Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in United States

United States: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9955 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9955 GPI
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
89th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 1998
All-time low
0.9842 GPI
in 2016
Years of data
24
1993–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in United States, 1993–2018

00.250.50.7511993200520181993: 0.987 GPI1994: 0.987 GPI1995: 0.991 GPI1996: 0.986 GPI1998: 1 GPI2000: 0.987 GPI2001: 0.996 GPI2002: 0.997 GPI2003: 0.999 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 0.988 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 0.999 GPI2008: 0.999 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 0.996 GPI2011: 0.998 GPI2012: 0.991 GPI2013: 0.989 GPI2014: 0.998 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 0.984 GPI2017: 0.99 GPI2018: 0.996 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in United States is 0.9955 GPI, measured in 2018.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in United States peaked at 1.01 GPI in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9842 GPI, in 2016.

United States ranks 89th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in United States, 1993 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1993 0.9868 GPI
1994 0.9867 GPI -0.0%
1995 0.9908 GPI +0.4%
1996 0.986 GPI -0.5%
1998 1.01 GPI +2.5%
2000 0.9869 GPI -2.3%
2001 0.9961 GPI +0.9%
2002 0.9973 GPI +0.1%
2003 0.999 GPI +0.2%
2004 1.01 GPI +0.9%
2005 0.9878 GPI -2.0%
2006 0.9997 GPI +1.2%
2007 0.999 GPI -0.1%
2008 0.9988 GPI -0.0%
2009 1 GPI +0.3%
2010 0.9955 GPI -0.7%
2011 0.9981 GPI +0.3%
2012 0.9907 GPI -0.7%
2013 0.9891 GPI -0.2%
2014 0.9984 GPI +0.9%
2015 1 GPI +0.2%
2016 0.9842 GPI -1.6%
2017 0.9903 GPI +0.6%
2018 0.9955 GPI +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9922 GPI 0.986 GPI 1.01 GPI 5
2000s 0.9975 GPI 0.9869 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2010s 0.9936 GPI 0.9842 GPI 1 GPI 9

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 86 Argentina 0.9962 GPI compare
  2. 87 Austria 0.9962 GPI compare
  3. 88 Paraguay 0.9957 GPI compare
  4. 90 Switzerland 0.995 GPI compare
  5. 91 Norway 0.9946 GPI compare
  6. 92 Tonga 0.9945 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in United States?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in United States was 0.9955 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 1998.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9842 GPI in 2016.
How does United States rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
United States ranks 89th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United 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.