Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: World
UIS: World: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9968 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9968 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
90th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9968 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.8951 GPIA
in 1994
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: World, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: World stood at 0.9968 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: World peaked at 0.9968 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8951 GPIA, in 1994.
That places UIS: World 90th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: World, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.898 GPIA | — |
| 1994 | 0.8951 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8957 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9035 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9133 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.914 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9183 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9226 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9288 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9365 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9499 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9499 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9515 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9536 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9572 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9659 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9758 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9739 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9768 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9809 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9928 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.993 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9929 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.989 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9886 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.989 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9897 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9898 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9907 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9932 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9957 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9968 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9054 GPIA | 0.8951 GPIA | 0.9183 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9492 GPIA | 0.9226 GPIA | 0.9758 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9867 GPIA | 0.9739 GPIA | 0.993 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9932 GPIA | 0.9898 GPIA | 0.9968 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: World
- 87 Paraguay 1.01 GPIA compare
- 88 Palestine, State of 1.01 GPIA compare
- 89 Denmark 1 GPIA compare
- 90 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1 GPIA compare
- 91 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1 GPIA compare
- 92 Uruguay 1 GPIA compare
- 93 Colombia 1 GPIA compare
More education data for UIS: World
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3122 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 268.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: World was 0.9968 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UIS: World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9968 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UIS: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8951 GPIA in 1994.
- How does UIS: World rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UIS: World ranks 90th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UIS: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release