Ireland vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity

Ireland
1.01 GPI
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.9434 GPI
in 2018
Ireland rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
38th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity over time

  • Ireland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 1.01 GPI against 0.9434 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0666 GPI.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 188 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.9999 GPI 0.8381 GPI 0.1618 GPI Ireland
2000s 1 GPI 0.8661 GPI 0.1383 GPI Ireland
2010s 1 GPI 0.9317 GPI 0.0684 GPI Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity, Ireland or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Ireland, at 1.01 GPI against 0.9434 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity between Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.0666 GPI, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
22 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2018.
How do Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Ireland ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A 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.