Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i in France

France: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i was 1.2 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.2 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
78th
of 181 countries
All-time high
1.21 GPIA
in 2009
All-time low
0.8765 GPIA
in 1980
Years of data
38
1979–2018

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i in France, 1979–2018

00.250.50.7511.21979199820181979: 0.963 GPIA1980: 0.876 GPIA1982: 0.962 GPIA1983: 0.989 GPIA1985: 1 GPIA1986: 1 GPIA1987: 1 GPIA1988: 1.1 GPIA1989: 1.1 GPIA1990: 1.1 GPIA1991: 1.1 GPIA1992: 1.2 GPIA1993: 1.2 GPIA1994: 1.2 GPIA1995: 1.2 GPIA1996: 1.2 GPIA1997: 1.2 GPIA1998: 1.2 GPIA1999: 1.2 GPIA2000: 1.2 GPIA2001: 1.2 GPIA2002: 1.2 GPIA2003: 1.2 GPIA2004: 1.2 GPIA2005: 1.2 GPIA2006: 1.2 GPIA2007: 1.2 GPIA2008: 1.2 GPIA2009: 1.2 GPIA2010: 1.2 GPIA2011: 1.2 GPIA2012: 1.2 GPIA2013: 1.2 GPIA2014: 1.2 GPIA2015: 1.2 GPIA2016: 1.2 GPIA2017: 1.2 GPIA2018: 1.2 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i in France stood at 1.2 GPIA.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i in France peaked at 1.21 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8765 GPIA, in 1980.

France ranks 78th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i in France, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in France, 1979 to 2018.
Year GPIA Change
1979 0.9626 GPIA
1980 0.8765 GPIA -8.9%
1982 0.9623 GPIA +9.8%
1983 0.9893 GPIA +2.8%
1985 1.02 GPIA +3.2%
1986 1.04 GPIA +1.6%
1987 1.05 GPIA +1.2%
1988 1.07 GPIA +2.0%
1989 1.12 GPIA +5.0%
1990 1.12 GPIA -0.2%
1991 1.14 GPIA +1.9%
1992 1.16 GPIA +1.9%
1993 1.18 GPIA +1.4%
1994 1.19 GPIA +1.0%
1995 1.2 GPIA +0.7%
1996 1.2 GPIA -0.2%
1997 1.2 GPIA +0.3%
1998 1.19 GPIA -0.8%
1999 1.19 GPIA -0.4%
2000 1.18 GPIA -0.9%
2001 1.17 GPIA -0.6%
2002 1.19 GPIA +1.6%
2003 1.19 GPIA +0.5%
2004 1.19 GPIA +0.1%
2005 1.2 GPIA +0.7%
2006 1.21 GPIA +0.6%
2007 1.21 GPIA +0.2%
2008 1.21 GPIA -0.2%
2009 1.21 GPIA +0.3%
2010 1.2 GPIA -0.7%
2011 1.2 GPIA -0.2%
2012 1.2 GPIA +0.2%
2013 1.2 GPIA -0.6%
2014 1.2 GPIA -0.1%
2015 1.2 GPIA -0.0%
2016 1.19 GPIA -0.3%
2017 1.19 GPIA +0.2%
2018 1.2 GPIA +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9626 GPIA 0.9626 GPIA 0.9626 GPIA 1
1980s 1.02 GPIA 0.8765 GPIA 1.12 GPIA 8
1990s 1.18 GPIA 1.12 GPIA 1.2 GPIA 10
2000s 1.2 GPIA 1.17 GPIA 1.21 GPIA 10
2010s 1.2 GPIA 1.19 GPIA 1.2 GPIA 9

Countries ranked near France

  1. 75 Kyrgyzstan 1.21 GPIA compare
  2. 76 Trinidad and Tobago 1.21 GPIA compare
  3. 77 Grenada 1.2 GPIA compare
  4. 79 Viet Nam 1.2 GPIA compare
  5. 80 Bulgaria 1.19 GPIA compare
  6. 81 Kazakhstan 1.19 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 224 places →

More reference data data for France

All data for France →

Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i in France?
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i in France was 1.2 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 1.21 GPIA in 2009.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8765 GPIA in 1980.
How does France rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i?
France ranks 78th out of 181 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 38 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i in France. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/gross-enrolment-ratio-for-tertiary-education-adjusted-gender-parity-index-gpia/france/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/gross-enrolment-ratio-for-tertiary-education-adjusted-gender-parity-index-gpia/france/">Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i in France</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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/