Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9489 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Least developed countries, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Least developed countries stood at 0.9489 GPI.
That represents a change of up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Least developed countries peaked at 0.9507 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8131 GPI, in 1998.
That places Least developed countries 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8187 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 0.8131 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8318 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8419 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8496 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8553 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8605 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.854 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.876 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8871 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8937 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9035 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9117 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9224 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9229 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9289 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9334 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9389 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9499 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9507 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9499 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9486 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9489 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8212 GPI | 0.8131 GPI | 0.8318 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8733 GPI | 0.8419 GPI | 0.9117 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9394 GPI | 0.9224 GPI | 0.9507 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More reference data data for Least developed countries
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 27.34 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.50 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.85 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.29 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.11 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.46 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6598 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7262 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.33 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Least developed countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Least developed countries was 0.9489 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9507 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8131 GPI in 1998.
- How does Least developed countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
- Least developed countries ranks 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed 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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About this data
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.