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

Spain: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde was 1 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1 GPI
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
62nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
1 GPI
in 2018
All-time low
0.9745 GPI
in 1996
Years of data
26
1993–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Spain, 1993–2018

00.250.50.7511993200520181993: 0.979 GPI1994: 0.975 GPI1995: 0.975 GPI1996: 0.974 GPI1997: 0.976 GPI1998: 0.982 GPI1999: 0.994 GPI2000: 0.996 GPI2001: 0.996 GPI2002: 0.997 GPI2003: 0.999 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 0.995 GPI2006: 0.994 GPI2007: 0.995 GPI2008: 0.998 GPI2009: 0.999 GPI2010: 0.992 GPI2011: 0.991 GPI2012: 0.991 GPI2013: 0.994 GPI2014: 0.999 GPI2015: 0.996 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Spain is 1 GPI, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Spain peaked at 1 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9745 GPI, in 1996.

Spain ranks 62nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Spain, 1993 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1993 0.9786 GPI
1994 0.9754 GPI -0.3%
1995 0.9751 GPI -0.0%
1996 0.9745 GPI -0.1%
1997 0.9758 GPI +0.1%
1998 0.9816 GPI +0.6%
1999 0.9937 GPI +1.2%
2000 0.9959 GPI +0.2%
2001 0.9965 GPI +0.1%
2002 0.9966 GPI +0.0%
2003 0.9986 GPI +0.2%
2004 1 GPI +0.3%
2005 0.9953 GPI -0.6%
2006 0.9938 GPI -0.2%
2007 0.9955 GPI +0.2%
2008 0.9985 GPI +0.3%
2009 0.9985 GPI +0.0%
2010 0.9919 GPI -0.7%
2011 0.9906 GPI -0.1%
2012 0.9907 GPI +0.0%
2013 0.994 GPI +0.3%
2014 0.9991 GPI +0.5%
2015 0.9964 GPI -0.3%
2016 1 GPI +0.4%
2017 1 GPI +0.3%
2018 1 GPI +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9792 GPI 0.9745 GPI 0.9937 GPI 7
2000s 0.9971 GPI 0.9938 GPI 1 GPI 10
2010s 0.9966 GPI 0.9906 GPI 1 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 59 Egypt 1 GPI compare
  2. 60 Timor-Leste 1 GPI compare
  3. 61 Kuwait 1 GPI compare
  4. 63 Czechia 1 GPI compare
  5. 64 Saudi Arabia 1 GPI compare
  6. 65 Estonia 1 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Spain?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Spain was 1 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9745 GPI in 1996.
How does Spain rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde?
Spain ranks 62nd out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Spain 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.