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

Latest (2019)
0.9847 GPI
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
1 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.9007 GPI
in 1993
Years of data
27
1993–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in World, 1993–2019

00.250.50.7511993200620191993: 0.901 GPI1994: 0.903 GPI1995: 0.905 GPI1996: 0.909 GPI1997: 0.915 GPI1998: 0.917 GPI1999: 0.921 GPI2000: 0.923 GPI2001: 0.928 GPI2002: 0.931 GPI2003: 0.949 GPI2004: 0.95 GPI2005: 0.953 GPI2006: 0.957 GPI2007: 0.96 GPI2008: 0.967 GPI2009: 0.973 GPI2010: 0.974 GPI2011: 0.977 GPI2012: 0.981 GPI2013: 0.997 GPI2014: 0.997 GPI2015: 0.999 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 0.985 GPI2019: 0.985 GPI

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in World, 1993 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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. 1 Senegal 1.15 GPI compare
  2. 2 Bangladesh 1.14 GPI compare
  3. 3 Gambia 1.11 GPI compare
  4. 4 Kiribati 1.08 GPI compare
  5. 5 San Marino 1.07 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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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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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.