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

Ecuador: 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 0.4%
World rank
34th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPI
in 2012
All-time low
0.9936 GPI
in 2005
Years of data
20
1998–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Ecuador, 1998–2018

00.250.50.7511998200820181998: 0.998 GPI1999: 0.997 GPI2000: 0.995 GPI2001: 0.999 GPI2002: 0.995 GPI2003: 0.996 GPI2004: 0.994 GPI2005: 0.994 GPI2006: 0.994 GPI2007: 0.995 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Ecuador is 1.02 GPI, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Ecuador peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9936 GPI, in 2005.

Ecuador ranks 34th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Ecuador, 1998 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1998 0.9977 GPI
1999 0.9975 GPI -0.0%
2000 0.9948 GPI -0.3%
2001 0.9989 GPI +0.4%
2002 0.9951 GPI -0.4%
2003 0.9964 GPI +0.1%
2004 0.994 GPI -0.2%
2005 0.9936 GPI -0.0%
2006 0.9943 GPI +0.1%
2007 0.9948 GPI +0.1%
2009 1.01 GPI +2.0%
2010 1.01 GPI -0.6%
2011 1.01 GPI +0.2%
2012 1.02 GPI +0.5%
2013 1.01 GPI -0.3%
2014 1.01 GPI +0.1%
2015 1.01 GPI -0.1%
2016 1.01 GPI -0.0%
2017 1.01 GPI -0.0%
2018 1.02 GPI +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9976 GPI 0.9975 GPI 0.9977 GPI 2
2000s 0.9974 GPI 0.9936 GPI 1.01 GPI 9
2010s 1.01 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.02 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Ecuador

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  2. 32 Palestine, State of 1.02 GPI compare
  3. 32 Zambia 1.02 GPI compare
  4. 35 Sweden 1.02 GPI compare
  5. 36 Bahrain 1.01 GPI compare
  6. 37 Kazakhstan 1.01 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Ecuador?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Ecuador 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 Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2012.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9936 GPI in 2005.
How does Ecuador rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Ecuador ranks 34th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ecuador 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.