School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in United States of America

United States of America: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9868 GPI in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.9868 GPI
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
135th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPI
in 1981
All-time low
0.9868 GPI
in 2020
Years of data
23
1981–2020

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in United States of America, 1981–2020

00.250.50.7511981200020201981: 1 GPI1982: 1 GPI1983: 1 GPI1984: 1 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 1 GPI1987: 1 GPI1990: 0.998 GPI1991: 0.998 GPI1993: 0.989 GPI1994: 0.991 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 0.994 GPI1998: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2013: 0.997 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 0.996 GPI2017: 0.994 GPI2018: 0.995 GPI2019: 0.995 GPI2020: 0.987 GPI

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

Analysis

United States of America recorded 0.9868 GPI for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in United States of America peaked at 1.04 GPI in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.9868 GPI, in 2020.

That places United States of America 135th out of 194 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in United States of America, 1981 to 2020.
Year GPI Change
1981 1.04 GPI
1982 1.03 GPI -0.6%
1983 1.02 GPI -1.1%
1984 1.02 GPI +0.2%
1985 1.02 GPI -0.2%
1986 1.02 GPI +0.2%
1987 1.01 GPI -1.1%
1990 0.9977 GPI -1.4%
1991 0.9984 GPI +0.1%
1993 0.9889 GPI -0.9%
1994 0.9914 GPI +0.3%
1995 1 GPI +1.0%
1996 0.9936 GPI -0.8%
1998 1.03 GPI +3.8%
2005 1 GPI -2.7%
2013 0.9971 GPI -0.7%
2014 1 GPI +0.7%
2015 1.01 GPI +0.1%
2016 0.9963 GPI -0.9%
2017 0.9936 GPI -0.3%
2018 0.9947 GPI +0.1%
2019 0.9949 GPI +0.0%
2020 0.9868 GPI -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.02 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.04 GPI 7
1990s 1 GPI 0.9889 GPI 1.03 GPI 7
2000s 1 GPI 1 GPI 1 GPI 1
2010s 0.998 GPI 0.9936 GPI 1.01 GPI 7
2020s 0.9868 GPI 0.9868 GPI 0.9868 GPI 1

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 132 Liberia 0.9887 GPI compare
  2. 133 Malawi 0.9885 GPI compare
  3. 134 Cayman Islands 0.988 GPI compare
  4. 136 Macau, China 0.9863 GPI compare
  5. 137 Austria 0.9859 GPI compare
  6. 138 Iceland 0.985 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in United States of America?
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in United States of America was 0.9868 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 United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 1981.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9868 GPI in 2020.
How does United States of America rank for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
United States of America ranks 135th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
Is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States of America 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.