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

Spain: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.985 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.985 GPI
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
119th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPI
in 2004
All-time low
0.9451 GPI
in 1997
Years of data
26
1993–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Spain, 1993–2018

00.250.50.7511993200520181993: 0.974 GPI1994: 0.968 GPI1995: 0.963 GPI1996: 0.957 GPI1997: 0.945 GPI1998: 0.96 GPI1999: 0.998 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 0.991 GPI2011: 0.988 GPI2012: 0.986 GPI2013: 0.964 GPI2014: 0.973 GPI2015: 0.961 GPI2016: 0.969 GPI2017: 0.976 GPI2018: 0.985 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.985 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in 2018.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Spain peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9451 GPI, in 1997.

Spain ranks 119th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Spain, 1993 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1993 0.9742 GPI
1994 0.9677 GPI -0.7%
1995 0.9625 GPI -0.5%
1996 0.9569 GPI -0.6%
1997 0.9451 GPI -1.2%
1998 0.9604 GPI +1.6%
1999 0.9979 GPI +3.9%
2000 0.9996 GPI +0.2%
2001 1 GPI +0.2%
2002 1 GPI +0.2%
2003 1.01 GPI +0.7%
2004 1.02 GPI +0.6%
2005 1.01 GPI -1.0%
2006 1 GPI -0.2%
2007 1 GPI +0.0%
2008 1.01 GPI +0.5%
2009 1.01 GPI -0.1%
2010 0.9912 GPI -1.7%
2011 0.9882 GPI -0.3%
2012 0.9862 GPI -0.2%
2013 0.9636 GPI -2.3%
2014 0.9732 GPI +1.0%
2015 0.961 GPI -1.2%
2016 0.9689 GPI +0.8%
2017 0.9764 GPI +0.8%
2018 0.985 GPI +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9664 GPI 0.9451 GPI 0.9979 GPI 7
2000s 1.01 GPI 0.9996 GPI 1.02 GPI 10
2010s 0.9771 GPI 0.961 GPI 0.9912 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 116 United States 0.989 GPI compare
  2. 117 Slovakia 0.9885 GPI compare
  3. 118 Mongolia 0.9855 GPI compare
  4. 120 Latvia 0.9846 GPI compare
  5. 121 Finland 0.9831 GPI compare
  6. 122 Macao 0.9825 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Spain?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Spain was 0.985 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2004.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9451 GPI in 1997.
How does Spain rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Spain ranks 119th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Spain 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

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.