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

Latest (2019)
0.8838 GPI
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
41st
of 43 groups
All-time high
0.8838 GPI
in 2019
All-time low
0.7015 GPI
in 1997
Years of data
24
1996–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1996–2019

00.20.40.60.81996200720191996: 0.709 GPI1997: 0.701 GPI1998: 0.703 GPI1999: 0.703 GPI2000: 0.706 GPI2001: 0.706 GPI2002: 0.719 GPI2003: 0.719 GPI2004: 0.706 GPI2005: 0.721 GPI2006: 0.726 GPI2007: 0.739 GPI2008: 0.756 GPI2009: 0.773 GPI2010: 0.794 GPI2011: 0.817 GPI2012: 0.832 GPI2013: 0.847 GPI2014: 0.856 GPI2015: 0.865 GPI2016: 0.867 GPI2017: 0.876 GPI2018: 0.882 GPI2019: 0.884 GPI

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1996 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 38 Croatia 1.04 GPI compare
  2. 39 South Africa 1.04 GPI compare
  3. 40 Samoa 1.04 GPI compare
  4. 41 Tunisia 1.04 GPI compare
  5. 42 Albania 1.04 GPI compare
  6. 43 Zimbabwe 1.03 GPI compare
  7. 44 Bahamas 1.03 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 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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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.