Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in European Union

European Union: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1 GPI
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
1 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.983 GPI
in 1994
Years of data
34
1986–2019

Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in European Union, 1986–2019

00.250.50.7511986200220191986: 0.989 GPI1987: 0.988 GPI1988: 0.989 GPI1989: 0.988 GPI1990: 0.987 GPI1991: 0.987 GPI1992: 0.988 GPI1993: 0.986 GPI1994: 0.983 GPI1995: 0.983 GPI1996: 0.984 GPI1997: 0.986 GPI1998: 0.99 GPI1999: 0.994 GPI2000: 0.997 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in European Union stood at 1 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in European Union peaked at 1 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.983 GPI, in 1994.

Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in European Union, year by year

Annual values for Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in European Union, 1986 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1986 0.9894 GPI
1987 0.9882 GPI -0.1%
1988 0.9887 GPI +0.1%
1989 0.9883 GPI -0.0%
1990 0.9872 GPI -0.1%
1991 0.9875 GPI +0.0%
1992 0.9876 GPI +0.0%
1993 0.9864 GPI -0.1%
1994 0.983 GPI -0.3%
1995 0.9834 GPI +0.0%
1996 0.9842 GPI +0.1%
1997 0.9855 GPI +0.1%
1998 0.9902 GPI +0.5%
1999 0.9944 GPI +0.4%
2000 0.997 GPI +0.3%
2001 0.9999 GPI +0.3%
2002 1 GPI +0.2%
2003 1 GPI +0.0%
2004 1 GPI -0.0%
2005 1 GPI -0.0%
2006 1 GPI +0.1%
2007 1 GPI -0.0%
2008 1 GPI -0.1%
2009 1 GPI -0.0%
2010 1 GPI +0.0%
2011 1 GPI -0.1%
2012 1 GPI +0.1%
2013 1 GPI +0.0%
2014 1 GPI +0.1%
2015 1 GPI +0.1%
2016 1 GPI +0.0%
2017 1 GPI -0.1%
2018 1 GPI +0.0%
2019 1 GPI -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9887 GPI 0.9882 GPI 0.9894 GPI 4
1990s 0.9869 GPI 0.983 GPI 0.9944 GPI 10
2000s 1 GPI 0.997 GPI 1 GPI 10
2010s 1 GPI 1 GPI 1 GPI 10

Countries ranked near European Union

  1. 1 Honduras 1.23 GPI compare
  2. 2 Bhutan 1.15 GPI compare
  3. 3 Lesotho 1.1 GPI compare
  4. 4 Puerto Rico 1.1 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in European Union?
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in European Union was 1 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in European Union?
The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2016.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in European Union?
The lowest recorded value was 0.983 GPI in 1994.
How does European Union rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index?
European Union ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2019.
Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in European Union?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this European Union data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 3,032 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for lower secondary to the male total net enrolment rate for 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.