Ireland vs Low & middle income: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index

Ireland
1.04 GPI
in 2020
Low & middle income
0.9836 GPI
in 2020
Ireland rank
29th
Low & middle income rank
31st

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index over time

  • Ireland
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 1.04 GPI against 0.9836 GPI in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.0564 GPI.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 29th and Low & middle income ranks 31st of 194 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 1.04 GPI 0.7711 GPI 0.2644 GPI Ireland
1980s 1.05 GPI 0.8092 GPI 0.2386 GPI Ireland
1990s 1.03 GPI 0.8715 GPI 0.162 GPI Ireland
2000s 1.03 GPI 0.9367 GPI 0.0917 GPI Ireland
2010s 1.02 GPI 0.9851 GPI 0.033 GPI Ireland
2020s 1.04 GPI 0.9836 GPI 0.0582 GPI Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index, Ireland or Low & middle income?
Ireland, at 1.04 GPI against 0.9836 GPI in Low & middle income as of 2020.
What is the difference in school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index between Ireland and Low & middle income?
0.0564 GPI, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Low & middle income?
49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
How do Ireland and Low & middle income rank globally for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Ireland ranks 29th and Low & middle income ranks 31st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.