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

Low & middle income: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9836 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9836 GPI
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
31st
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.9999 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.7455 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Low & middle income, 1970–2020

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Low & middle income is 0.9836 GPI, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Low & middle income peaked at 0.9999 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7455 GPI, in 1971.

Low & middle income ranks 31st of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Low & middle income, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Low & middle income, 1970 to 2020.
Year GPI Change
1970 0.7456 GPI
1971 0.7455 GPI -0.0%
1972 0.7462 GPI +0.1%
1973 0.7462 GPI -0.0%
1974 0.7475 GPI +0.2%
1975 0.7753 GPI +3.7%
1976 0.7892 GPI +1.8%
1977 0.7934 GPI +0.5%
1978 0.7962 GPI +0.4%
1979 0.8003 GPI +0.5%
1980 0.7994 GPI -0.1%
1981 0.7971 GPI -0.3%
1982 0.7951 GPI -0.2%
1983 0.7974 GPI +0.3%
1984 0.7976 GPI +0.0%
1985 0.7993 GPI +0.2%
1986 0.8169 GPI +2.2%
1987 0.8249 GPI +1.0%
1988 0.8297 GPI +0.6%
1989 0.8344 GPI +0.6%
1990 0.8393 GPI +0.6%
1991 0.8477 GPI +1.0%
1992 0.855 GPI +0.9%
1993 0.8611 GPI +0.7%
1994 0.8699 GPI +1.0%
1995 0.8754 GPI +0.6%
1996 0.8802 GPI +0.6%
1997 0.888 GPI +0.9%
1998 0.8951 GPI +0.8%
1999 0.9031 GPI +0.9%
2000 0.9066 GPI +0.4%
2001 0.9105 GPI +0.4%
2002 0.914 GPI +0.4%
2003 0.9344 GPI +2.2%
2004 0.9357 GPI +0.1%
2005 0.9414 GPI +0.6%
2006 0.9462 GPI +0.5%
2007 0.9513 GPI +0.5%
2008 0.9595 GPI +0.9%
2009 0.9675 GPI +0.8%
2010 0.9668 GPI -0.1%
2011 0.9697 GPI +0.3%
2012 0.9739 GPI +0.4%
2013 0.9904 GPI +1.7%
2014 0.9926 GPI +0.2%
2015 0.9936 GPI +0.1%
2016 0.9999 GPI +0.6%
2017 0.9983 GPI -0.2%
2018 0.985 GPI -1.3%
2019 0.9862 GPI +0.1%
2020 0.9836 GPI -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7685 GPI 0.7455 GPI 0.8003 GPI 10
1980s 0.8092 GPI 0.7951 GPI 0.8344 GPI 10
1990s 0.8715 GPI 0.8393 GPI 0.9031 GPI 10
2000s 0.9367 GPI 0.9066 GPI 0.9675 GPI 10
2010s 0.9856 GPI 0.9668 GPI 0.9999 GPI 10
2020s 0.9836 GPI 0.9836 GPI 0.9836 GPI 1

Countries ranked near Low & middle income

  1. 28 Burkina Faso 1.04 GPI compare
  2. 29 Ireland 1.04 GPI compare
  3. 30 Sao Tome and Principe 1.04 GPI compare
  4. 31 Malaysia 1.04 GPI compare
  5. 32 Croatia 1.04 GPI compare
  6. 33 Palau 1.04 GPI compare
  7. 34 Mauritius 1.04 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 Low & middle income?
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Low & middle income was 0.9836 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 Low & middle income?
The highest recorded value was 0.9999 GPI in 2016.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Low & middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7455 GPI in 1971.
How does Low & middle income rank for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Low & middle income ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2020.
Is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Low & middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low & middle 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.