Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: World

WB: 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 WB: World, 1993–2024

00.20.40.60.811993200820241993: 0.898 GPIA1994: 0.895 GPIA1995: 0.896 GPIA1996: 0.903 GPIA1997: 0.913 GPIA1998: 0.914 GPIA1999: 0.918 GPIA2000: 0.923 GPIA2001: 0.929 GPIA2002: 0.937 GPIA2003: 0.95 GPIA2004: 0.95 GPIA2005: 0.951 GPIA2006: 0.954 GPIA2007: 0.957 GPIA2008: 0.966 GPIA2009: 0.976 GPIA2010: 0.974 GPIA2011: 0.977 GPIA2012: 0.981 GPIA2013: 0.993 GPIA2014: 0.993 GPIA2015: 0.993 GPIA2016: 0.989 GPIA2017: 0.989 GPIA2018: 0.989 GPIA2019: 0.99 GPIA2020: 0.99 GPIA2021: 0.991 GPIA2022: 0.993 GPIA2023: 0.996 GPIA2024: 0.997 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: World stood at 0.9968 GPIA. 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 WB: World peaked at 0.9968 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8951 GPIA, in 1994.

WB: World ranks 90th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: World, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in WB: World, 1993 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 WB: World

  1. 87 Paraguay 1.01 GPIA compare
  2. 88 Palestine, State of 1.01 GPIA compare
  3. 89 Denmark 1 GPIA compare
  4. 90 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1 GPIA compare
  5. 91 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1 GPIA compare
  6. 92 Uruguay 1 GPIA compare
  7. 93 Colombia 1 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: World?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: 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 WB: 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 WB: World?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8951 GPIA in 1994.
How does WB: World rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
WB: 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 WB: World?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: 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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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