Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Ireland

Ireland: Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity was 0.6929 GPI in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.6929 GPI
Change on year
down 37.5%
World rank
76th
of 106 countries
All-time high
1.43 GPI
in 1999
All-time low
0.5473 GPI
in 2008
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Ireland, 1998–2018

00.511.51998200820181998: 1.3 GPI1999: 1.4 GPI2000: 1.4 GPI2001: 1.3 GPI2002: 1.2 GPI2003: 1.3 GPI2004: 0.579 GPI2005: 0.615 GPI2006: 0.551 GPI2007: 0.571 GPI2008: 0.547 GPI2009: 0.643 GPI2010: 0.741 GPI2011: 0.704 GPI2012: 0.738 GPI2013: 1.1 GPI2014: 1.3 GPI2015: 0.98 GPI2016: 0.922 GPI2017: 1.1 GPI2018: 0.693 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Ireland is 0.6929 GPI, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 37.5% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Ireland peaked at 1.43 GPI in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.5473 GPI, in 2008.

Ireland ranks 76th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Ireland, 1998 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1998 1.34 GPI
1999 1.43 GPI +6.7%
2000 1.38 GPI -3.6%
2001 1.27 GPI -7.7%
2002 1.2 GPI -5.8%
2003 1.29 GPI +7.3%
2004 0.5786 GPI -55.0%
2005 0.6149 GPI +6.3%
2006 0.5508 GPI -10.4%
2007 0.5713 GPI +3.7%
2008 0.5473 GPI -4.2%
2009 0.6435 GPI +17.6%
2010 0.7407 GPI +15.1%
2011 0.7036 GPI -5.0%
2012 0.738 GPI +4.9%
2013 1.13 GPI +53.0%
2014 1.31 GPI +15.8%
2015 0.9802 GPI -25.0%
2016 0.922 GPI -5.9%
2017 1.11 GPI +20.3%
2018 0.6929 GPI -37.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.38 GPI 1.34 GPI 1.43 GPI 2
2000s 0.8638 GPI 0.5473 GPI 1.38 GPI 10
2010s 0.9248 GPI 0.6929 GPI 1.31 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 73 Namibia 0.7115 GPI compare
  2. 74 Djibouti 0.7077 GPI compare
  3. 75 Italy 0.7002 GPI compare
  4. 77 Cape Verde 0.686 GPI compare
  5. 78 Syrian Arab Republic 0.6743 GPI compare
  6. 79 Liechtenstein 0.6644 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 106 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Ireland?
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Ireland was 0.6929 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1.43 GPI in 1999.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5473 GPI in 2008.
How does Ireland rank for gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity?
Ireland ranks 76th out of 106 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,338 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for post-secondary non-tertiary education to the male gross enrolment ratio for post-secondary non-tertiary education. 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.