Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in European Union

European Union: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9914 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9914 GPI
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
1st
of 2 groups
All-time high
0.9963 GPI
in 1992
All-time low
0.9879 GPI
in 2010
Years of data
28
1992–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in European Union, 1992–2019

00.20.40.60.811992200520191992: 0.996 GPI1993: 0.996 GPI1994: 0.994 GPI1995: 0.992 GPI1996: 0.992 GPI1997: 0.992 GPI1998: 0.991 GPI1999: 0.992 GPI2000: 0.995 GPI2001: 0.992 GPI2002: 0.991 GPI2003: 0.991 GPI2004: 0.993 GPI2005: 0.991 GPI2006: 0.992 GPI2007: 0.992 GPI2008: 0.989 GPI2009: 0.989 GPI2010: 0.988 GPI2011: 0.989 GPI2012: 0.99 GPI2013: 0.992 GPI2014: 0.992 GPI2015: 0.993 GPI2016: 0.993 GPI2017: 0.989 GPI2018: 0.991 GPI2019: 0.991 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

European Union recorded 0.9914 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in 2019.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in European Union peaked at 0.9963 GPI in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.9879 GPI, in 2010.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in European Union, 1992 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1992 0.9963 GPI
1993 0.996 GPI -0.0%
1994 0.9945 GPI -0.2%
1995 0.9923 GPI -0.2%
1996 0.9918 GPI -0.1%
1997 0.9917 GPI -0.0%
1998 0.9909 GPI -0.1%
1999 0.9919 GPI +0.1%
2000 0.9946 GPI +0.3%
2001 0.992 GPI -0.3%
2002 0.9913 GPI -0.1%
2003 0.9915 GPI +0.0%
2004 0.9929 GPI +0.1%
2005 0.9914 GPI -0.2%
2006 0.9916 GPI +0.0%
2007 0.9917 GPI +0.0%
2008 0.989 GPI -0.3%
2009 0.989 GPI +0.0%
2010 0.9879 GPI -0.1%
2011 0.9887 GPI +0.1%
2012 0.9898 GPI +0.1%
2013 0.9921 GPI +0.2%
2014 0.9924 GPI +0.0%
2015 0.9926 GPI +0.0%
2016 0.9925 GPI -0.0%
2017 0.989 GPI -0.4%
2018 0.9906 GPI +0.2%
2019 0.9914 GPI +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9932 GPI 0.9909 GPI 0.9963 GPI 8
2000s 0.9915 GPI 0.989 GPI 0.9946 GPI 10
2010s 0.9907 GPI 0.9879 GPI 0.9926 GPI 10

Countries ranked near European Union

  1. 1 Senegal 1.15 GPI compare
  2. 2 Bangladesh 1.14 GPI compare
  3. 3 Gambia 1.11 GPI compare
  4. 4 Kiribati 1.08 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in European Union?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in European Union was 0.9914 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in European Union?
The highest recorded value was 0.9963 GPI in 1992.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in European Union?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9879 GPI in 2010.
How does European Union rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
European Union ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in European Union?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this European Union 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.