SDG: World vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender

SDG: World
0.9903 GPIA
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.9988 GPIA
in 2023
SDG: World rank
96th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
94th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender over time

  • SDG: World
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.9988 GPIA against 0.9903 GPIA in SDG: World, a difference of 0.0085 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

SDG: World ranks 96th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 94th of 221 groups.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: World United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.9502 GPIA 0.9985 GPIA 0.0482 GPIA United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.9858 GPIA 0.9909 GPIA 0.0052 GPIA United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 0.9862 GPIA 0.9982 GPIA 0.012 GPIA United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender, SDG: World or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.9988 GPIA against 0.9903 GPIA in SDG: World as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between SDG: World and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0085 GPIA, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: World and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do SDG: World and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
SDG: World ranks 96th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 94th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,306 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release