School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in World
World: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1.12 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in World, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in World stood at 1.12 GPI.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in World peaked at 1.13 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5892 GPI, in 1970.
World ranks 21st 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 World, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5892 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.736 GPI | +24.9% |
| 1972 | 0.6524 GPI | -11.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7295 GPI | +11.8% |
| 1974 | 0.681 GPI | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 0.698 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7766 GPI | +11.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8015 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8119 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8217 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.828 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8259 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8385 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.839 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8592 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8588 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8414 GPI | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8494 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8631 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8787 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8921 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9064 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8958 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9022 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9157 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9643 GPI | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9506 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9755 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9655 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9857 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9946 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.04 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.05 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.07 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.08 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.07 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.07 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.09 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.1 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.11 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.11 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.12 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.13 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.13 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.13 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.12 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.13 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.12 GPI | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7298 GPI | 0.5892 GPI | 0.8217 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8482 GPI | 0.8259 GPI | 0.8787 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9354 GPI | 0.8921 GPI | 0.9857 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPI | 0.9946 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 1.13 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 GPI | 1.12 GPI | 1.13 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More education data for World
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 780.85 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.08 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in World?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in World was 1.12 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5892 GPI in 1970.
- How does World rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- World ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.