Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in El Salvador

El Salvador: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9704 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9704 GPI
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
146th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.9981 GPI
in 2007
All-time low
0.9501 GPI
in 2000
Years of data
23
1995–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in El Salvador, 1995–2018

00.20.40.60.811995200620181995: 0.99 GPI1996: 0.978 GPI1998: 0.962 GPI1999: 0.954 GPI2000: 0.95 GPI2001: 0.959 GPI2002: 0.95 GPI2003: 0.964 GPI2004: 0.968 GPI2005: 0.969 GPI2006: 0.971 GPI2007: 0.998 GPI2008: 0.97 GPI2009: 0.969 GPI2010: 0.964 GPI2011: 0.96 GPI2012: 0.96 GPI2013: 0.962 GPI2014: 0.968 GPI2015: 0.968 GPI2016: 0.967 GPI2017: 0.968 GPI2018: 0.97 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 El Salvador is 0.9704 GPI, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in El Salvador peaked at 0.9981 GPI in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9501 GPI, in 2000.

That places El Salvador 146th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in El Salvador, 1995 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1995 0.9899 GPI
1996 0.9775 GPI -1.3%
1998 0.9618 GPI -1.6%
1999 0.9537 GPI -0.8%
2000 0.9501 GPI -0.4%
2001 0.959 GPI +0.9%
2002 0.9505 GPI -0.9%
2003 0.9637 GPI +1.4%
2004 0.968 GPI +0.5%
2005 0.9692 GPI +0.1%
2006 0.9708 GPI +0.2%
2007 0.9981 GPI +2.8%
2008 0.9702 GPI -2.8%
2009 0.9685 GPI -0.2%
2010 0.9643 GPI -0.4%
2011 0.96 GPI -0.4%
2012 0.96 GPI -0.0%
2013 0.9623 GPI +0.2%
2014 0.9679 GPI +0.6%
2015 0.9677 GPI -0.0%
2016 0.9669 GPI -0.1%
2017 0.9683 GPI +0.1%
2018 0.9704 GPI +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9707 GPI 0.9537 GPI 0.9899 GPI 4
2000s 0.9668 GPI 0.9501 GPI 0.9981 GPI 10
2010s 0.9653 GPI 0.96 GPI 0.9704 GPI 9

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 143 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9732 GPI compare
  2. 144 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.9717 GPI compare
  3. 145 Chile 0.9715 GPI compare
  4. 147 Belize 0.97 GPI compare
  5. 148 Dominican Republic 0.9697 GPI compare
  6. 149 Libya 0.9696 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in El Salvador?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in El Salvador was 0.9704 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.9981 GPI in 2007.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9501 GPI in 2000.
How does El Salvador rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
El Salvador ranks 146th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this El Salvador 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.