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

Latvia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9983 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9983 GPI
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
80th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1 GPI
in 1994
All-time low
0.9586 GPI
in 2008
Years of data
25
1994–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Latvia, 1994–2018

00.250.50.7511994200620181994: 1 GPI1995: 0.994 GPI1996: 0.996 GPI1997: 0.994 GPI1998: 0.98 GPI1999: 0.98 GPI2000: 0.981 GPI2001: 0.975 GPI2002: 0.978 GPI2003: 0.973 GPI2004: 0.975 GPI2005: 0.967 GPI2006: 0.962 GPI2007: 0.962 GPI2008: 0.959 GPI2009: 0.969 GPI2010: 0.974 GPI2011: 0.976 GPI2012: 0.981 GPI2013: 0.981 GPI2014: 0.989 GPI2015: 0.992 GPI2016: 0.994 GPI2017: 0.996 GPI2018: 0.998 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.9983 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Latvia peaked at 1 GPI in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.9586 GPI, in 2008.

Latvia ranks 80th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Latvia, 1994 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1994 1 GPI
1995 0.9943 GPI -0.9%
1996 0.9957 GPI +0.1%
1997 0.9939 GPI -0.2%
1998 0.9799 GPI -1.4%
1999 0.9802 GPI +0.0%
2000 0.9808 GPI +0.1%
2001 0.9752 GPI -0.6%
2002 0.9777 GPI +0.3%
2003 0.9733 GPI -0.5%
2004 0.9747 GPI +0.1%
2005 0.9673 GPI -0.8%
2006 0.9617 GPI -0.6%
2007 0.9617 GPI +0.0%
2008 0.9586 GPI -0.3%
2009 0.9686 GPI +1.0%
2010 0.9737 GPI +0.5%
2011 0.976 GPI +0.2%
2012 0.9812 GPI +0.5%
2013 0.9812 GPI -0.0%
2014 0.9889 GPI +0.8%
2015 0.9917 GPI +0.3%
2016 0.9941 GPI +0.2%
2017 0.9958 GPI +0.2%
2018 0.9983 GPI +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9913 GPI 0.9799 GPI 1 GPI 6
2000s 0.97 GPI 0.9586 GPI 0.9808 GPI 10
2010s 0.9868 GPI 0.9737 GPI 0.9983 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 77 Iceland 0.9992 GPI compare
  2. 78 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.999 GPI compare
  3. 79 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.9987 GPI compare
  4. 81 Republic of Korea 0.998 GPI compare
  5. 82 North Macedonia 0.9975 GPI compare
  6. 83 Djibouti 0.9974 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Latvia?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Latvia was 0.9983 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 1994.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9586 GPI in 2008.
How does Latvia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Latvia ranks 80th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Latvia 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.