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

Ireland: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 1.01 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1.01 GPI
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
40th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2018
All-time low
0.9941 GPI
in 2017
Years of data
28
1991–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Ireland, 1991–2018

00.250.50.7511991200420181991: 1 GPI1992: 1 GPI1993: 1 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1997: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 0.995 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 0.996 GPI2014: 0.997 GPI2015: 0.998 GPI2016: 0.996 GPI2017: 0.994 GPI2018: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Ireland stood at 1.01 GPI. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Ireland peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9941 GPI, in 2017.

Ireland ranks 40th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Ireland, 1991 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1991 1.01 GPI
1992 1.01 GPI +0.1%
1993 1.01 GPI -0.1%
1994 1.01 GPI -0.0%
1995 1.01 GPI -0.1%
1996 1.01 GPI +0.1%
1997 1 GPI -0.2%
1998 1 GPI -0.4%
1999 0.9954 GPI -0.5%
2000 1 GPI +0.5%
2001 1.01 GPI +0.4%
2002 1.01 GPI +0.4%
2003 1 GPI -0.4%
2004 1 GPI -0.0%
2005 1.01 GPI +0.4%
2006 1.01 GPI -0.2%
2007 1 GPI -0.6%
2008 1 GPI +0.3%
2009 1 GPI -0.0%
2010 1 GPI +0.1%
2011 1 GPI -0.4%
2012 1 GPI +0.1%
2013 0.9958 GPI -0.6%
2014 0.997 GPI +0.1%
2015 0.9979 GPI +0.1%
2016 0.9963 GPI -0.2%
2017 0.9941 GPI -0.2%
2018 1.01 GPI +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1 GPI 0.9954 GPI 1.01 GPI 9
2000s 1 GPI 1 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2010s 1 GPI 0.9941 GPI 1.01 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 37 Kazakhstan 1.01 GPI compare
  2. 38 Armenia 1.01 GPI compare
  3. 39 Ukraine 1.01 GPI compare
  4. 41 Comoros 1.01 GPI compare
  5. 42 Azerbaijan 1.01 GPI compare
  6. 43 Nicaragua 1.01 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Ireland?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Ireland was 1.01 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9941 GPI in 2017.
How does Ireland rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Ireland ranks 40th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ireland 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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About this data

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.