Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1.03 GPI
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
11th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.07 GPI
in 2008
All-time low
1.02 GPI
in 1999
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2019

00.250.50.7511998200820191998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1.1 GPI2008: 1.1 GPI2009: 1.1 GPI2010: 1.1 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, upper secondary, gender parity index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 1.03 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.02 GPI, in 1999.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1998 1.02 GPI
1999 1.02 GPI -0.3%
2000 1.02 GPI +0.2%
2001 1.03 GPI +0.8%
2002 1.03 GPI +0.3%
2003 1.03 GPI +0.3%
2004 1.03 GPI -0.0%
2005 1.03 GPI +0.0%
2006 1.05 GPI +1.4%
2007 1.05 GPI +0.7%
2008 1.07 GPI +1.4%
2009 1.06 GPI -0.8%
2010 1.05 GPI -0.5%
2011 1.05 GPI -0.5%
2012 1.04 GPI -0.6%
2013 1.02 GPI -2.4%
2014 1.02 GPI +0.6%
2015 1.02 GPI -0.3%
2016 1.03 GPI +0.5%
2017 1.02 GPI -0.6%
2018 1.03 GPI +0.8%
2019 1.03 GPI +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.02 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.02 GPI 2
2000s 1.04 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.07 GPI 10
2010s 1.03 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.05 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 8 Bhutan 1.16 GPI compare
  2. 9 Armenia 1.15 GPI compare
  3. 10 Burundi 1.15 GPI compare
  4. 11 Suriname 1.15 GPI compare
  5. 12 Lesotho 1.15 GPI compare
  6. 13 Bahrain 1.14 GPI compare
  7. 14 British Virgin Islands 1.13 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.03 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2008.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 1999.
How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 3,033 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for upper secondary to the male total net enrolment rate for upper 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. For more information, consult the UIS website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/