Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Early-demographic dividend

Early-demographic dividend: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.03 GPI
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
5th
of 43 groups
All-time high
1.04 GPI
in 2015
All-time low
0.8304 GPI
in 1994
Years of data
27
1993–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Early-demographic dividend, 1993–2019

00.250.50.7511993200620191993: 0.833 GPI1994: 0.83 GPI1995: 0.835 GPI1996: 0.852 GPI1997: 0.867 GPI1998: 0.861 GPI1999: 0.865 GPI2000: 0.872 GPI2001: 0.886 GPI2002: 0.899 GPI2003: 0.925 GPI2004: 0.924 GPI2005: 0.932 GPI2006: 0.941 GPI2007: 0.951 GPI2008: 0.967 GPI2009: 0.99 GPI2010: 0.986 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Early-demographic dividend stood at 1.03 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8304 GPI, in 1994.

That places Early-demographic dividend 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Early-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Early-demographic dividend, 1993 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1993 0.833 GPI
1994 0.8304 GPI -0.3%
1995 0.8346 GPI +0.5%
1996 0.8517 GPI +2.1%
1997 0.8669 GPI +1.8%
1998 0.8611 GPI -0.7%
1999 0.8652 GPI +0.5%
2000 0.872 GPI +0.8%
2001 0.8856 GPI +1.6%
2002 0.899 GPI +1.5%
2003 0.9254 GPI +2.9%
2004 0.924 GPI -0.2%
2005 0.9324 GPI +0.9%
2006 0.9405 GPI +0.9%
2007 0.9507 GPI +1.1%
2008 0.967 GPI +1.7%
2009 0.9902 GPI +2.4%
2010 0.9858 GPI -0.4%
2011 1 GPI +1.5%
2012 1.01 GPI +0.7%
2013 1.03 GPI +2.3%
2014 1.03 GPI +0.3%
2015 1.04 GPI +0.5%
2016 1.04 GPI -0.0%
2017 1.03 GPI -0.5%
2018 1.03 GPI -0.2%
2019 1.03 GPI -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.849 GPI 0.8304 GPI 0.8669 GPI 7
2000s 0.9287 GPI 0.872 GPI 0.9902 GPI 10
2010s 1.02 GPI 0.9858 GPI 1.04 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend

  1. 2 Bangladesh 1.27 GPI compare
  2. 3 Burundi 1.26 GPI compare
  3. 4 Rwanda 1.18 GPI compare
  4. 5 Senegal 1.18 GPI compare
  5. 6 Gambia 1.14 GPI compare
  6. 7 Suriname 1.14 GPI compare
  7. 8 Naoero 1.14 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Early-demographic dividend?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Early-demographic dividend was 1.03 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2015.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8304 GPI in 1994.
How does Early-demographic dividend rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.