Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in United States of America

United States of America: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.989 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.989 GPI
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
116th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPI
in 2004
All-time low
0.9568 GPI
in 2016
Years of data
24
1993–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in United States of America, 1993–2018

00.250.50.7511993200520181993: 1 GPI1994: 0.979 GPI1995: 0.993 GPI1996: 0.983 GPI1998: 0.981 GPI2000: 0.992 GPI2001: 0.992 GPI2002: 0.974 GPI2003: 0.993 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 0.985 GPI2006: 0.985 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 0.993 GPI2009: 0.999 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 0.986 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 0.984 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 0.957 GPI2017: 0.986 GPI2018: 0.989 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in United States of America is 0.989 GPI, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in United States of America peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9568 GPI, in 2016.

United States of America ranks 116th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in United States of America, 1993 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1993 1 GPI
1994 0.9791 GPI -2.1%
1995 0.9932 GPI +1.4%
1996 0.9827 GPI -1.1%
1998 0.9809 GPI -0.2%
2000 0.9918 GPI +1.1%
2001 0.9916 GPI -0.0%
2002 0.9741 GPI -1.8%
2003 0.9926 GPI +1.9%
2004 1.03 GPI +4.2%
2005 0.985 GPI -4.7%
2006 0.9853 GPI +0.0%
2007 1 GPI +1.8%
2008 0.9931 GPI -1.0%
2009 0.9989 GPI +0.6%
2010 1.01 GPI +0.7%
2011 0.9865 GPI -2.0%
2012 1 GPI +1.6%
2013 0.9839 GPI -1.8%
2014 1 GPI +1.8%
2015 1 GPI +0.1%
2016 0.9568 GPI -4.6%
2017 0.9862 GPI +3.1%
2018 0.989 GPI +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9873 GPI 0.9791 GPI 1 GPI 5
2000s 0.9949 GPI 0.9741 GPI 1.03 GPI 10
2010s 0.9906 GPI 0.9568 GPI 1.01 GPI 9

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 113 Poland 0.9907 GPI compare
  2. 114 Kyrgyzstan 0.9899 GPI compare
  3. 115 Hungary 0.9898 GPI compare
  4. 117 Slovakia 0.9885 GPI compare
  5. 118 Mongolia 0.9855 GPI compare
  6. 119 Spain 0.985 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in United States of America?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in United States of America was 0.989 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2004.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9568 GPI in 2016.
How does United States of America rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
United States of America ranks 116th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States of America 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.