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

Eswatini: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9366 GPI in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.9366 GPI
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
169th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.9946 GPI
in 1987
All-time low
0.8951 GPI
in 2007
Years of data
19
1987–2016

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Eswatini, 1987–2016

00.20.40.60.811987200120161987: 0.995 GPI1998: 0.974 GPI1999: 0.971 GPI2000: 0.959 GPI2001: 0.962 GPI2002: 0.943 GPI2003: 0.954 GPI2004: 0.938 GPI2005: 0.938 GPI2006: 0.929 GPI2007: 0.895 GPI2009: 0.914 GPI2010: 0.916 GPI2011: 0.895 GPI2012: 0.917 GPI2013: 0.92 GPI2014: 0.925 GPI2015: 0.929 GPI2016: 0.937 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 0.9366 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in 2016.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Eswatini peaked at 0.9946 GPI in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.8951 GPI, in 2007.

Eswatini ranks 169th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Eswatini, 1987 to 2016.
Year GPI Change
1987 0.9946 GPI
1998 0.9738 GPI -2.1%
1999 0.9708 GPI -0.3%
2000 0.9595 GPI -1.2%
2001 0.962 GPI +0.3%
2002 0.9434 GPI -1.9%
2003 0.9538 GPI +1.1%
2004 0.938 GPI -1.7%
2005 0.938 GPI +0.0%
2006 0.9286 GPI -1.0%
2007 0.8951 GPI -3.6%
2009 0.9141 GPI +2.1%
2010 0.916 GPI +0.2%
2011 0.8952 GPI -2.3%
2012 0.9174 GPI +2.5%
2013 0.9201 GPI +0.3%
2014 0.9253 GPI +0.6%
2015 0.9287 GPI +0.4%
2016 0.9366 GPI +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9946 GPI 0.9946 GPI 0.9946 GPI 1
1990s 0.9723 GPI 0.9708 GPI 0.9738 GPI 2
2000s 0.9369 GPI 0.8951 GPI 0.962 GPI 9
2010s 0.9199 GPI 0.8952 GPI 0.9366 GPI 7

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 166 Morocco 0.943 GPI compare
  2. 167 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.9405 GPI compare
  3. 168 Nigeria 0.9383 GPI compare
  4. 170 Algeria 0.9318 GPI compare
  5. 171 Mozambique 0.9252 GPI compare
  6. 172 Ethiopia 0.9187 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Eswatini?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Eswatini was 0.9366 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 0.9946 GPI in 1987.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8951 GPI in 2007.
How does Eswatini rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Eswatini ranks 169th out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eswatini 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.