Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9983 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9983 GPI
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
12th
of 43 groups
All-time high
1.04 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.8362 GPI
in 1993
Years of data
27
1993–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Lower middle income, 1993–2019

00.250.50.7511993200620191993: 0.836 GPI1994: 0.842 GPI1995: 0.845 GPI1996: 0.852 GPI1997: 0.865 GPI1998: 0.864 GPI1999: 0.866 GPI2000: 0.871 GPI2001: 0.88 GPI2002: 0.888 GPI2003: 0.932 GPI2004: 0.934 GPI2005: 0.94 GPI2006: 0.947 GPI2007: 0.955 GPI2008: 0.97 GPI2009: 0.982 GPI2010: 0.98 GPI2011: 0.986 GPI2012: 0.997 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 0.999 GPI2019: 0.998 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Lower middle income stood at 0.9983 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Lower middle income peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8362 GPI, in 1993.

That places Lower middle income 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Lower middle income, 1993 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1993 0.8362 GPI
1994 0.8425 GPI +0.7%
1995 0.8449 GPI +0.3%
1996 0.8525 GPI +0.9%
1997 0.8646 GPI +1.4%
1998 0.8642 GPI -0.0%
1999 0.8658 GPI +0.2%
2000 0.8709 GPI +0.6%
2001 0.8803 GPI +1.1%
2002 0.8885 GPI +0.9%
2003 0.9322 GPI +4.9%
2004 0.9338 GPI +0.2%
2005 0.9399 GPI +0.6%
2006 0.9468 GPI +0.7%
2007 0.9548 GPI +0.8%
2008 0.9703 GPI +1.6%
2009 0.9815 GPI +1.2%
2010 0.9802 GPI -0.1%
2011 0.9859 GPI +0.6%
2012 0.9966 GPI +1.1%
2013 1.03 GPI +3.2%
2014 1.03 GPI -0.1%
2015 1.03 GPI +0.2%
2016 1.04 GPI +1.1%
2017 1.04 GPI -0.5%
2018 0.999 GPI -3.6%
2019 0.9983 GPI -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8529 GPI 0.8362 GPI 0.8658 GPI 7
2000s 0.9299 GPI 0.8709 GPI 0.9815 GPI 10
2010s 1.01 GPI 0.9802 GPI 1.04 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 9 Burundi 1.05 GPI compare
  2. 10 Suriname 1.05 GPI compare
  3. 11 Mexico 1.04 GPI compare
  4. 12 Seychelles 1.04 GPI compare
  5. 13 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.04 GPI compare
  6. 14 Albania 1.03 GPI compare
  7. 15 Hong Kong 1.03 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Lower middle income?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Lower middle income was 0.9983 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8362 GPI in 1993.
How does Lower middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Lower middle income ranks 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lower 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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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.