In 2020, Sri Lanka had the highest female to male ratio across the Asia-Pacific region, with on average 1.38 female students for every one male student enrolled in tertiary education. Comparatively, Afghanistan had significantly more male students than female students enrolled in tertiary education.
Female to male ratio in tertiary education in the Asia-Pacific region from 2018 to 2020, by country or territory
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World Bank. (September 16, 2022). Female to male ratio in tertiary education in the Asia-Pacific region from 2018 to 2020, by country or territory [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 21, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/695443/asia-pacific-female-to-male-ratio-in-tertiary-education/
World Bank. "Female to male ratio in tertiary education in the Asia-Pacific region from 2018 to 2020, by country or territory." Chart. September 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/695443/asia-pacific-female-to-male-ratio-in-tertiary-education/
World Bank. (2022). Female to male ratio in tertiary education in the Asia-Pacific region from 2018 to 2020, by country or territory. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/695443/asia-pacific-female-to-male-ratio-in-tertiary-education/
World Bank. "Female to Male Ratio in Tertiary Education in The Asia-pacific Region from 2018 to 2020, by Country or Territory." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/695443/asia-pacific-female-to-male-ratio-in-tertiary-education/
World Bank, Female to male ratio in tertiary education in the Asia-Pacific region from 2018 to 2020, by country or territory Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/695443/asia-pacific-female-to-male-ratio-in-tertiary-education/ (last visited September 21, 2023)
Female to male ratio in tertiary education in the Asia-Pacific region from 2018 to 2020, by country or territory [Graph], World Bank, September 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/695443/asia-pacific-female-to-male-ratio-in-tertiary-education/