Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Upper middle income, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Upper middle income stood at 1 GPI.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Upper middle income peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.93 GPI, in 1994.
That places Upper middle income 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.93 GPI | — |
| 1995 | 0.9309 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9379 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9451 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9535 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9573 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9654 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9707 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9801 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9892 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9912 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9954 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9997 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9425 GPI | 0.93 GPI | 0.9573 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9917 GPI | 0.9654 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9997 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Upper middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Upper middle income was 1 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.93 GPI in 1994.
- How does Upper middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
- Upper middle income ranks 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.