School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) by country

What this measures

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.

Limitations: The gross enrolment ratio is a general measure of participation in tertiary education. However, it does not account for variations in the duration of programs between countries or across different levels of education and fields of study. While it is somewhat standardized by measuring it relative to a 5-year age group for all countries, it may still underestimate participation, particularly in countries with underdeveloped tertiary education systems or where offerings are limited to initial tertiary programs, which are typically shorter than 5 years in duration.

Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.

Ranking

Regions and income groups

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• Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
• Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
• Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
• Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
• Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
• Compulsory education, duration (years)
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Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, SE.ENR.TERT.FM.ZS, CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.