Lesotho vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity

Lesotho
1.35 GPIA
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1.04 GPIA
in 2019
Lesotho rank
35th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
33rd

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity over time

  • Lesotho
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.40.60.811.21.4197019942019

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.35 GPIA against 1.04 GPIA in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.31 GPIA.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Lesotho ranks 35th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 181 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6827 GPIA 0.468 GPIA 0.2147 GPIA Lesotho
1980s 1.06 GPIA 0.5502 GPIA 0.5124 GPIA Lesotho
1990s 1.17 GPIA 0.6825 GPIA 0.4875 GPIA Lesotho
2000s 1.27 GPIA 0.8977 GPIA 0.3728 GPIA Lesotho
2010s 1.33 GPIA 0.9989 GPIA 0.3317 GPIA Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity, Lesotho or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Lesotho, at 1.35 GPIA against 1.04 GPIA in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity between Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
0.31 GPIA, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
Lesotho ranks 35th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 7,092 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/