Data for 2016
Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment, 2016
Figures for 2016, as UIS published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment, 2016 covers 134 countries. Qatar is highest, at 1.87426; Benin is lowest, at 0.42487. The middle country reads 1.20316. Against 2015, 129 values changed (72 up, 57 down), 5 countries joined, 17 left.
Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment · Data for 2016
HighestQatar
1.87426LowestBenin
0.42487Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. 1 is parity; further away in either direction is worse.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment, 2016, as published. UIS ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 134 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.00687 | |
| 2 | 1.01209 | |
| 3 | 0.98551 | |
| =4 | 1.02540 | |
| =4 | 1.02540 | |
| 6 | 0.97294 | |
| 7 | 1.03103 | |
| 8 | 1.03234 | |
| 9 | 1.04050 | |
| 10 | 0.95370 | |
| 11 | 1.05404 | |
| 12 | 0.94110 | |
| 13 | 0.92931 | |
| 14 | 1.07155 | |
| 15 | 1.08103 | |
| 16 | 1.09621 | |
| 17 | 1.09870 | |
| 18 | 1.10703 | |
| 19 | 0.89037 | |
| 20 | 0.88938 | |
| 21 | 1.11476 | |
| 22 | 1.11484 | |
| 23 | 1.12174 | |
| 24 | 0.87792 | |
| 25 | 0.87668 | |
| 26 | 1.12722 | |
| 27 | 1.13386 | |
| 28 | 1.14039 | |
| 29 | 1.14627 | |
| 30 | 1.14654 | |
| 31 | 1.14857 | |
| 32 | 1.15780 | |
| 33 | 1.15826 | |
| 34 | 1.16276 | |
| 35 | 0.83650 | |
| 36 | 1.16699 | |
| 37 | 1.16899 | |
| 38 | 1.17014 | |
| 39 | 1.17219 | |
| 40 | 1.17561 | |
| 41 | 1.18431 | |
| 42 | 1.18638 | |
| 43 | 1.19184 | |
| 44 | 1.19281 | |
| 45 | 1.19295 | |
| 46 | 1.19350 | |
| 47 | 1.19902 | |
| 48 | 1.20729 | |
| 49 | 0.79076 | |
| 50 | 1.21418 | |
| 51 | 1.21660 | |
| 52 | 0.78041 | |
| 53 | 1.22153 | |
| 54 | 1.22298 | |
| 55 | 1.22549 | |
| 56 | 1.22917 | |
| 57 | 0.76797 | |
| 58 | 1.23284 | |
| 59 | 1.23686 | |
| 60 | 1.24030 | |
| 61 | 1.24090 | |
| 62 | 1.24266 | |
| 63 | 1.25032 | |
| 64 | 1.25165 | |
| 65 | 1.25196 | |
| 66 | 1.25488 | |
| 67 | 1.25643 | |
| 68 | 1.25868 | |
| 69 | 1.25931 | |
| 70 | 1.26113 | |
| 71 | 1.26285 | |
| 72 | 1.27322 | |
| 73 | 1.27448 | |
| 74 | 1.27589 | |
| 75 | 1.27652 | |
| 76 | 1.27871 | |
| 77 | 1.27986 | |
| 78 | 1.28040 | |
| 79 | 1.28320 | |
| 80 | 1.28753 | |
| 81 | 1.28807 | |
| 82 | 1.29547 | |
| 83 | 0.70434 | |
| 84 | 1.29775 | |
| 85 | 0.70173 | |
| 86 | 1.30028 | |
| 87 | 1.30126 | |
| 88 | 1.30245 | |
| 89 | 1.30382 | |
| 90 | 1.30661 | |
| 91 | 1.30719 | |
| 92 | 0.68085 | |
| 93 | 0.67821 | |
| 94 | 0.67387 | |
| 95 | 1.32677 | |
| 96 | 1.32820 | |
| 97 | 1.33263 | |
| 98 | 1.33585 | |
| 99 | 1.34276 | |
| 100 | 0.65371 | |
| 101 | 1.34677 | |
| 102 | 1.35659 | |
| 103 | 1.35764 | |
| 104 | 0.63996 | |
| 105 | 1.36842 | |
| 106 | 1.36845 | |
| 107 | 1.37159 | |
| 108 | 1.39232 | |
| 109 | 0.59886 | |
| 110 | 1.40528 | |
| 111 | 1.41149 | |
| 112 | 0.58170 | |
| 113 | 1.42020 | |
| 114 | 1.42528 | |
| 115 | 0.56205 | |
| 116 | 1.43884 | |
| 117 | 1.43987 | |
| 118 | 0.55522 | |
| 119 | 1.44588 | |
| 120 | 0.54602 | |
| 121 | 1.46152 | |
| 122 | 1.46226 | |
| 123 | 1.48915 | |
| 124 | 0.50414 | |
| 125 | 1.50572 | |
| 126 | 0.49347 | |
| 127 | 1.52683 | |
| 128 | 1.53396 | |
| 129 | 1.54550 | |
| 130 | 0.45218 | |
| 131 | 0.45168 | |
| 132 | 0.42487 | |
| 133 | 1.65517 | |
| 134 | 1.87426 |
02In 2016
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 134
Qatar1.87426
- 133
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.65517
- 129
Kuwait1.54550
- 128
Seychelles1.53396
- 127
Aruba1.52683
Lowest
- 132
Benin0.42487
- 131
Mauritania0.45168
- 130
Togo0.45218
- 126
Burundi0.49347
- 124
Burkina Faso0.50414
1 is parity; further away in either direction is worse. The middle country reads 1.20316. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032015 → 2016
Since 2015
What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +5 / −17countries joined / left
- 129values changed, of 129 in both
- 72 · 57rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.43530 → 1.65517+0.21987
Vietnam0.98100 → 1.17561+0.19461
Lebanon1.08446 → 1.25196+0.16750
Burundi0.33020 → 0.49347+0.16327
Niger0.48418 → 0.56205+0.07787
Fell most
British Virgin Islands1.37286 → 1.27322−0.09964
Andorra1.36638 → 1.28753−0.07886
Fiji1.12559 → 1.05404−0.07155
Malaysia1.29041 → 1.22153−0.06888
Cyprus1.29231 → 1.22549−0.06682
Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
133 distinct values among 134
Values are stored exactly as published, to 16 decimals. 2 countries share 1.02540. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
UIS publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
1 is parity; further away in either direction is worse.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 134 countries has every column.
05The files
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Cite this edition
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (2016). Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/tertiary-gender-parity/2016
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Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment, 2015146 countries
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Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment, 2017135 countries
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How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment, 2016: questions and answers
Which country has the highest gender parity in university enrolment in Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment, 2016?
Qatar, at 1.87426, of the 134 countries in the file.
What year does Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment, 2016 describe?
2016.
How many countries does Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment, 2016 cover?
134.
Where can I download Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment, 2016?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment, 2016 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment, 2024.