Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Small states

Small states: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9978 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9978 GPI
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
14th
of 43 groups
All-time high
0.9978 GPI
in 2019
All-time low
0.9684 GPI
in 2000
Years of data
24
1996–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Small states, 1996–2019

00.20.40.60.811996200720191996: 0.976 GPI1997: 0.973 GPI1998: 0.971 GPI1999: 0.97 GPI2000: 0.968 GPI2001: 0.969 GPI2002: 0.969 GPI2003: 0.972 GPI2004: 0.972 GPI2005: 0.972 GPI2006: 0.976 GPI2007: 0.978 GPI2008: 0.983 GPI2009: 0.983 GPI2010: 0.986 GPI2011: 0.986 GPI2012: 0.993 GPI2013: 0.991 GPI2014: 0.99 GPI2015: 0.995 GPI2016: 0.994 GPI2017: 0.996 GPI2018: 0.995 GPI2019: 0.998 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Small states recorded 0.9978 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in 2019. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Small states peaked at 0.9978 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9684 GPI, in 2000.

Small states ranks 14th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Small states, 1996 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1996 0.9757 GPI
1997 0.9727 GPI -0.3%
1998 0.9707 GPI -0.2%
1999 0.97 GPI -0.1%
2000 0.9684 GPI -0.2%
2001 0.9691 GPI +0.1%
2002 0.9687 GPI -0.0%
2003 0.9723 GPI +0.4%
2004 0.9719 GPI -0.0%
2005 0.9722 GPI +0.0%
2006 0.9763 GPI +0.4%
2007 0.978 GPI +0.2%
2008 0.9829 GPI +0.5%
2009 0.983 GPI +0.0%
2010 0.9859 GPI +0.3%
2011 0.9864 GPI +0.1%
2012 0.9927 GPI +0.6%
2013 0.9915 GPI -0.1%
2014 0.9903 GPI -0.1%
2015 0.9953 GPI +0.5%
2016 0.9935 GPI -0.2%
2017 0.996 GPI +0.3%
2018 0.9953 GPI -0.1%
2019 0.9978 GPI +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9723 GPI 0.97 GPI 0.9757 GPI 4
2000s 0.9743 GPI 0.9684 GPI 0.983 GPI 10
2010s 0.9925 GPI 0.9859 GPI 0.9978 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Small states

  1. 11 Mexico 1.04 GPI compare
  2. 12 Seychelles 1.04 GPI compare
  3. 13 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.04 GPI compare
  4. 14 Albania 1.03 GPI compare
  5. 15 Hong Kong, China 1.03 GPI compare
  6. 16 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.03 GPI compare
  7. 17 Naoero 1.03 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Small states?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Small states was 0.9978 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Small states?
The highest recorded value was 0.9978 GPI in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Small states?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9684 GPI in 2000.
How does Small states rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Small states ranks 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Small states?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this 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.