Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Pacific island small states

Pacific island small states: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9987 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9987 GPI
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
11th
of 43 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2012
All-time low
0.9847 GPI
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Pacific island small states, 1997–2019

00.250.50.7511997200820191997: 0.985 GPI1998: 0.993 GPI1999: 0.995 GPI2000: 0.995 GPI2001: 0.993 GPI2002: 0.997 GPI2003: 0.996 GPI2004: 0.989 GPI2005: 0.996 GPI2006: 0.993 GPI2007: 0.993 GPI2008: 0.996 GPI2009: 0.995 GPI2010: 0.999 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 0.996 GPI2014: 0.991 GPI2015: 0.993 GPI2016: 0.996 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 0.999 GPI2019: 0.999 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Pacific island small states is 0.9987 GPI, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Pacific island small states peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9847 GPI, in 1997.

That places Pacific island small states 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Pacific island small states, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Pacific island small states, 1997 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1997 0.9847 GPI
1998 0.9933 GPI +0.9%
1999 0.9949 GPI +0.2%
2000 0.9949 GPI +0.0%
2001 0.993 GPI -0.2%
2002 0.9969 GPI +0.4%
2003 0.996 GPI -0.1%
2004 0.9889 GPI -0.7%
2005 0.9963 GPI +0.8%
2006 0.9935 GPI -0.3%
2007 0.9929 GPI -0.1%
2008 0.9964 GPI +0.4%
2009 0.9952 GPI -0.1%
2010 0.9992 GPI +0.4%
2011 1 GPI +0.1%
2012 1.01 GPI +0.8%
2013 0.9957 GPI -1.3%
2014 0.9906 GPI -0.5%
2015 0.993 GPI +0.2%
2016 0.9962 GPI +0.3%
2017 0.9999 GPI +0.4%
2018 0.9988 GPI -0.1%
2019 0.9987 GPI -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.991 GPI 0.9847 GPI 0.9949 GPI 3
2000s 0.9944 GPI 0.9889 GPI 0.9969 GPI 10
2010s 0.9981 GPI 0.9906 GPI 1.01 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Pacific island small states

  1. 8 Bhutan 1.05 GPI compare
  2. 9 Burundi 1.05 GPI compare
  3. 10 Suriname 1.05 GPI compare
  4. 11 Mexico 1.04 GPI compare
  5. 12 Seychelles 1.04 GPI compare
  6. 13 Tanzania 1.04 GPI compare
  7. 14 Albania 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 Pacific island small states?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Pacific island small states was 0.9987 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Pacific island small states?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2012.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Pacific island small states?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9847 GPI in 1997.
How does Pacific island small states rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Pacific island small states ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Pacific island small states 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.