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

Ghana: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 1.02 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.02 GPI
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
52nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPI
in 2019
All-time low
0.8501 GPI
in 1999
Years of data
20
1999–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Ghana, 1999–2019

00.250.50.7511999200920191999: 0.85 GPI2000: 0.865 GPI2001: 0.877 GPI2002: 0.885 GPI2003: 0.883 GPI2004: 0.881 GPI2005: 0.881 GPI2006: 0.867 GPI2007: 0.911 GPI2008: 0.916 GPI2009: 0.915 GPI2011: 0.923 GPI2012: 0.94 GPI2013: 0.952 GPI2014: 0.967 GPI2015: 0.976 GPI2016: 0.994 GPI2017: 0.999 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 Ghana stood at 1.02 GPI. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Ghana peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8501 GPI, in 1999.

Ghana ranks 52nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Ghana, 1999 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1999 0.8501 GPI
2000 0.8654 GPI +1.8%
2001 0.8773 GPI +1.4%
2002 0.8853 GPI +0.9%
2003 0.8826 GPI -0.3%
2004 0.8807 GPI -0.2%
2005 0.8808 GPI +0.0%
2006 0.8668 GPI -1.6%
2007 0.9105 GPI +5.0%
2008 0.916 GPI +0.6%
2009 0.9153 GPI -0.1%
2011 0.9234 GPI +0.9%
2012 0.9403 GPI +1.8%
2013 0.9519 GPI +1.2%
2014 0.9672 GPI +1.6%
2015 0.9761 GPI +0.9%
2016 0.9937 GPI +1.8%
2017 0.9988 GPI +0.5%
2018 1.01 GPI +1.1%
2019 1.02 GPI +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8501 GPI 0.8501 GPI 0.8501 GPI 1
2000s 0.8881 GPI 0.8654 GPI 0.916 GPI 10
2010s 0.9761 GPI 0.9234 GPI 1.02 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 49 Palau 1.03 GPI compare
  2. 50 Nepal 1.03 GPI compare
  3. 51 Vanuatu 1.03 GPI compare
  4. 53 Armenia 1.02 GPI compare
  5. 54 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.02 GPI compare
  6. 55 Aruba 1.02 GPI compare
  7. 55 Malaysia 1.02 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Ghana?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Ghana was 1.02 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8501 GPI in 1999.
How does Ghana rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Ghana ranks 52nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana 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.