Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries

UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9954 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9954 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
98th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9954 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.8763 GPIA
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1994–2024

00.20.40.60.811994200920241994: 0.876 GPIA1995: 0.877 GPIA1996: 0.888 GPIA1997: 0.899 GPIA1998: 0.9 GPIA1999: 0.905 GPIA2000: 0.91 GPIA2001: 0.918 GPIA2002: 0.928 GPIA2003: 0.942 GPIA2004: 0.94 GPIA2005: 0.945 GPIA2006: 0.947 GPIA2007: 0.952 GPIA2008: 0.962 GPIA2009: 0.973 GPIA2010: 0.971 GPIA2011: 0.975 GPIA2012: 0.98 GPIA2013: 0.994 GPIA2014: 0.993 GPIA2015: 0.993 GPIA2016: 0.991 GPIA2017: 0.989 GPIA2018: 0.989 GPIA2019: 0.989 GPIA2020: 0.99 GPIA2021: 0.99 GPIA2022: 0.993 GPIA2023: 0.994 GPIA2024: 0.995 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 0.9954 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 0.9954 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8763 GPIA, in 1994.

UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 98th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1994 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1994 0.8763 GPIA
1995 0.8769 GPIA +0.1%
1996 0.8876 GPIA +1.2%
1997 0.8992 GPIA +1.3%
1998 0.8998 GPIA +0.1%
1999 0.9048 GPIA +0.6%
2000 0.9097 GPIA +0.5%
2001 0.9182 GPIA +0.9%
2002 0.9276 GPIA +1.0%
2003 0.9419 GPIA +1.5%
2004 0.9405 GPIA -0.2%
2005 0.9447 GPIA +0.5%
2006 0.9472 GPIA +0.3%
2007 0.9515 GPIA +0.5%
2008 0.9617 GPIA +1.1%
2009 0.9729 GPIA +1.2%
2010 0.9713 GPIA -0.2%
2011 0.9751 GPIA +0.4%
2012 0.98 GPIA +0.5%
2013 0.9936 GPIA +1.4%
2014 0.9932 GPIA -0.0%
2015 0.9932 GPIA -0.0%
2016 0.9908 GPIA -0.2%
2017 0.9894 GPIA -0.1%
2018 0.9893 GPIA -0.0%
2019 0.9895 GPIA +0.0%
2020 0.9897 GPIA +0.0%
2021 0.9899 GPIA +0.0%
2022 0.9925 GPIA +0.3%
2023 0.9941 GPIA +0.2%
2024 0.9954 GPIA +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8908 GPIA 0.8763 GPIA 0.9048 GPIA 6
2000s 0.9416 GPIA 0.9097 GPIA 0.9729 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9865 GPIA 0.9713 GPIA 0.9936 GPIA 10
2020s 0.9923 GPIA 0.9897 GPIA 0.9954 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries

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  3. 97 France 1 GPIA compare
  4. 98 Belarus 1 GPIA compare
  5. 99 Canada 1 GPIA compare
  6. 100 United States of America 1 GPIA compare
  7. 101 Switzerland 1 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 0.9954 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
The highest recorded value was 0.9954 GPIA in 2024.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8763 GPIA in 1994.
How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 98th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, 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, 10,386 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release