Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9627 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9627 GPI
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
156th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.9627 GPI
in 2019
All-time low
0.8049 GPI
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1998–2019

00.20.40.60.811998200820191998: 0.805 GPI1999: 0.82 GPI2000: 0.822 GPI2001: 0.828 GPI2002: 0.831 GPI2003: 0.837 GPI2004: 0.846 GPI2005: 0.848 GPI2006: 0.854 GPI2007: 0.861 GPI2008: 0.871 GPI2009: 0.882 GPI2010: 0.889 GPI2011: 0.904 GPI2012: 0.916 GPI2013: 0.926 GPI2014: 0.937 GPI2015: 0.946 GPI2016: 0.946 GPI2017: 0.954 GPI2018: 0.958 GPI2019: 0.963 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic is 0.9627 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.9627 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8049 GPI, in 1998.

That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 156th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1998 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1998 0.8049 GPI
1999 0.8203 GPI +1.9%
2000 0.8217 GPI +0.2%
2001 0.8278 GPI +0.7%
2002 0.8306 GPI +0.3%
2003 0.8367 GPI +0.7%
2004 0.8462 GPI +1.1%
2005 0.8482 GPI +0.2%
2006 0.8536 GPI +0.6%
2007 0.8615 GPI +0.9%
2008 0.8712 GPI +1.1%
2009 0.8825 GPI +1.3%
2010 0.8888 GPI +0.7%
2011 0.9044 GPI +1.8%
2012 0.9156 GPI +1.2%
2013 0.9256 GPI +1.1%
2014 0.9366 GPI +1.2%
2015 0.9459 GPI +1.0%
2016 0.9463 GPI +0.0%
2017 0.9539 GPI +0.8%
2018 0.9579 GPI +0.4%
2019 0.9627 GPI +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8126 GPI 0.8049 GPI 0.8203 GPI 2
2000s 0.848 GPI 0.8217 GPI 0.8825 GPI 10
2010s 0.9338 GPI 0.8888 GPI 0.9627 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic

  1. 153 Italy 0.967 GPI compare
  2. 154 Brazil 0.9659 GPI compare
  3. 155 Syrian Arab Republic 0.9657 GPI compare
  4. 157 Liechtenstein 0.961 GPI compare
  5. 158 Guatemala 0.9601 GPI compare
  6. 159 Cape Verde 0.9578 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.9627 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.9627 GPI in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8049 GPI in 1998.
How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 156th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.