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

Mexico: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 1.04 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.04 GPI
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
11th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPI
in 2018
All-time low
0.9683 GPI
in 1994
Years of data
25
1994–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mexico, 1994–2018

00.250.50.7511994200620181994: 0.968 GPI1995: 0.971 GPI1996: 0.971 GPI1997: 0.97 GPI1998: 0.975 GPI1999: 0.981 GPI2000: 0.989 GPI2001: 0.994 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mexico stood at 1.04 GPI. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mexico peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9683 GPI, in 1994.

Mexico ranks 11th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Mexico, 1994 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1994 0.9683 GPI
1995 0.971 GPI +0.3%
1996 0.9712 GPI +0.0%
1997 0.9703 GPI -0.1%
1998 0.9755 GPI +0.5%
1999 0.9813 GPI +0.6%
2000 0.9886 GPI +0.7%
2001 0.9942 GPI +0.6%
2002 0.9996 GPI +0.5%
2003 1.01 GPI +1.1%
2004 1.01 GPI -0.4%
2005 1.01 GPI -0.0%
2006 1.01 GPI +0.2%
2007 1.01 GPI +0.2%
2008 1.01 GPI +0.3%
2009 1.02 GPI +0.3%
2010 1.02 GPI +0.3%
2011 1.02 GPI -0.1%
2012 1.02 GPI +0.3%
2013 1.02 GPI -0.2%
2014 1.02 GPI +0.5%
2015 1.03 GPI +0.9%
2016 1.04 GPI +0.6%
2017 1.04 GPI -0.0%
2018 1.04 GPI +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9729 GPI 0.9683 GPI 0.9813 GPI 6
2000s 1.01 GPI 0.9886 GPI 1.02 GPI 10
2010s 1.03 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.04 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 8 Bhutan 1.05 GPI compare
  2. 9 Burundi 1.05 GPI compare
  3. 10 Suriname 1.05 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

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mexico?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mexico was 1.04 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9683 GPI in 1994.
How does Mexico rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Mexico ranks 11th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico 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.