El Salvador vs Switzerland: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index

El Salvador
0.9871 GPI
in 2018
Switzerland
0.9861 GPI
in 2018
El Salvador rank
127th
Switzerland rank
130th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index over time

  • El Salvador
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.9871 GPI against 0.9861 GPI in Switzerland, a difference of 0.001 GPI.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1978 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 127th and Switzerland ranks 130th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9073 GPI 0.8697 GPI 0.0376 GPI El Salvador
1980s 0.9594 GPI 0.8921 GPI 0.0673 GPI El Salvador
1990s 0.9556 GPI 0.9311 GPI 0.0245 GPI El Salvador
2000s 0.9639 GPI 0.9621 GPI 0.0018 GPI El Salvador
2010s 0.9735 GPI 0.988 GPI 0.0145 GPI Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index, El Salvador or Switzerland?
El Salvador, at 0.9871 GPI against 0.9861 GPI in Switzerland as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index between El Salvador and Switzerland?
0.001 GPI, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Switzerland?
24 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Switzerland rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
El Salvador ranks 127th and Switzerland ranks 130th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 4,835 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.