Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in World
World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde was 0.9847 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in World, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in World stood at 0.9847 GPI.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in World peaked at 1 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9007 GPI, in 1993.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in World, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.9007 GPI | — |
| 1994 | 0.9028 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9047 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9088 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9153 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.917 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9207 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9226 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9278 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9312 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9493 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9502 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9527 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9566 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9596 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.967 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9732 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.974 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9771 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9813 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9967 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9971 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9985 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9845 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9847 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.91 GPI | 0.9007 GPI | 0.9207 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.949 GPI | 0.9226 GPI | 0.9732 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9898 GPI | 0.974 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Senegal 1.15 GPI compare
- 2 Bangladesh 1.14 GPI compare
- 3 Gambia 1.11 GPI compare
- 4 Kiribati 1.08 GPI compare
- 5 San Marino 1.07 GPI compare
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- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 68.68 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 64.37 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 133.05 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.67 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 89.7% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.61 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in World was 0.9847 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9007 GPI in 1993.
- How does World rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde?
- World ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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About this data
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.