United States - School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in United States was 1.28 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 1.30 in 2005, while its lowest value was 0.69 in 1971.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.69 |
| 1972 | 0.72 |
| 1973 | 0.78 |
| 1974 | 0.81 |
| 1975 | 0.84 |
| 1976 | 0.84 |
| 1977 | 0.92 |
| 1978 | 0.98 |
| 1979 | 1.03 |
| 1980 | 1.07 |
| 1981 | 1.10 |
| 1982 | 1.11 |
| 1983 | 1.11 |
| 1984 | 1.12 |
| 1985 | 1.14 |
| 1986 | 1.15 |
| 1987 | 1.17 |
| 1988 | 1.19 |
| 1989 | 1.21 |
| 1990 | 1.21 |
| 1991 | 1.22 |
| 1993 | 1.22 |
| 1994 | 1.22 |
| 1995 | 1.23 |
| 1996 | 1.23 |
| 1998 | 1.24 |
| 1999 | 1.24 |
| 2005 | 1.30 |
| 2013 | 1.27 |
| 2014 | 1.27 |
| 2015 | 1.26 |
| 2016 | 1.26 |
| 2017 | 1.26 |
| 2018 | 1.27 |
| 2019 | 1.28 |
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.
Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).
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).
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Participation
