Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Portugal

Portugal: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.9996 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.9996 GPI
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
71st
of 135 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 1993
All-time low
0.9126 GPI
in 1978
Years of data
9
1973–2017

Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Portugal, 1973–2017

00.250.50.7511973199520171973: 0.916 GPI1974: 0.927 GPI1976: 0.928 GPI1978: 0.913 GPI1993: 1 GPI1994: 0.982 GPI1995: 0.995 GPI2016: 0.993 GPI2017: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Portugal is 0.9996 GPI, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Portugal peaked at 1.01 GPI in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.9126 GPI, in 1978.

Portugal ranks 71st of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Portugal, 1973 to 2017.
Year GPI Change
1973 0.9163 GPI
1974 0.9271 GPI +1.2%
1976 0.9284 GPI +0.1%
1978 0.9126 GPI -1.7%
1993 1.01 GPI +10.5%
1994 0.9824 GPI -2.5%
1995 0.9951 GPI +1.3%
2016 0.9933 GPI -0.2%
2017 0.9996 GPI +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9211 GPI 0.9126 GPI 0.9284 GPI 4
1990s 0.9952 GPI 0.9824 GPI 1.01 GPI 3
2010s 0.9964 GPI 0.9933 GPI 0.9996 GPI 2

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 68 Argentina 1 GPI compare
  2. 69 France 1 GPI compare
  3. 70 Cuba 1 GPI compare
  4. 72 Korea 0.9996 GPI compare
  5. 73 Hungary 0.9995 GPI compare
  6. 74 Djibouti 0.9991 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Portugal?
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Portugal was 0.9996 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 1993.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9126 GPI in 1978.
How does Portugal rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Portugal ranks 71st out of 135 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this Portugal 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.