Gender parity index (GPI), gross enrollment in tertiary education - Tertiary - Education Statistics

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Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
Gender parity index (GPI), gross enrollment in tertiary education - Tertiary - Education Statistics (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Qatar (2008)6.05
2Dominica (2008)3.26
3Bahrain (2006)2.53
4Maldives (2004)2.4
5Bermuda (2007)2.38
6St. Lucia (2008)2.25
7Jamaica (2008)2.22
8Palau (2002)2.15
9Kuwait (2004)2.14
10United Arab Emirates (2008)2.05
11Brunei Darussalam (2008)1.99
12Cayman Islands (2008)1.98
13Iceland (2008)1.91
14Latvia (2008)1.89
15Belize (2009)1.85
16Uruguay (2007)1.75
17Suriname (2002)1.71
18Cuba (2008)1.69
19Estonia (2008)1.69
20Venezuela (2008)1.69
21Saudi Arabia (2008)1.65
22Norway (2008)1.62
23Tonga (2004)1.62
24Sweden (2008)1.59
25Panama (2007)1.59
26Dominican Republic (2004)1.59
27Slovakia (2008)1.58
28Albania (2004)1.57
29Mongolia (2008)1.57
30Lithuania (2008)1.56
31Argentina (2007)1.52
32Honduras (2008)1.51
33Tunisia (2008)1.49
34New Zealand (2008)1.48
35Slovenia (2008)1.46
36Andorra (2008)1.45
37Moldova (2008)1.45
38Kazakhstan (2009)1.45
39Belarus (2008)1.43
40Netherlands Antilles (2002)1.43
41Hungary (2008)1.43
42Malta (2007)1.42
43Guyana (2008)1.42
44Denmark (2007)1.41
45Italy (2007)1.41
46Algeria (2007)1.4
47United States (2008)1.4
48United Kingdom (2008)1.4
49Poland (2007)1.4
50Aruba (2008)1.39
51Burma (2007)1.37
52Kyrgyzstan (2008)1.36
53Russia (2008)1.36
54Canada (2004)1.36
55Paraguay (2007)1.35
56Romania (2008)1.34
57Namibia (2008)1.32
58Czech Republic (2008)1.32
59Israel (2008)1.31
60Australia (2008)1.3
61Marshall Islands (2003)1.3
62Bulgaria (2008)1.3
63Malaysia (2007)1.29
64Serbia (2008)1.29
65Brazil (2008)1.29
66France (2008)1.28
67Trinidad and Tobago (2005)1.28
68Costa Rica (2005)1.26
69Belgium (2008)1.26
70Latin America & Caribbean (developing only) (2008)1.25
71Ukraine (2008)1.25
72Spain (2008)1.24
73Finland (2008)1.24
74Philippines (2008)1.24
75Lebanon (2008)1.24
76Cape Verde (2008)1.24
77Upper middle income (2008)1.24
78West Bank and Gaza (2008)1.23
79High income (2008)1.23
80Europe & Central Asia (developing only) (2008)1.23
81Ireland (2008)1.22
82Croatia (2007)1.22
83Thailand (2008)1.22
84Portugal (2007)1.22
85Mauritius (2009)1.21
86High income: OECD (2008)1.21
87Fiji (2005)1.2
88Macedonia (2008)1.2
89Armenia (2007)1.2
90Austria (2008)1.19
91Lesotho (2006)1.19
92Georgia (2008)1.19
93South Africa (1998)1.16
94Oman (2008)1.15
95Ecuador (2008)1.15
96Botswana (2006)1.15
97Iran (2008)1.14
98Luxembourg (2006)1.12
99Jordan (2008)1.11
100Netherlands (2008)1.11
101Greece (2007)1.1
102Libya (2003)1.1
103El Salvador (2008)1.09
104Nicaragua (2003)1.09
105Middle income (2008)1.06
106Peru (2006)1.06
107China (2008)1.04
108Hong Kong (2007)1.02
109Low & middle income (2008)1.02
110Chile (2007)1.01
111Guatemala (2007)1
112Switzerland (2008)1
113Colombia (2008)0.99
114Mexico (2008)0.98
115Middle East & North Africa (developing only) (2008)0.98
116Swaziland (2006)0.97
117Cyprus (2008)0.96
118East Asia & Pacific (developing only) (2005)0.94
119Sao Tome and Principe (2009)0.93
120Western Samoa (2001)0.93
121Lower middle income (2008)0.93
122Sudan (2000)0.92
123Indonesia (2008)0.92
124Macau (2008)0.91
125Morocco (2008)0.89
126Madagascar (2008)0.89
127Japan (2008)0.88
128Pakistan (2008)0.85
129Bolivia (2007)0.84
130Azerbaijan (2008)0.83
131Uganda (2008)0.8
132Cameroon (2008)0.79
133Turkey (2008)0.78
134Laos (2008)0.78
135Egypt (2004)0.77
136Comoros (2004)0.77
137Liberia (2000)0.74
138Vietnam (2001)0.73
139Timor-Leste (2009)0.71
140India (2007)0.7
141Nigeria (2005)0.7
142Kenya (2009)0.7
143South Korea (2008)0.69
144Low income (2007)0.69
145Djibouti (2007)0.69
146North Korea (2008)0.69
147South Asia (2007)0.69
148Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) (2006)0.68
149Uzbekistan (2008)0.68
150Syria (1991)0.65
151Angola (2002)0.65
152Rwanda (2005)0.62
153Zimbabwe (2003)0.62
154Iraq (2005)0.59
155Vanuatu (2004)0.59
156Bhutan (2008)0.59
157Bangladesh (2007)0.55
158Papua New Guinea (1999)0.55
159Cambodia (2008)0.54
160Sri Lanka (1991)0.54
161Ghana (2007)0.54
162Gabon (1999)0.54
163Senegal (2008)0.54
164Liechtenstein (2008)0.52
165Malawi (2007)0.51
166Ivory Coast (2007)0.5
167Burkina Faso (2008)0.5
168Mozambique (2005)0.49
169Tanzania (2007)0.48
170Zambia (2000)0.46
171Mali (2008)0.45
172Equatorial Guinea (2000)0.43
173Burundi (2006)0.43
174Yemen (2007)0.42
175Tajikistan (2008)0.4
176Nepal (2004)0.4
177Sierra Leone (2002)0.38
178Mauritania (2006)0.36
179Democratic Republic of the Congo (2007)0.35
180Central African Republic (2008)0.35
181Guinea (2008)0.34
182Niger (2009)0.33
183Eritrea (2009)0.32
184Ethiopia (2008)0.31
185Afghanistan (2004)0.28
186Benin (2001)0.25
187Gambia (2004)0.23
188Republic of the Congo (2003)0.19
189Guinea-Bissau (2001)0.18
190Togo (1991)0.16
191Chad (2008)0.15
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