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

Italy: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.9664 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9664 GPI
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
141st
of 188 countries
All-time high
1 GPI
in 2000
All-time low
0.927 GPI
in 2002
Years of data
25
1994–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Italy, 1994–2018

00.250.50.7511994200620181994: 0.955 GPI1995: 0.96 GPI1996: 0.95 GPI1997: 0.951 GPI1998: 0.95 GPI1999: 0.946 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 0.929 GPI2002: 0.927 GPI2003: 0.931 GPI2004: 0.972 GPI2005: 0.971 GPI2006: 0.968 GPI2007: 0.969 GPI2008: 0.972 GPI2009: 0.973 GPI2010: 0.973 GPI2011: 0.973 GPI2012: 0.975 GPI2013: 0.977 GPI2014: 0.981 GPI2015: 0.983 GPI2016: 0.993 GPI2017: 0.972 GPI2018: 0.966 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.9664 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Italy peaked at 1 GPI in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.927 GPI, in 2002.

That places Italy 141st out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Italy, 1994 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1994 0.9547 GPI
1995 0.9599 GPI +0.5%
1996 0.9505 GPI -1.0%
1997 0.9509 GPI +0.0%
1998 0.9505 GPI -0.0%
1999 0.9464 GPI -0.4%
2000 1 GPI +5.8%
2001 0.929 GPI -7.2%
2002 0.927 GPI -0.2%
2003 0.9314 GPI +0.5%
2004 0.9717 GPI +4.3%
2005 0.9705 GPI -0.1%
2006 0.9677 GPI -0.3%
2007 0.9694 GPI +0.2%
2008 0.972 GPI +0.3%
2009 0.9729 GPI +0.1%
2010 0.9726 GPI -0.0%
2011 0.9726 GPI -0.0%
2012 0.9754 GPI +0.3%
2013 0.9775 GPI +0.2%
2014 0.9806 GPI +0.3%
2015 0.9825 GPI +0.2%
2016 0.9934 GPI +1.1%
2017 0.9718 GPI -2.2%
2018 0.9664 GPI -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9521 GPI 0.9464 GPI 0.9599 GPI 6
2000s 0.9613 GPI 0.927 GPI 1 GPI 10
2010s 0.977 GPI 0.9664 GPI 0.9934 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 138 Sudan 0.9718 GPI compare
  2. 139 Lithuania 0.9709 GPI compare
  3. 140 Zambia 0.9706 GPI compare
  4. 142 Mauritius 0.9661 GPI compare
  5. 143 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.9653 GPI compare
  6. 144 Syria 0.9648 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Italy?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Italy was 0.9664 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2000.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.927 GPI in 2002.
How does Italy rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Italy ranks 141st out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Italy 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.