Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Peru

Peru: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde was 0.9526 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9526 GPI
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
162nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2008
All-time low
0.9526 GPI
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Peru, 1998–2019

00.250.50.7511998200820191998: 0.981 GPI1999: 0.983 GPI2000: 0.983 GPI2001: 0.984 GPI2002: 0.983 GPI2003: 0.984 GPI2004: 0.999 GPI2005: 0.999 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 0.999 GPI2010: 0.998 GPI2011: 0.99 GPI2012: 0.978 GPI2013: 0.986 GPI2014: 0.994 GPI2015: 0.997 GPI2016: 0.983 GPI2017: 0.97 GPI2018: 0.96 GPI2019: 0.953 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Peru stood at 0.9526 GPI. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Peru peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.9526 GPI, in 2019.

That places Peru 162nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Peru, 1998 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1998 0.9806 GPI
1999 0.9835 GPI +0.3%
2000 0.9831 GPI -0.0%
2001 0.9839 GPI +0.1%
2002 0.9829 GPI -0.1%
2003 0.9843 GPI +0.1%
2004 0.9985 GPI +1.4%
2005 0.9992 GPI +0.1%
2006 1.01 GPI +0.8%
2007 1.01 GPI +0.0%
2008 1.01 GPI +0.1%
2009 0.9995 GPI -0.9%
2010 0.9985 GPI -0.1%
2011 0.9903 GPI -0.8%
2012 0.9779 GPI -1.3%
2013 0.9856 GPI +0.8%
2014 0.9939 GPI +0.8%
2015 0.9975 GPI +0.4%
2016 0.9834 GPI -1.4%
2017 0.9704 GPI -1.3%
2018 0.9602 GPI -1.0%
2019 0.9526 GPI -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.982 GPI 0.9806 GPI 0.9835 GPI 2
2000s 0.9956 GPI 0.9829 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2010s 0.981 GPI 0.9526 GPI 0.9985 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 159 Cape Verde 0.9578 GPI compare
  2. 160 Dominica 0.9571 GPI compare
  3. 161 Cuba 0.9541 GPI compare
  4. 163 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9514 GPI compare
  5. 164 Tuvalu 0.9488 GPI compare
  6. 165 Sudan 0.9459 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Peru?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Peru was 0.9526 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2008.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9526 GPI in 2019.
How does Peru rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde?
Peru ranks 162nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Peru 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.