Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary … lower GPI in Moldova

Moldova: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary … lower GPI was 0.9772 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9772 GPI
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
140th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2001
All-time low
0.9772 GPI
in 2019
Years of data
22
1995–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Moldova, 1995–2019

00.250.50.7511995200720191995: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 0.999 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 0.995 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 0.988 GPI2008: 0.988 GPI2009: 0.986 GPI2010: 0.99 GPI2011: 0.992 GPI2012: 0.992 GPI2013: 0.995 GPI2014: 0.994 GPI2015: 0.994 GPI2016: 0.99 GPI2017: 0.996 GPI2018: 0.995 GPI2019: 0.977 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Moldova recorded 0.9772 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Moldova peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9772 GPI, in 2019.

Moldova ranks 140th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary … lower GPI in Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Moldova, 1995 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1995 1 GPI —
1999 1 GPI -0.3%
2000 0.9993 GPI -0.1%
2001 1.01 GPI +0.8%
2002 1.01 GPI -0.2%
2003 1.01 GPI +0.1%
2004 1.01 GPI -0.0%
2005 0.9946 GPI -1.2%
2006 1 GPI +0.7%
2007 0.9879 GPI -1.4%
2008 0.9881 GPI +0.0%
2009 0.9865 GPI -0.2%
2010 0.9895 GPI +0.3%
2011 0.9925 GPI +0.3%
2012 0.9921 GPI -0.0%
2013 0.9946 GPI +0.3%
2014 0.994 GPI -0.1%
2015 0.9938 GPI -0.0%
2016 0.9903 GPI -0.3%
2017 0.9956 GPI +0.5%
2018 0.9946 GPI -0.1%
2019 0.9772 GPI -1.7%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 0.9772 GPI is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9916 GPI, 99% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 0.9772 GPI is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.995 GPI, 98% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1 GPI 1 GPI 1 GPI 2
2000s 0.9983 GPI 0.9865 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2010s 0.9914 GPI 0.9772 GPI 0.9956 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 137 Bolivia 0.9783 GPI compare
  2. 138 Maldives 0.9782 GPI compare
  3. 139 Barbados 0.9777 GPI compare
  4. 141 South Africa 0.977 GPI compare
  5. 142 Portugal 0.9753 GPI compare
  6. 143 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9732 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Moldova?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Moldova was 0.9772 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2001.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9772 GPI in 2019.
How does Moldova rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Moldova ranks 140th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Moldova 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.