Female to male ratio, students at tertiary level education - Country rankings
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Ratio of female to male students in tertiary level education, 2021:
The average for 2021 based on 41 countries was 1.17 percent. The highest value was in Qatar: 1.83 percent and the lowest value was in Guinea: 0.46 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: UNESCO
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| Countries | Female to male ratio, students at tertiary level education, 2021 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 1.83 | 1 | 1976 - 2021 |
| Seychelles | 1.73 | 2 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Samoa | 1.53 | 3 | 1970 - 2021 |
| Bahrain | 1.41 | 4 | 1971 - 2021 |
| Algeria | 1.4 | 5 | 2004 - 2021 |
| Belize | 1.4 | 6 | 1971 - 2021 |
| Palestine | 1.4 | 7 | 1996 - 2021 |
| Albania | 1.39 | 8 | 1971 - 2021 |
| Botswana | 1.37 | 9 | 1972 - 2021 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 1.36 | 10 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Mongolia | 1.36 | 11 | 1996 - 2021 |
| Armenia | 1.31 | 12 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Serbia | 1.3 | 13 | 2001 - 2021 |
| Moldova | 1.29 | 14 | 2014 - 2021 |
| Montenegro | 1.27 | 15 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Philippines | 1.27 | 16 | 1971 - 2021 |
| Thailand | 1.27 | 17 | 1976 - 2022 |
| Macao | 1.26 | 18 | 1989 - 2021 |
| Oman | 1.22 | 19 | 1978 - 2021 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1.2 | 20 | 1993 - 2021 |
| Azerbaijan | 1.16 | 21 | 1981 - 2021 |
| China | 1.15 | 22 | 1974 - 2021 |
| Georgia | 1.15 | 23 | 1981 - 2021 |
| Belarus | 1.13 | 24 | 1991 - 2021 |
| Laos | 1.13 | 25 | 1971 - 2021 |
| Vietnam | 1.11 | 26 | 1976 - 2021 |
| Hong Kong | 1.1 | 27 | 1971 - 2021 |
| Morocco | 1.1 | 28 | 1971 - 2021 |
| Nepal | 1.1 | 29 | 1983 - 2022 |
| India | 1.07 | 30 | 1971 - 2021 |
| Bhutan | 1.03 | 31 | 1978 - 2021 |
| Cambodia | 1.03 | 32 | 1972 - 2021 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.99 | 33 | 1971 - 2021 |
| Senegal | 0.92 | 34 | 1971 - 2021 |
| San Marino | 0.89 | 35 | 2018 - 2021 |
| Uzbekistan | 0.87 | 36 | 1999 - 2021 |
| Bangladesh | 0.83 | 37 | 1970 - 2021 |
| Rwanda | 0.8 | 38 | 1971 - 2021 |
| Burundi | 0.77 | 39 | 1971 - 2021 |
| Burkina Faso | 0.6 | 40 | 1971 - 2021 |
| Guinea | 0.46 | 41 | 1971 - 2021 |
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.
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