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

Egypt: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.9952 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9952 GPI
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
101st
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPI
in 2009
All-time low
0.8646 GPI
in 2002
Years of data
18
1995–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Egypt, 1995–2019

00.250.50.7511995200720191995: 0.873 GPI1996: 0.886 GPI1999: 0.921 GPI2000: 0.928 GPI2001: 0.934 GPI2002: 0.865 GPI2003: 0.926 GPI2004: 0.935 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 0.994 GPI2011: 0.993 GPI2012: 0.994 GPI2013: 0.995 GPI2014: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 0.995 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Egypt is 0.9952 GPI, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Egypt peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8646 GPI, in 2002.

Egypt ranks 101st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Egypt, 1995 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1995 0.8732 GPI
1996 0.8858 GPI +1.4%
1999 0.9207 GPI +3.9%
2000 0.9285 GPI +0.8%
2001 0.9341 GPI +0.6%
2002 0.8646 GPI -7.4%
2003 0.9264 GPI +7.2%
2004 0.9351 GPI +0.9%
2009 1.02 GPI +8.6%
2010 0.9935 GPI -2.2%
2011 0.9934 GPI -0.0%
2012 0.9944 GPI +0.1%
2013 0.995 GPI +0.1%
2014 1.01 GPI +1.4%
2016 1 GPI -0.6%
2017 1 GPI -0.2%
2018 0.9996 GPI -0.1%
2019 0.9952 GPI -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8932 GPI 0.8732 GPI 0.9207 GPI 3
2000s 0.934 GPI 0.8646 GPI 1.02 GPI 6
2010s 0.9982 GPI 0.9934 GPI 1.01 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 98 Jordan 0.997 GPI compare
  2. 99 New Zealand 0.9967 GPI compare
  3. 100 Tonga 0.9954 GPI compare
  4. 102 Serbia 0.995 GPI compare
  5. 103 Kuwait 0.9948 GPI compare
  6. 104 Libya 0.9941 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Egypt?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Egypt was 0.9952 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2009.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8646 GPI in 2002.
How does Egypt rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Egypt ranks 101st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt 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.