Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9968 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: World, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: World is 0.9968 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 UNICEF: World peaked at 0.9968 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8949 GPIA, in 1994.
That places UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.8978 GPIA | — |
| 1994 | 0.8949 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8955 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9033 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9131 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9138 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9182 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9224 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9287 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9364 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9498 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9498 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9514 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9535 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9571 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9659 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9757 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9738 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 | 0.9891 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9886 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9891 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 | 0.9052 GPIA | 0.8949 GPIA | 0.9182 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9491 GPIA | 0.9224 GPIA | 0.9757 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9867 GPIA | 0.9738 GPIA | 0.993 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9932 GPIA | 0.9898 GPIA | 0.9968 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: World
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 336.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3082 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 268.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8949 GPIA in 1994.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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