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

Turkey: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.01 GPI
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
78th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPI
in 2014
All-time low
0.6461 GPI
in 1994
Years of data
23
1994–2018

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

00.250.50.7511994200620181994: 0.646 GPI1995: 0.659 GPI1997: 0.674 GPI1999: 0.737 GPI2000: 0.791 GPI2001: 0.827 GPI2002: 0.843 GPI2003: 0.857 GPI2004: 0.865 GPI2005: 0.873 GPI2006: 0.89 GPI2007: 0.901 GPI2008: 0.914 GPI2009: 0.939 GPI2010: 0.96 GPI2011: 0.977 GPI2012: 0.978 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Turkey stood at 1.01 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Turkey peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6461 GPI, in 1994.

Turkey ranks 78th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Turkey, 1994 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1994 0.6461 GPI
1995 0.6593 GPI +2.0%
1997 0.6736 GPI +2.2%
1999 0.7374 GPI +9.5%
2000 0.7913 GPI +7.3%
2001 0.8268 GPI +4.5%
2002 0.8426 GPI +1.9%
2003 0.8567 GPI +1.7%
2004 0.8646 GPI +0.9%
2005 0.8734 GPI +1.0%
2006 0.8898 GPI +1.9%
2007 0.9012 GPI +1.3%
2008 0.9136 GPI +1.4%
2009 0.939 GPI +2.8%
2010 0.9595 GPI +2.2%
2011 0.9771 GPI +1.8%
2012 0.9784 GPI +0.1%
2013 1.01 GPI +3.7%
2014 1.02 GPI +0.7%
2015 1.02 GPI -0.6%
2016 1.02 GPI +0.2%
2017 1 GPI -1.2%
2018 1.01 GPI +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6791 GPI 0.6461 GPI 0.7374 GPI 4
2000s 0.8699 GPI 0.7913 GPI 0.939 GPI 10
2010s 0.9999 GPI 0.9595 GPI 1.02 GPI 9

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  5. 80 Cape Verde 1.01 GPI compare
  6. 81 Ukraine 1.01 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Turkey?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Turkey was 1.01 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2014.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6461 GPI in 1994.
How does Turkey rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Turkey ranks 78th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey 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.