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

Latest (2022)
1.32 GPI
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
60th
of 187 countries
All-time high
1.32 GPI
in 2021
All-time low
0.6893 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
38
1971–2022

School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in United States, 1971–2022

00.511.51971199620221971: 0.689 GPI1972: 0.709 GPI1973: 0.756 GPI1974: 0.781 GPI1975: 0.812 GPI1976: 0.816 GPI1977: 0.895 GPI1978: 0.954 GPI1979: 1 GPI1980: 1.1 GPI1981: 1.1 GPI1982: 1.1 GPI1983: 1.1 GPI1984: 1.1 GPI1985: 1.1 GPI1986: 1.1 GPI1987: 1.2 GPI1988: 1.2 GPI1989: 1.2 GPI1990: 1.2 GPI1991: 1.2 GPI1993: 1.2 GPI1994: 1.2 GPI1995: 1.2 GPI1996: 1.3 GPI1998: 1.3 GPI1999: 1.3 GPI2005: 1.3 GPI2013: 1.3 GPI2014: 1.3 GPI2015: 1.3 GPI2016: 1.3 GPI2017: 1.3 GPI2018: 1.3 GPI2019: 1.3 GPI2020: 1.3 GPI2021: 1.3 GPI2022: 1.3 GPI

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

Annual values for School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in United States, 1971 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 57 Latvia 1.32 GPI compare
  2. 58 Cyprus 1.32 GPI compare
  3. 59 Myanmar 1.32 GPI compare
  4. 61 Slovakia 1.31 GPI compare
  5. 62 Lithuania 1.31 GPI compare
  6. 63 Australia 1.31 GPI compare

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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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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.