Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.9921 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Low & middle income, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 0.9921 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Low & middle income peaked at 0.9974 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8746 GPI, in 1994.
Low & middle income ranks 23rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8746 GPI | — |
| 1995 | 0.8762 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8879 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8993 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8991 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9011 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9064 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9142 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9231 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9383 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9369 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9421 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9459 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9506 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9615 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9728 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9704 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9768 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9822 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9964 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9974 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9969 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9951 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9932 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9926 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9921 GPI | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8897 GPI | 0.8746 GPI | 0.9011 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9392 GPI | 0.9064 GPI | 0.9728 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9893 GPI | 0.9704 GPI | 0.9974 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 20 Timor-Leste 1.07 GPI compare
- 21 Bahrain 1.06 GPI compare
- 22 Namibia 1.06 GPI compare
- 23 Honduras 1.06 GPI compare
- 24 Madagascar 1.06 GPI compare
- 25 Mauritania 1.05 GPI compare
- 26 Ireland 1.05 GPI compare
More education data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Low & middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Low & middle income was 0.9921 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9974 GPI in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8746 GPI in 1994.
- How does Low & middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
- Low & middle income ranks 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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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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.