Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.6479 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.6479 GPI
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
187th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.6863 GPI
in 2012
All-time low
0 GPI
in 2001
Years of data
17
2001–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Afghanistan, 2001–2018

00.20.40.62001200920182001: 0 GPI2003: 0.546 GPI2004: 0.41 GPI2005: 0.558 GPI2006: 0.59 GPI2007: 0.58 GPI2008: 0.602 GPI2009: 0.625 GPI2010: 0.645 GPI2011: 0.678 GPI2012: 0.686 GPI2013: 0.673 GPI2014: 0.673 GPI2015: 0.66 GPI2016: 0.659 GPI2017: 0.656 GPI2018: 0.648 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 0.6479 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in 2018.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Afghanistan peaked at 0.6863 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 GPI, in 2001.

That places Afghanistan 187th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Afghanistan, 2001 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
2001 0 GPI
2003 0.5457 GPI
2004 0.4098 GPI -24.9%
2005 0.5582 GPI +36.2%
2006 0.5903 GPI +5.7%
2007 0.5797 GPI -1.8%
2008 0.6016 GPI +3.8%
2009 0.6252 GPI +3.9%
2010 0.6449 GPI +3.1%
2011 0.6784 GPI +5.2%
2012 0.6863 GPI +1.2%
2013 0.6734 GPI -1.9%
2014 0.673 GPI -0.1%
2015 0.6596 GPI -2.0%
2016 0.6593 GPI -0.0%
2017 0.6558 GPI -0.5%
2018 0.6479 GPI -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4888 GPI 0 GPI 0.6252 GPI 8
2010s 0.6643 GPI 0.6449 GPI 0.6863 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 184 Guinea 0.8041 GPI compare
  2. 185 Central African Republic 0.7647 GPI compare
  3. 186 Chad 0.7505 GPI compare
  4. 188 Angola 0.6348 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Afghanistan?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Afghanistan was 0.6479 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.6863 GPI in 2012.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0 GPI in 2001.
How does Afghanistan rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Afghanistan ranks 187th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.