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

Low income: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.8977 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.8977 GPI
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
43rd
of 43 groups
All-time high
0.8977 GPI
in 2020
All-time low
0.6428 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

00.20.40.60.8197019952020

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 income is 0.8977 GPI, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Low income peaked at 0.8977 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6428 GPI, in 1971.

That places Low income 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it 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 Low income, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Low income, 1970 to 2020.
Year GPI Change
1970 0.6438 GPI
1971 0.6428 GPI -0.2%
1972 0.6489 GPI +1.0%
1973 0.6522 GPI +0.5%
1974 0.658 GPI +0.9%
1975 0.6577 GPI -0.0%
1976 0.6579 GPI +0.0%
1977 0.6657 GPI +1.2%
1978 0.6714 GPI +0.9%
1979 0.6721 GPI +0.1%
1980 0.6815 GPI +1.4%
1981 0.6892 GPI +1.1%
1982 0.7159 GPI +3.9%
1983 0.7183 GPI +0.3%
1984 0.7237 GPI +0.8%
1985 0.7171 GPI -0.9%
1986 0.7234 GPI +0.9%
1987 0.7373 GPI +1.9%
1988 0.7281 GPI -1.3%
1989 0.7327 GPI +0.6%
1990 0.7342 GPI +0.2%
1991 0.7417 GPI +1.0%
1992 0.7416 GPI -0.0%
1993 0.7427 GPI +0.2%
1994 0.7384 GPI -0.6%
1995 0.7342 GPI -0.6%
1996 0.7272 GPI -0.9%
1997 0.7328 GPI +0.8%
1998 0.733 GPI +0.0%
1999 0.7494 GPI +2.2%
2000 0.7588 GPI +1.3%
2001 0.7641 GPI +0.7%
2002 0.772 GPI +1.0%
2003 0.7833 GPI +1.5%
2004 0.7789 GPI -0.6%
2005 0.8056 GPI +3.4%
2006 0.818 GPI +1.5%
2007 0.8248 GPI +0.8%
2008 0.8372 GPI +1.5%
2009 0.8487 GPI +1.4%
2010 0.8576 GPI +1.0%
2011 0.865 GPI +0.9%
2012 0.8722 GPI +0.8%
2013 0.878 GPI +0.7%
2014 0.8807 GPI +0.3%
2015 0.8912 GPI +1.2%
2016 0.893 GPI +0.2%
2017 0.8943 GPI +0.1%
2018 0.8926 GPI -0.2%
2019 0.8943 GPI +0.2%
2020 0.8977 GPI +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.657 GPI 0.6428 GPI 0.6721 GPI 10
1980s 0.7167 GPI 0.6815 GPI 0.7373 GPI 10
1990s 0.7375 GPI 0.7272 GPI 0.7494 GPI 10
2000s 0.7991 GPI 0.7588 GPI 0.8487 GPI 10
2010s 0.8819 GPI 0.8576 GPI 0.8943 GPI 10
2020s 0.8977 GPI 0.8977 GPI 0.8977 GPI 1

Countries ranked near Low income

  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 →

More aid effectiveness data for Low income

All data for Low income →

Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Low income?
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Low income was 0.8977 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 income?
The highest recorded value was 0.8977 GPI in 2020.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6428 GPI in 1971.
How does Low income rank for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Low income ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
Is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Low income. Statizoid, drawing on Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://aid.statizoid.com/stat/school-enrollment-primary-and-secondary-gross-gender-parity-index-gpi/low-income/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://aid.statizoid.com/stat/school-enrollment-primary-and-secondary-gross-gender-parity-index-gpi/low-income/">School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Low income</a> — Statizoid

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.