Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.8838 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1996–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 0.8838 GPI. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 0.8838 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7015 GPI, in 1997.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 41st of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.709 GPI | — |
| 1997 | 0.7015 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7026 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7029 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7061 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7063 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7188 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7187 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7058 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7213 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7261 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7389 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.756 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7734 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7942 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8172 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8318 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8475 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8556 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8654 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8669 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8758 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.882 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8838 GPI | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.704 GPI | 0.7015 GPI | 0.709 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.7271 GPI | 0.7058 GPI | 0.7734 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.852 GPI | 0.7942 GPI | 0.8838 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 148.37 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1578 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.8838 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8838 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7015 GPI in 1997.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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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About this data
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.