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

Cambodia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 1 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1 GPI
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
67th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1 GPI
in 2019
All-time low
0.8046 GPI
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Cambodia, 1998–2019

00.250.50.7511998200820191998: 0.805 GPI1999: 0.828 GPI2000: 0.84 GPI2001: 0.86 GPI2002: 0.872 GPI2003: 0.882 GPI2004: 0.896 GPI2005: 0.908 GPI2006: 0.917 GPI2007: 0.921 GPI2008: 0.934 GPI2009: 0.941 GPI2010: 0.952 GPI2011: 0.946 GPI2012: 0.947 GPI2013: 0.93 GPI2014: 0.961 GPI2015: 0.999 GPI2016: 0.989 GPI2017: 0.996 GPI2018: 0.997 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Cambodia stood at 1 GPI. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Cambodia peaked at 1 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8046 GPI, in 1998.

Cambodia ranks 67th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Cambodia, 1998 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1998 0.8046 GPI
1999 0.8284 GPI +3.0%
2000 0.8403 GPI +1.4%
2001 0.8598 GPI +2.3%
2002 0.8718 GPI +1.4%
2003 0.8822 GPI +1.2%
2004 0.896 GPI +1.6%
2005 0.9076 GPI +1.3%
2006 0.917 GPI +1.0%
2007 0.9214 GPI +0.5%
2008 0.9344 GPI +1.4%
2009 0.9411 GPI +0.7%
2010 0.9519 GPI +1.1%
2011 0.9464 GPI -0.6%
2012 0.947 GPI +0.1%
2013 0.9301 GPI -1.8%
2014 0.9605 GPI +3.3%
2015 0.9995 GPI +4.1%
2016 0.9887 GPI -1.1%
2017 0.9955 GPI +0.7%
2018 0.9965 GPI +0.1%
2019 1 GPI +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8165 GPI 0.8046 GPI 0.8284 GPI 2
2000s 0.8972 GPI 0.8403 GPI 0.9411 GPI 10
2010s 0.9718 GPI 0.9301 GPI 1 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 64 Saudi Arabia 1 GPI compare
  2. 65 Estonia 1 GPI compare
  3. 66 New Zealand 1 GPI compare
  4. 68 Slovenia 1 GPI compare
  5. 69 Belarus 1 GPI compare
  6. 70 Saint Lucia 1 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Cambodia?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Cambodia was 1 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8046 GPI in 1998.
How does Cambodia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Cambodia ranks 67th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cambodia 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.