School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1.16 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Upper middle income, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Upper middle income is 1.16 GPI, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Upper middle income peaked at 1.18 GPI in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5945 GPI, in 1970.
Upper middle income ranks 14th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5945 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.8479 GPI | +42.6% |
| 1972 | 0.8692 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.7158 GPI | -17.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8299 GPI | +15.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8361 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8102 GPI | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.8185 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8178 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8085 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8024 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.7721 GPI | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.782 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.792 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8568 GPI | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 0.834 GPI | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7596 GPI | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7809 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7761 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8048 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8033 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8298 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8446 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8468 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8548 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9037 GPI | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8375 GPI | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9212 GPI | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9087 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9467 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9681 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.965 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9893 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9998 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.09 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.1 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.11 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.12 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.12 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.14 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.15 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.15 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.15 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.16 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.16 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.17 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.18 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.18 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.18 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.17 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.17 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.16 GPI | -0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Upper middle income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +42.6% | 0.5945 GPI | 0.8479 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7948 GPI | 0.5945 GPI | 0.8692 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7961 GPI | 0.7596 GPI | 0.8568 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8697 GPI | 0.8033 GPI | 0.9467 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPI | 0.965 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 GPI | 1.12 GPI | 1.18 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 1.18 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 11 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.52 GPI compare
- 12 Iceland 1.52 GPI compare
- 13 Seychelles 1.51 GPI compare
- 14 Tonga 1.51 GPI compare
- 15 Cuba 1.49 GPI compare
- 16 Dominican Republic 1.49 GPI compare
- 17 Barbados 1.49 GPI compare
More education data for Upper middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.076 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Upper middle income?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Upper middle income was 1.16 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 GPI in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5945 GPI in 1970.
- How does Upper middle income rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Upper middle income ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.