Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Early-demographic dividend

Early-demographic dividend: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 1 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1 GPI
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
9th
of 43 groups
All-time high
1.04 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.8606 GPI
in 1993
Years of data
27
1993–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Early-demographic dividend, 1993–2019

00.250.50.7511993200620191993: 0.861 GPI1994: 0.863 GPI1995: 0.864 GPI1996: 0.869 GPI1997: 0.879 GPI1998: 0.88 GPI1999: 0.886 GPI2000: 0.89 GPI2001: 0.9 GPI2002: 0.909 GPI2003: 0.947 GPI2004: 0.949 GPI2005: 0.954 GPI2006: 0.96 GPI2007: 0.966 GPI2008: 0.98 GPI2009: 0.991 GPI2010: 0.993 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Early-demographic dividend recorded 1 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8606 GPI, in 1993.

That places Early-demographic dividend 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Early-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Early-demographic dividend, 1993 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1993 0.8606 GPI
1994 0.8629 GPI +0.3%
1995 0.8645 GPI +0.2%
1996 0.8691 GPI +0.5%
1997 0.8795 GPI +1.2%
1998 0.8795 GPI +0.0%
1999 0.8857 GPI +0.7%
2000 0.8901 GPI +0.5%
2001 0.8995 GPI +1.1%
2002 0.9094 GPI +1.1%
2003 0.947 GPI +4.1%
2004 0.9487 GPI +0.2%
2005 0.9536 GPI +0.5%
2006 0.9597 GPI +0.6%
2007 0.9658 GPI +0.6%
2008 0.9803 GPI +1.5%
2009 0.9912 GPI +1.1%
2010 0.9932 GPI +0.2%
2011 1 GPI +0.7%
2012 1 GPI +0.2%
2013 1.03 GPI +2.8%
2014 1.03 GPI -0.2%
2015 1.03 GPI +0.2%
2016 1.04 GPI +1.1%
2017 1.04 GPI -0.5%
2018 1 GPI -3.3%
2019 1 GPI -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8717 GPI 0.8606 GPI 0.8857 GPI 7
2000s 0.9445 GPI 0.8901 GPI 0.9912 GPI 10
2010s 1.02 GPI 0.9932 GPI 1.04 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend

  1. 6 Mauritania 1.06 GPI compare
  2. 7 Congo 1.06 GPI compare
  3. 8 Bhutan 1.05 GPI compare
  4. 9 Burundi 1.05 GPI compare
  5. 10 Suriname 1.05 GPI compare
  6. 11 Mexico 1.04 GPI compare
  7. 12 Seychelles 1.04 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Early-demographic dividend?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Early-demographic dividend 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 Early-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8606 GPI in 1993.
How does Early-demographic dividend rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.