Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in OECD members

OECD members: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 1 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1 GPI
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
8th
of 43 groups
All-time high
1 GPI
in 2015
All-time low
0.9813 GPI
in 1994
Years of data
28
1992–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in OECD members, 1992–2019

00.250.50.7511992200520191992: 0.984 GPI1993: 0.983 GPI1994: 0.981 GPI1995: 0.982 GPI1996: 0.982 GPI1997: 0.985 GPI1998: 0.988 GPI1999: 0.992 GPI2000: 0.988 GPI2001: 0.991 GPI2002: 0.992 GPI2003: 0.995 GPI2004: 0.997 GPI2005: 0.991 GPI2006: 0.995 GPI2007: 0.996 GPI2008: 0.996 GPI2009: 0.998 GPI2010: 0.997 GPI2011: 0.998 GPI2012: 0.996 GPI2013: 0.998 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 0.999 GPI2017: 0.998 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in OECD members stood at 1 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in OECD members peaked at 1 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9813 GPI, in 1994.

OECD members ranks 8th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in OECD members, 1992 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1992 0.9843 GPI
1993 0.983 GPI -0.1%
1994 0.9813 GPI -0.2%
1995 0.9824 GPI +0.1%
1996 0.9819 GPI -0.0%
1997 0.9848 GPI +0.3%
1998 0.9883 GPI +0.4%
1999 0.9916 GPI +0.3%
2000 0.9878 GPI -0.4%
2001 0.9905 GPI +0.3%
2002 0.992 GPI +0.2%
2003 0.9945 GPI +0.2%
2004 0.9969 GPI +0.2%
2005 0.9913 GPI -0.6%
2006 0.9953 GPI +0.4%
2007 0.996 GPI +0.1%
2008 0.996 GPI -0.0%
2009 0.9983 GPI +0.2%
2010 0.9971 GPI -0.1%
2011 0.9977 GPI +0.1%
2012 0.9964 GPI -0.1%
2013 0.9978 GPI +0.1%
2014 1 GPI +0.3%
2015 1 GPI +0.1%
2016 0.9989 GPI -0.3%
2017 0.9981 GPI -0.1%
2018 1 GPI +0.3%
2019 1 GPI +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9847 GPI 0.9813 GPI 0.9916 GPI 8
2000s 0.9939 GPI 0.9878 GPI 0.9983 GPI 10
2010s 0.9992 GPI 0.9964 GPI 1 GPI 10

Countries ranked near OECD members

  1. 5 San Marino 1.07 GPI compare
  2. 6 Mauritania 1.06 GPI compare
  3. 7 Congo 1.06 GPI compare
  4. 8 Bhutan 1.05 GPI compare
  5. 9 Burundi 1.05 GPI compare
  6. 10 Suriname 1.05 GPI compare
  7. 11 Mexico 1.04 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 OECD members?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in OECD members was 1 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in OECD members?
The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2015.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in OECD members?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9813 GPI in 1994.
How does OECD members rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
OECD members ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in OECD members?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this OECD members 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.