Africa Western and Central | School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

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. Development relevance: The Gender Parity Index (GPI) indicates parity between girls and boys. A GPI of less than 1 suggests girls are more disadvantaged than boys in learning opportunities and a GPI of greater than 1 suggests the other way around. Eliminating gender disparities in education would help increase the status and capabilities of women. Statistical concept and methodology: This indicator is calculated by dividing female gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education by male gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa Western and Central
Records
63
Source
Africa Western and Central | School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
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1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970 0.25567001
1971 0.25391999
1972 0.24719
1973 0.24232
1974 0.24181999
1975 0.24886
1976 0.25461999
1977 0.26800999
1978 0.27136001
1979 0.27965999
1980 0.28084001
1981 0.28692999
1982 0.29381999
1983 0.29506001
1984 0.30046001
1985 0.30524001
1986 0.31151
1987 0.33397001
1988 0.30423
1989 0.29660001
1990 0.32249999
1991 0.35091999
1992 0.3793
1993 0.40459001
1994 0.43742999
1995 0.46946001
1996 0.50212002
1997 0.53197002
1998 0.56371999
1999 0.59960002
2000 0.60540998
2001 0.59825999
2002 0.59573001
2003 0.58949
2004 0.60487998
2005 0.61027998
2006 0.61172003
2007 0.61464
2008 0.61131001
2009 0.62554997
2010 0.62421
2011 0.60825998
2012 0.61422002
2013 0.62334001
2014 0.62532997
2015 0.64288002
2016 0.64954001
2017 0.64750999
2018 0.66425002
2019 0.68585002
2020 0.69825
2021
2022

Africa Western and Central | School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

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. Development relevance: The Gender Parity Index (GPI) indicates parity between girls and boys. A GPI of less than 1 suggests girls are more disadvantaged than boys in learning opportunities and a GPI of greater than 1 suggests the other way around. Eliminating gender disparities in education would help increase the status and capabilities of women. Statistical concept and methodology: This indicator is calculated by dividing female gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education by male gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa Western and Central
Records
63
Source