Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9832 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Low & middle income, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 0.9832 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Low & middle income peaked at 1 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8881 GPI, in 1994.
Low & middle income ranks 28th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8881 GPI | — |
| 1995 | 0.8905 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8957 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9029 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9044 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9084 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9117 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9174 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9215 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9423 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.943 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9469 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9509 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9546 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9633 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9703 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9715 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9749 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9798 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9975 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9978 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9986 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9831 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9832 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8983 GPI | 0.8881 GPI | 0.9084 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9422 GPI | 0.9117 GPI | 0.9703 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9893 GPI | 0.9715 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More reference data data for Low & middle income
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.72 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 61.84 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 57.86 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 119.71 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.66 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.54 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.11 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 9.78 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Low & middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Low & middle income was 0.9832 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8881 GPI in 1994.
- How does Low & middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
- Low & middle income ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.