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

Liberia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9805 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.9805 GPI
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
132nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.9815 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.7244 GPI
in 2000
Years of data
10
1999–2017

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Liberia, 1999–2017

00.20.40.60.811999200820171999: 0.738 GPI2000: 0.724 GPI2006: 0.895 GPI2008: 0.89 GPI2009: 0.874 GPI2011: 0.896 GPI2014: 0.894 GPI2015: 0.879 GPI2016: 0.981 GPI2017: 0.98 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 Liberia is 0.9805 GPI, measured in 2017.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Liberia peaked at 0.9815 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7244 GPI, in 2000.

Liberia ranks 132nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Liberia, 1999 to 2017.
Year GPI Change
1999 0.7381 GPI
2000 0.7244 GPI -1.9%
2006 0.8954 GPI +23.6%
2008 0.8902 GPI -0.6%
2009 0.8741 GPI -1.8%
2011 0.8955 GPI +2.4%
2014 0.8943 GPI -0.1%
2015 0.8792 GPI -1.7%
2016 0.9815 GPI +11.6%
2017 0.9805 GPI -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7381 GPI 0.7381 GPI 0.7381 GPI 1
2000s 0.846 GPI 0.7244 GPI 0.8954 GPI 4
2010s 0.9262 GPI 0.8792 GPI 0.9815 GPI 5

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 129 Indonesia 0.9813 GPI compare
  2. 130 Tajikistan 0.9808 GPI compare
  3. 131 Macao 0.9807 GPI compare
  4. 133 United Arab Emirates 0.9805 GPI compare
  5. 134 Mongolia 0.9798 GPI compare
  6. 135 Guyana 0.9795 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Liberia?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Liberia was 0.9805 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9815 GPI in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7244 GPI in 2000.
How does Liberia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Liberia ranks 132nd out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liberia 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.