Ecuador vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index

Ecuador
1.02 GPI
in 2021
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.9828 GPI
in 2020
Ecuador rank
23rd
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
25th

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index over time

  • Ecuador
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
00.250.50.751197019952021

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 1.02 GPI against 0.9828 GPI in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0372 GPI.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 23rd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 198 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9711 GPI 0.9648 GPI 0.0062 GPI Ecuador
1980s 0.9815 GPI 0.9767 GPI 0.0048 GPI Ecuador
1990s 0.998 GPI 0.9709 GPI 0.0271 GPI Ecuador
2000s 1 GPI 0.9717 GPI 0.0319 GPI Ecuador
2010s 1.01 GPI 0.9779 GPI 0.0307 GPI Ecuador
2020s 1.02 GPI 0.9828 GPI 0.0383 GPI Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index, Ecuador or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Ecuador, at 1.02 GPI against 0.9828 GPI in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index between Ecuador and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
0.0372 GPI, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
How do Ecuador and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
Ecuador ranks 23rd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School enrollment, primary (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
243 places, 9,722 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.