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

Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.8653 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8653 GPI
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
180th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.8653 GPI
in 2019
All-time low
0.7187 GPI
in 2002
Years of data
18
2002–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Pakistan, 2002–2019

00.20.40.60.82002201020192002: 0.719 GPI2003: 0.719 GPI2004: 0.727 GPI2005: 0.76 GPI2006: 0.784 GPI2007: 0.814 GPI2008: 0.825 GPI2009: 0.838 GPI2010: 0.837 GPI2011: 0.846 GPI2012: 0.857 GPI2013: 0.856 GPI2014: 0.848 GPI2015: 0.85 GPI2016: 0.853 GPI2017: 0.862 GPI2018: 0.85 GPI2019: 0.865 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Pakistan stood at 0.8653 GPI. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Pakistan peaked at 0.8653 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7187 GPI, in 2002.

Pakistan ranks 180th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Pakistan, 2002 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
2002 0.7187 GPI
2003 0.7189 GPI +0.0%
2004 0.7272 GPI +1.2%
2005 0.7598 GPI +4.5%
2006 0.7836 GPI +3.1%
2007 0.8137 GPI +3.8%
2008 0.8249 GPI +1.4%
2009 0.8376 GPI +1.5%
2010 0.8375 GPI -0.0%
2011 0.8461 GPI +1.0%
2012 0.8569 GPI +1.3%
2013 0.8558 GPI -0.1%
2014 0.848 GPI -0.9%
2015 0.8497 GPI +0.2%
2016 0.8528 GPI +0.4%
2017 0.8624 GPI +1.1%
2018 0.85 GPI -1.4%
2019 0.8653 GPI +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7731 GPI 0.7187 GPI 0.8376 GPI 8
2010s 0.8524 GPI 0.8375 GPI 0.8653 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 177 Mali 0.8987 GPI compare
  2. 178 Cameroon 0.8939 GPI compare
  3. 179 Eritrea 0.8692 GPI compare
  4. 181 Niger 0.8458 GPI compare
  5. 182 Yemen 0.841 GPI compare
  6. 183 Iraq 0.817 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Pakistan?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Pakistan was 0.8653 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.8653 GPI in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7187 GPI in 2002.
How does Pakistan rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Pakistan ranks 180th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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.