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

Australia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.9215 GPI in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.9215 GPI
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
162nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.09 GPI
in 1997
All-time low
0.8793 GPI
in 2017
Years of data
9
1993–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Australia, 1993–2018

00.250.50.7511993200520181993: 1.1 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1997: 1.1 GPI2015: 0.89 GPI2016: 0.888 GPI2017: 0.879 GPI2018: 0.922 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Australia stood at 0.9215 GPI.

That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 3.6% over five years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Australia peaked at 1.09 GPI in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.8793 GPI, in 2017.

Australia ranks 162nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Australia, 1993 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1993 1.05 GPI
1994 1.03 GPI -1.8%
1995 1.02 GPI -1.1%
1996 1.05 GPI +2.2%
1997 1.09 GPI +4.4%
2015 0.8896 GPI -18.5%
2016 0.8878 GPI -0.2%
2017 0.8793 GPI -1.0%
2018 0.9215 GPI +4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.05 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.09 GPI 5
2010s 0.8945 GPI 0.8793 GPI 0.9215 GPI 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 159 Peru 0.9345 GPI compare
  2. 160 Cuba 0.929 GPI compare
  3. 161 Algeria 0.9249 GPI compare
  4. 163 Nigeria 0.9214 GPI compare
  5. 164 Thailand 0.9211 GPI compare
  6. 165 Qatar 0.9173 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Australia?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Australia was 0.9215 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPI in 1997.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8793 GPI in 2017.
How does Australia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Australia ranks 162nd out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Australia 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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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.