Worldwide, there is a higher number of women than men in higher education. The ratio of women to men in hgiher education increased gradually from 2000 to 2020, passing one in 2001, and reaching 1.14 in 2020.
Sex ratio among those enrolled in higher education worldwide from 2000 to 2020, gender parity index*
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World Bank. (October 24, 2022). Sex ratio among those enrolled in higher education worldwide from 2000 to 2020, gender parity index* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, 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 2020, gender parity index*." Chart. October 24, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413181/sex-ratio-higher-education-world-gender/
World Bank. (2022). Sex ratio among those enrolled in higher education worldwide from 2000 to 2020, gender parity index*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. 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 2020, Gender Parity Index*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Oct 2022, 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 2020, gender parity index* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413181/sex-ratio-higher-education-world-gender/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Sex ratio among those enrolled in higher education worldwide from 2000 to 2020, gender parity index* [Graph], World Bank, October 24, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413181/sex-ratio-higher-education-world-gender/