Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Zambia
Zambia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 1.02 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Zambia, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 1.02 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in 2017. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Zambia peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9083 GPI, in 1999.
That places Zambia 32nd out of 188 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Zambia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9157 GPI | — |
| 1999 | 0.9083 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9138 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9145 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.914 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9304 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.933 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9553 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9504 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9522 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.962 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9879 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9689 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9889 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9888 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9935 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.994 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPI | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.912 GPI | 0.9083 GPI | 0.9157 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9362 GPI | 0.9138 GPI | 0.962 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9934 GPI | 0.9689 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Zambia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Zambia was 1.02 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9083 GPI in 1999.
- How does Zambia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
- Zambia ranks 32nd out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.