Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.9976 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9976 GPI
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
20th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.9633 GPI
in 2005
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1998–2019

00.250.50.7511998200820191998: 0.975 GPI1999: 0.975 GPI2000: 0.977 GPI2001: 0.975 GPI2002: 0.975 GPI2003: 0.976 GPI2004: 0.973 GPI2005: 0.963 GPI2006: 0.978 GPI2007: 0.981 GPI2008: 0.985 GPI2009: 0.991 GPI2010: 0.992 GPI2011: 0.994 GPI2012: 0.994 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 0.998 GPI2019: 0.998 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 0.9976 GPI.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 1 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9633 GPI, in 2005.

That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1998 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1998 0.9749 GPI
1999 0.9754 GPI +0.1%
2000 0.9769 GPI +0.2%
2001 0.9752 GPI -0.2%
2002 0.9753 GPI +0.0%
2003 0.9756 GPI +0.0%
2004 0.9735 GPI -0.2%
2005 0.9633 GPI -1.0%
2006 0.9781 GPI +1.5%
2007 0.9809 GPI +0.3%
2008 0.9851 GPI +0.4%
2009 0.9908 GPI +0.6%
2010 0.992 GPI +0.1%
2011 0.9943 GPI +0.2%
2012 0.9944 GPI +0.0%
2013 1 GPI +0.8%
2014 1 GPI +0.2%
2015 1 GPI -0.1%
2016 1 GPI +0.1%
2017 0.9998 GPI -0.5%
2018 0.9984 GPI -0.1%
2019 0.9976 GPI -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9752 GPI 0.9749 GPI 0.9754 GPI 2
2000s 0.9775 GPI 0.9633 GPI 0.9908 GPI 10
2010s 0.9993 GPI 0.992 GPI 1 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

  1. 17 Kiribati 1.1 GPI compare
  2. 18 Philippines 1.08 GPI compare
  3. 19 Nicaragua 1.07 GPI compare
  4. 20 Timor-Leste 1.07 GPI compare
  5. 21 Bahrain 1.06 GPI compare
  6. 22 Namibia 1.06 GPI compare
  7. 23 Honduras 1.06 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 0.9976 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9633 GPI in 2005.
How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.