Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in North America

North America: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.9958 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9958 GPI
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
25th
of 43 groups
All-time high
1.02 GPI
in 1999
All-time low
0.988 GPI
in 2005
Years of data
34
1986–2019

Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in North America, 1986–2019

00.250.50.7511986200220191986: 0.999 GPI1987: 1 GPI1988: 1 GPI1989: 1 GPI1990: 1 GPI1991: 1 GPI1992: 1 GPI1993: 1 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1997: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 0.992 GPI2005: 0.988 GPI2006: 0.993 GPI2007: 0.992 GPI2008: 0.991 GPI2009: 0.999 GPI2010: 0.999 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 0.996 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

North America recorded 0.9958 GPI for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in North America peaked at 1.02 GPI in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.988 GPI, in 2005.

North America ranks 25th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in North America, year by year

Annual values for Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in North America, 1986 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1986 0.9993 GPI
1987 1.02 GPI +2.1%
1988 0.9997 GPI -2.0%
1989 1 GPI +0.0%
1990 1 GPI +0.0%
1991 1 GPI +0.0%
1992 1 GPI +0.0%
1993 1 GPI +0.0%
1994 0.9998 GPI -0.1%
1995 1 GPI +0.3%
1996 1 GPI -0.2%
1997 1.01 GPI +0.6%
1998 1.01 GPI +0.6%
1999 1.02 GPI +0.8%
2000 1.01 GPI -1.3%
2001 1 GPI -0.7%
2002 1.01 GPI +0.8%
2003 1 GPI -0.8%
2004 0.9921 GPI -0.8%
2005 0.988 GPI -0.4%
2006 0.9925 GPI +0.5%
2007 0.9924 GPI -0.0%
2008 0.9914 GPI -0.1%
2009 0.9989 GPI +0.8%
2010 0.9989 GPI +0.0%
2011 1 GPI +0.1%
2012 1.01 GPI +0.6%
2013 1 GPI -0.4%
2014 1.01 GPI +1.3%
2015 1.01 GPI -0.6%
2016 1 GPI -0.4%
2017 1 GPI -0.1%
2018 1.01 GPI +0.3%
2019 0.9958 GPI -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1 GPI 0.9993 GPI 1.02 GPI 4
1990s 1 GPI 0.9998 GPI 1.02 GPI 10
2000s 0.9972 GPI 0.988 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2010s 1 GPI 0.9958 GPI 1.01 GPI 10

Countries ranked near North America

  1. 22 Palestine, State of 1.04 GPI compare
  2. 23 Timor-Leste 1.04 GPI compare
  3. 24 Cayman Islands 1.04 GPI compare
  4. 25 Nicaragua 1.03 GPI compare
  5. 26 Malaysia 1.03 GPI compare
  6. 27 Ecuador 1.03 GPI compare
  7. 28 Myanmar 1.03 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in North America?
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in North America was 0.9958 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in North America?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 1999.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in North America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.988 GPI in 2005.
How does North America rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index?
North America ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in North America?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this North America 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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About this data

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.