Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.858 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.858 GPI
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
42nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
0.858 GPI
in 2019
All-time low
0.7099 GPI
in 2000
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Pre-demographic dividend, 1997–2019

00.20.40.60.81997200820191997: 0.725 GPI1998: 0.726 GPI1999: 0.726 GPI2000: 0.71 GPI2001: 0.716 GPI2002: 0.713 GPI2003: 0.732 GPI2004: 0.728 GPI2005: 0.753 GPI2006: 0.748 GPI2007: 0.739 GPI2008: 0.763 GPI2009: 0.769 GPI2010: 0.783 GPI2011: 0.795 GPI2012: 0.818 GPI2013: 0.831 GPI2014: 0.828 GPI2015: 0.839 GPI2016: 0.84 GPI2017: 0.852 GPI2018: 0.857 GPI2019: 0.858 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Pre-demographic dividend is 0.858 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 0.858 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7099 GPI, in 2000.

That places Pre-demographic dividend 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1997 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1997 0.7253 GPI
1998 0.7264 GPI +0.2%
1999 0.726 GPI -0.1%
2000 0.7099 GPI -2.2%
2001 0.7157 GPI +0.8%
2002 0.7127 GPI -0.4%
2003 0.7318 GPI +2.7%
2004 0.7282 GPI -0.5%
2005 0.7527 GPI +3.4%
2006 0.7482 GPI -0.6%
2007 0.7392 GPI -1.2%
2008 0.7629 GPI +3.2%
2009 0.7689 GPI +0.8%
2010 0.7834 GPI +1.9%
2011 0.7948 GPI +1.5%
2012 0.8176 GPI +2.9%
2013 0.8315 GPI +1.7%
2014 0.8285 GPI -0.4%
2015 0.8386 GPI +1.2%
2016 0.8398 GPI +0.2%
2017 0.8519 GPI +1.4%
2018 0.8571 GPI +0.6%
2019 0.858 GPI +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7259 GPI 0.7253 GPI 0.7264 GPI 3
2000s 0.737 GPI 0.7099 GPI 0.7689 GPI 10
2010s 0.8301 GPI 0.7834 GPI 0.858 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 39 South Africa 1.04 GPI compare
  2. 40 Samoa 1.04 GPI compare
  3. 41 Tunisia 1.04 GPI compare
  4. 42 Albania 1.04 GPI compare
  5. 43 Zimbabwe 1.03 GPI compare
  6. 44 Bahamas 1.03 GPI compare
  7. 45 Viet Nam 1.03 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Pre-demographic dividend?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Pre-demographic dividend was 0.858 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 0.858 GPI in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7099 GPI in 2000.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.