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

Australia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9695 GPI in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.9695 GPI
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
150th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPI
in 1997
All-time low
0.9514 GPI
in 2017
Years of data
9
1993–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Australia, 1993–2018

00.250.50.7511993200520181993: 1 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1997: 1 GPI2015: 0.955 GPI2016: 0.955 GPI2017: 0.951 GPI2018: 0.97 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.9695 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.5% over five years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Australia peaked at 1.04 GPI in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.9514 GPI, in 2017.

That places Australia 150th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Australia, 1993 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1993 1.02 GPI
1994 1.01 GPI -0.7%
1995 1.01 GPI -0.5%
1996 1.02 GPI +1.1%
1997 1.04 GPI +2.0%
2015 0.955 GPI -7.9%
2016 0.9547 GPI -0.0%
2017 0.9514 GPI -0.3%
2018 0.9695 GPI +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.02 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.04 GPI 5
2010s 0.9577 GPI 0.9514 GPI 0.9695 GPI 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 147 Belize 0.97 GPI compare
  2. 148 Dominican Republic 0.9697 GPI compare
  3. 149 Libya 0.9696 GPI compare
  4. 151 Luxembourg 0.9695 GPI compare
  5. 152 Thailand 0.9686 GPI compare
  6. 153 Italy 0.967 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Australia?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Australia was 0.9695 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 1997.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9514 GPI in 2017.
How does Australia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Australia ranks 150th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Australia 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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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.