333 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.9169 GPI | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8993 GPI | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.8998 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8957 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8913 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9038 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9139 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9113 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9066 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9293 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9126 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9373 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9505 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9584 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.9808 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.01 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.04 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.05 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.05 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.06 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.05 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.08 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.11 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.15 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 1.17 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.18 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.2 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.22 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.25 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.29 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.31 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.31 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.3 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.3 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.29 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.3 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.29 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.29 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.3 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.29 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.31 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.32 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.31 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.33 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.34 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.35 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.36 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.36 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.36 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.35 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.35 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.35 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.34 GPI | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8972 GPI | 0.8333 GPI | 0.9169 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9768 GPI | 0.9126 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.22 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 GPI | 1.25 GPI | 1.31 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 GPI | 1.29 GPI | 1.36 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 GPI | 1.34 GPI | 1.36 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 1 Gambia 1.83 GPI compare
- 2 Sint Maarten 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 compare
More education data for Small states
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 243,069 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.012 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4354 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Small states?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Small states was 1.34 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8333 GPI in 1970.
- How does Small states rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Small states ranks 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.