Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.5861 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.5861 GPI
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
187th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.5891 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0 GPI
in 2001
Years of data
17
2001–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Afghanistan, 2001–2018

00.20.40.62001200920182001: 0 GPI2003: 0.329 GPI2004: 0.191 GPI2005: 0.345 GPI2006: 0.401 GPI2007: 0.389 GPI2008: 0.454 GPI2009: 0.509 GPI2010: 0.53 GPI2011: 0.565 GPI2012: 0.57 GPI2013: 0.57 GPI2014: 0.583 GPI2015: 0.584 GPI2016: 0.589 GPI2017: 0.588 GPI2018: 0.586 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Afghanistan stood at 0.5861 GPI.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Afghanistan peaked at 0.5891 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 GPI, in 2001.

That places Afghanistan 187th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Afghanistan, 2001 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
2001 0 GPI
2003 0.3287 GPI
2004 0.1909 GPI -41.9%
2005 0.3452 GPI +80.8%
2006 0.4012 GPI +16.2%
2007 0.3891 GPI -3.0%
2008 0.4535 GPI +16.6%
2009 0.5091 GPI +12.3%
2010 0.5302 GPI +4.1%
2011 0.5651 GPI +6.6%
2012 0.5701 GPI +0.9%
2013 0.5703 GPI +0.0%
2014 0.583 GPI +2.2%
2015 0.5843 GPI +0.2%
2016 0.5891 GPI +0.8%
2017 0.5878 GPI -0.2%
2018 0.5861 GPI -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3272 GPI 0 GPI 0.5091 GPI 8
2010s 0.574 GPI 0.5302 GPI 0.5891 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 184 Guinea 0.6665 GPI compare
  2. 185 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.6636 GPI compare
  3. 186 Angola 0.5957 GPI compare
  4. 188 Chad 0.5844 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Afghanistan?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Afghanistan was 0.5861 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.5891 GPI in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0 GPI in 2001.
How does Afghanistan rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Afghanistan ranks 187th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,598 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.