Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Low income
Low income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9047 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Low income, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Low income recorded 0.9047 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in 2018.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Low income peaked at 0.907 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7444 GPI, in 1997.
Low income ranks 43rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Low income, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.7444 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 0.7459 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7641 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7736 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.779 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7858 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7966 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7916 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8192 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8324 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8392 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.853 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.866 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8749 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8822 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8886 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8943 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8969 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9058 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9065 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.907 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9047 GPI | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7515 GPI | 0.7444 GPI | 0.7641 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8136 GPI | 0.7736 GPI | 0.866 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8957 GPI | 0.8749 GPI | 0.907 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More reference data data for Low income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,206 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 259.59 (2025)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 248.16 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 18.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.37 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.61 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.43 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.91 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Low income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Low income was 0.9047 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.907 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7444 GPI in 1997.
- How does Low income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
- Low income ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.