School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9235 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9235 GPI
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
43rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.9235 GPI
in 2020
All-time low
0.6443 GPI
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970–2020

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Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2020, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 0.9235 GPI. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 0.9235 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6443 GPI, in 1970.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 43rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970 to 2020.
Year GPI Change
1970 0.6443 GPI
1971 0.6449 GPI +0.1%
1972 0.6525 GPI +1.2%
1973 0.6571 GPI +0.7%
1974 0.665 GPI +1.2%
1975 0.6662 GPI +0.2%
1976 0.6699 GPI +0.6%
1977 0.6782 GPI +1.2%
1978 0.6899 GPI +1.7%
1979 0.6933 GPI +0.5%
1980 0.7042 GPI +1.6%
1981 0.712 GPI +1.1%
1982 0.7379 GPI +3.6%
1983 0.7426 GPI +0.6%
1984 0.7496 GPI +0.9%
1985 0.7448 GPI -0.6%
1986 0.7523 GPI +1.0%
1987 0.7662 GPI +1.9%
1988 0.7598 GPI -0.8%
1989 0.7652 GPI +0.7%
1990 0.7688 GPI +0.5%
1991 0.776 GPI +0.9%
1992 0.7795 GPI +0.4%
1993 0.7806 GPI +0.2%
1994 0.7776 GPI -0.4%
1995 0.7734 GPI -0.5%
1996 0.7688 GPI -0.6%
1997 0.7742 GPI +0.7%
1998 0.7749 GPI +0.1%
1999 0.7913 GPI +2.1%
2000 0.799 GPI +1.0%
2001 0.8034 GPI +0.6%
2002 0.8057 GPI +0.3%
2003 0.8161 GPI +1.3%
2004 0.8117 GPI -0.5%
2005 0.8328 GPI +2.6%
2006 0.8431 GPI +1.2%
2007 0.849 GPI +0.7%
2008 0.8582 GPI +1.1%
2009 0.8688 GPI +1.2%
2010 0.8776 GPI +1.0%
2011 0.8866 GPI +1.0%
2012 0.8929 GPI +0.7%
2013 0.8998 GPI +0.8%
2014 0.9025 GPI +0.3%
2015 0.9121 GPI +1.1%
2016 0.9145 GPI +0.3%
2017 0.9163 GPI +0.2%
2018 0.9164 GPI +0.0%
2019 0.9192 GPI +0.3%
2020 0.9235 GPI +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.6661 GPI 0.6443 GPI 0.6933 GPI 10
1980s 0.7434 GPI 0.7042 GPI 0.7662 GPI 10
1990s 0.7765 GPI 0.7688 GPI 0.7913 GPI 10
2000s 0.8288 GPI 0.799 GPI 0.8688 GPI 10
2010s 0.9038 GPI 0.8776 GPI 0.9192 GPI 10
2020s 0.9235 GPI 0.9235 GPI 0.9235 GPI 1

Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

  1. 40 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.03 GPI compare
  2. 41 New Zealand 1.03 GPI compare
  3. 42 Thailand 1.03 GPI compare
  4. 43 Philippines 1.03 GPI compare
  5. 44 Albania 1.03 GPI compare
  6. 45 Vanuatu 1.03 GPI compare
  7. 46 Argentina 1.02 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.9235 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The highest recorded value was 0.9235 GPI in 2020.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6443 GPI in 1970.
How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 43rd out of 45 groups with data for 2020.
Is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.