School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in United States
United States: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 1.32 GPI in 2022. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in United States, 1971–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
United States recorded 1.32 GPI for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in United States peaked at 1.32 GPI in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6893 GPI, in 1971.
United States ranks 60th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in United States, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6893 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.7086 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7557 GPI | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.7815 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8121 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8163 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8953 GPI | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.9539 GPI | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 1.01 GPI | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 1.05 GPI | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 1.08 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 1.09 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.09 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.1 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.12 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 1.13 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.15 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 1.18 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 1.2 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.21 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.22 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.23 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.24 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.25 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.25 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.26 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.26 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.3 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.27 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.27 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.26 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.26 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.26 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.27 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.28 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.29 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.32 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.32 GPI | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8246 GPI | 0.6893 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.12 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.2 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.24 GPI | 1.21 GPI | 1.26 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.3 GPI | 1.3 GPI | 1.3 GPI | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.27 GPI | 1.26 GPI | 1.28 GPI | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.31 GPI | 1.29 GPI | 1.32 GPI | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States
More education data for United States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.46 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1542 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.59 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in United States?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in United States was 1.32 GPI in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 GPI in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6893 GPI in 1971.
- How does United States rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- United States ranks 60th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United 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.