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

China: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 1.01 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.01 GPI
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
45th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2019
All-time low
0.9259 GPI
in 1995
Years of data
18
1995–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in China, 1995–2019

00.250.50.7511995200720191995: 0.926 GPI1996: 0.938 GPI1997: 0.949 GPI2001: 0.974 GPI2006: 0.991 GPI2007: 0.992 GPI2008: 0.992 GPI2009: 0.993 GPI2010: 0.992 GPI2011: 0.993 GPI2012: 0.995 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

China recorded 1.01 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in 2019. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in China peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9259 GPI, in 1995.

That places China 45th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in China, 1995 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1995 0.9259 GPI
1996 0.9379 GPI +1.3%
1997 0.9493 GPI +1.2%
2001 0.974 GPI +2.6%
2006 0.9914 GPI +1.8%
2007 0.9917 GPI +0.0%
2008 0.9921 GPI +0.0%
2009 0.9928 GPI +0.1%
2010 0.9923 GPI -0.0%
2011 0.9928 GPI +0.0%
2012 0.9949 GPI +0.2%
2013 1 GPI +0.7%
2014 1 GPI +0.1%
2015 1 GPI -0.0%
2016 1 GPI -0.0%
2017 1.01 GPI +0.3%
2018 1.01 GPI +0.3%
2019 1.01 GPI +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9377 GPI 0.9259 GPI 0.9493 GPI 3
2000s 0.9884 GPI 0.974 GPI 0.9928 GPI 5
2010s 1 GPI 0.9923 GPI 1.01 GPI 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in China?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in China was 1.01 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9259 GPI in 1995.
How does China rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
China ranks 45th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China 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.