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

Belgium: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 1.02 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1.02 GPI
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
26th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPI
in 2007
All-time low
0.9978 GPI
in 2012
Years of data
24
1993–2018

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

00.250.50.7511993200520181993: 1 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1.1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 0.998 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Belgium stood at 1.02 GPI.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Belgium peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9978 GPI, in 2012.

That places Belgium 26th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Belgium, 1993 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1993 1.05 GPI
1994 1.04 GPI -0.3%
1995 1.04 GPI -0.1%
1996 1.04 GPI -0.3%
1999 1.03 GPI -0.9%
2000 1.03 GPI +0.3%
2001 1.03 GPI -0.3%
2002 1.04 GPI +0.7%
2003 1.04 GPI -0.2%
2004 1.05 GPI +1.1%
2005 1.05 GPI -0.1%
2006 1.05 GPI +0.0%
2007 1.05 GPI +0.4%
2008 1.01 GPI -4.3%
2009 1.01 GPI +0.3%
2010 1.01 GPI -0.1%
2011 0.9998 GPI -1.0%
2012 0.9978 GPI -0.2%
2013 1.02 GPI +2.2%
2014 1.02 GPI +0.0%
2015 1.02 GPI +0.1%
2016 1.01 GPI -1.5%
2017 1.01 GPI +0.3%
2018 1.02 GPI +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.04 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.05 GPI 5
2000s 1.04 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.05 GPI 10
2010s 1.01 GPI 0.9978 GPI 1.02 GPI 9

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  3. 25 Nepal 1.02 GPI compare
  4. 27 Lesotho 1.02 GPI compare
  5. 28 Honduras 1.02 GPI compare
  6. 29 Ghana 1.02 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Belgium?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Belgium was 1.02 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2007.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9978 GPI in 2012.
How does Belgium rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Belgium ranks 26th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belgium 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.