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

Turkey: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9995 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9995 GPI
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
76th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2014
All-time low
0.8333 GPI
in 1994
Years of data
23
1994–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Turkey, 1994–2018

00.250.50.7511994200620181994: 0.833 GPI1995: 0.838 GPI1997: 0.838 GPI1999: 0.852 GPI2000: 0.869 GPI2001: 0.887 GPI2002: 0.898 GPI2003: 0.907 GPI2004: 0.916 GPI2005: 0.922 GPI2006: 0.934 GPI2007: 0.943 GPI2008: 0.951 GPI2009: 0.966 GPI2010: 0.976 GPI2011: 0.985 GPI2012: 0.983 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 0.998 GPI2018: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Turkey stood at 0.9995 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Turkey peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8333 GPI, in 1994.

Turkey ranks 76th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Turkey, 1994 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1994 0.8333 GPI
1995 0.8376 GPI +0.5%
1997 0.8381 GPI +0.1%
1999 0.8522 GPI +1.7%
2000 0.8685 GPI +1.9%
2001 0.8868 GPI +2.1%
2002 0.8982 GPI +1.3%
2003 0.9068 GPI +1.0%
2004 0.9159 GPI +1.0%
2005 0.9224 GPI +0.7%
2006 0.9341 GPI +1.3%
2007 0.9434 GPI +1.0%
2008 0.9515 GPI +0.9%
2009 0.9657 GPI +1.5%
2010 0.9762 GPI +1.1%
2011 0.9855 GPI +0.9%
2012 0.9829 GPI -0.3%
2013 1 GPI +2.1%
2014 1.01 GPI +0.4%
2015 1 GPI -0.4%
2016 1.01 GPI +0.1%
2017 0.9978 GPI -0.8%
2018 0.9995 GPI +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8403 GPI 0.8333 GPI 0.8522 GPI 4
2000s 0.9193 GPI 0.8685 GPI 0.9657 GPI 10
2010s 0.996 GPI 0.9762 GPI 1.01 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 73 Canada 1 GPI compare
  2. 74 Uruguay 1 GPI compare
  3. 75 Gibraltar 1 GPI compare
  4. 77 Iceland 0.9992 GPI compare
  5. 78 Venezuela 0.999 GPI compare
  6. 79 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.9987 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Turkey?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Turkey was 0.9995 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2014.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8333 GPI in 1994.
How does Turkey rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Turkey ranks 76th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey 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.