Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9957 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9957 GPI
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
19th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1 GPI
in 2009
All-time low
0.9874 GPI
in 1998
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997–2019

00.250.50.7511997200820191997: 0.988 GPI1998: 0.987 GPI1999: 0.99 GPI2000: 0.991 GPI2001: 0.99 GPI2002: 0.99 GPI2003: 0.998 GPI2004: 0.997 GPI2005: 0.997 GPI2006: 0.997 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 0.998 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 0.993 GPI2011: 0.991 GPI2012: 0.994 GPI2013: 0.997 GPI2014: 0.998 GPI2015: 0.995 GPI2016: 0.996 GPI2017: 0.993 GPI2018: 0.994 GPI2019: 0.996 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.9957 GPI, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9874 GPI, in 1998.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1997 0.9882 GPI
1998 0.9874 GPI -0.1%
1999 0.9898 GPI +0.2%
2000 0.9906 GPI +0.1%
2001 0.9904 GPI -0.0%
2002 0.9903 GPI -0.0%
2003 0.9984 GPI +0.8%
2004 0.9975 GPI -0.1%
2005 0.9971 GPI -0.0%
2006 0.9971 GPI -0.0%
2007 0.9996 GPI +0.2%
2008 0.9983 GPI -0.1%
2009 1 GPI +0.2%
2010 0.9929 GPI -0.7%
2011 0.9912 GPI -0.2%
2012 0.9943 GPI +0.3%
2013 0.9969 GPI +0.3%
2014 0.9982 GPI +0.1%
2015 0.9949 GPI -0.3%
2016 0.9956 GPI +0.1%
2017 0.9934 GPI -0.2%
2018 0.9944 GPI +0.1%
2019 0.9957 GPI +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9884 GPI 0.9874 GPI 0.9898 GPI 3
2000s 0.996 GPI 0.9903 GPI 1 GPI 10
2010s 0.9947 GPI 0.9912 GPI 0.9982 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 16 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.03 GPI compare
  2. 17 Naoero 1.03 GPI compare
  3. 18 India 1.03 GPI compare
  4. 19 Viet Nam 1.02 GPI compare
  5. 20 Aruba 1.02 GPI compare
  6. 21 Croatia 1.02 GPI compare
  7. 22 Burkina Faso 1.02 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.9957 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2009.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9874 GPI in 1998.
How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.