School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1.02 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.02 GPI
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
2nd
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.03 GPI
in 2009
All-time low
0.9553 GPI
in 1972
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2020

00.250.50.751197019952020

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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 1.02 GPI.

That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9553 GPI, in 1972.

That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970 to 2020.
Year GPI Change
1970 0.9562 GPI
1971 0.9594 GPI +0.3%
1972 0.9553 GPI -0.4%
1973 0.9609 GPI +0.6%
1974 0.9688 GPI +0.8%
1975 0.9785 GPI +1.0%
1976 0.9799 GPI +0.1%
1977 0.9783 GPI -0.2%
1978 0.9795 GPI +0.1%
1979 0.9951 GPI +1.6%
1980 0.9975 GPI +0.2%
1981 1 GPI +0.3%
1982 0.9982 GPI -0.2%
1983 0.9973 GPI -0.1%
1984 0.9963 GPI -0.1%
1985 0.9856 GPI -1.1%
1986 1 GPI +1.6%
1987 1 GPI +0.2%
1988 1.01 GPI +0.5%
1989 1.01 GPI +0.2%
1990 1.02 GPI +0.5%
1991 1.01 GPI -0.1%
1992 1.01 GPI -0.1%
1993 1.01 GPI -0.2%
1994 1.01 GPI -0.3%
1995 1.01 GPI -0.1%
1996 1 GPI -0.4%
1997 1.01 GPI +0.2%
1998 1 GPI -0.1%
1999 1.01 GPI +0.3%
2000 1.01 GPI +0.2%
2001 1.01 GPI -0.2%
2002 1.01 GPI -0.0%
2003 1.02 GPI +1.0%
2004 1.02 GPI -0.1%
2005 1.02 GPI -0.1%
2006 1.02 GPI +0.2%
2007 1.03 GPI +0.9%
2008 1.03 GPI +0.0%
2009 1.03 GPI +0.1%
2010 1.02 GPI -0.7%
2011 1.02 GPI -0.1%
2012 1.02 GPI -0.2%
2013 1.02 GPI -0.3%
2014 1.02 GPI +0.0%
2015 1.02 GPI +0.1%
2016 1.01 GPI -0.2%
2017 1.01 GPI -0.2%
2018 1.01 GPI +0.2%
2019 1.02 GPI +0.2%
2020 1.02 GPI +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9712 GPI 0.9553 GPI 0.9951 GPI 10
1980s 0.9997 GPI 0.9856 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
1990s 1.01 GPI 1 GPI 1.02 GPI 10
2000s 1.02 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.03 GPI 10
2010s 1.02 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.02 GPI 10
2020s 1.02 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.02 GPI 1

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

  1. 1 Senegal 1.18 GPI compare
  2. 2 Gambia 1.15 GPI compare
  3. 3 Bangladesh 1.14 GPI compare
  4. 4 French Polynesia 1.09 GPI compare
  5. 5 Suriname 1.09 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 1.02 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2009.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9553 GPI in 1972.
How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2020.
Is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.