Sex ratio in higher education worldwide 2000-2023
Globally, women now outnumber men in higher education. From 2000 to 2019, the female-to-male enrollment ratio steadily increased, reaching 1.13, and has remained stable at that level since.
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World Bank. (April 15, 2025). Sex ratio among those enrolled in higher education worldwide from 2000 to 2023, gender parity index* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 30, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413181/sex-ratio-higher-education-world-gender/
World Bank. "Sex ratio among those enrolled in higher education worldwide from 2000 to 2023, gender parity index*." Chart. April 15, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413181/sex-ratio-higher-education-world-gender/
World Bank. (2025). Sex ratio among those enrolled in higher education worldwide from 2000 to 2023, gender parity index*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413181/sex-ratio-higher-education-world-gender/
World Bank. "Sex Ratio among Those Enrolled in Higher Education Worldwide from 2000 to 2023, Gender Parity Index*." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413181/sex-ratio-higher-education-world-gender/
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Sex ratio among those enrolled in higher education worldwide from 2000 to 2023, gender parity index* [Graph], World Bank, April 15, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413181/sex-ratio-higher-education-world-gender/
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