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

Uganda: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
1 GPI
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
95th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1 GPI
in 2017
All-time low
0.651 GPI
in 1975
Years of data
21
1975–2017

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Uganda, 1975–2017

00.250.50.7511975199620171975: 0.651 GPI1976: 0.678 GPI1977: 0.686 GPI1978: 0.692 GPI1979: 0.71 GPI1981: 0.726 GPI1982: 0.724 GPI1986: 0.8 GPI1990: 0.776 GPI1992: 0.76 GPI1994: 0.889 GPI1997: 0.852 GPI2004: 0.953 GPI2007: 0.961 GPI2010: 0.972 GPI2011: 0.973 GPI2012: 0.975 GPI2013: 0.979 GPI2014: 0.983 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI

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

Analysis

In 2017, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Uganda stood at 1 GPI. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Uganda peaked at 1 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.651 GPI, in 1975.

Uganda ranks 95th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Uganda, 1975 to 2017.
Year GPI Change
1975 0.651 GPI
1976 0.6783 GPI +4.2%
1977 0.6856 GPI +1.1%
1978 0.6924 GPI +1.0%
1979 0.7098 GPI +2.5%
1981 0.7262 GPI +2.3%
1982 0.7239 GPI -0.3%
1986 0.8001 GPI +10.5%
1990 0.7756 GPI -3.1%
1992 0.7605 GPI -2.0%
1994 0.8889 GPI +16.9%
1997 0.8516 GPI -4.2%
2004 0.9528 GPI +11.9%
2007 0.9611 GPI +0.9%
2010 0.9718 GPI +1.1%
2011 0.973 GPI +0.1%
2012 0.9751 GPI +0.2%
2013 0.9789 GPI +0.4%
2014 0.9833 GPI +0.5%
2016 1 GPI +1.9%
2017 1 GPI +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.6834 GPI 0.651 GPI 0.7098 GPI 5
1980s 0.7501 GPI 0.7239 GPI 0.8001 GPI 3
1990s 0.8192 GPI 0.7605 GPI 0.8889 GPI 4
2000s 0.9569 GPI 0.9528 GPI 0.9611 GPI 2
2010s 0.984 GPI 0.9718 GPI 1 GPI 7

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 92 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.01 GPI compare
  2. 93 Malta 1 GPI compare
  3. 94 Grenada 1 GPI compare
  4. 96 Japan 1 GPI compare
  5. 97 Latvia 1 GPI compare
  6. 98 Canada 1 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Uganda?
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Uganda was 1 GPI in 2017, 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 Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2017.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.651 GPI in 1975.
How does Uganda rank for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Uganda ranks 95th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
Is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda 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.