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

World: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.9919 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9919 GPI
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
1st
of 2 groups
All-time high
0.9964 GPI
in 2015
All-time low
0.8965 GPI
in 1994
Years of data
27
1993–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in World, 1993–2019

00.20.40.60.811993200620191993: 0.899 GPI1994: 0.897 GPI1995: 0.898 GPI1996: 0.906 GPI1997: 0.915 GPI1998: 0.915 GPI1999: 0.917 GPI2000: 0.922 GPI2001: 0.927 GPI2002: 0.934 GPI2003: 0.947 GPI2004: 0.948 GPI2005: 0.95 GPI2006: 0.953 GPI2007: 0.957 GPI2008: 0.966 GPI2009: 0.976 GPI2010: 0.973 GPI2011: 0.978 GPI2012: 0.983 GPI2013: 0.995 GPI2014: 0.996 GPI2015: 0.996 GPI2016: 0.993 GPI2017: 0.992 GPI2018: 0.992 GPI2019: 0.992 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

World recorded 0.9919 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in 2019.

The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in World peaked at 0.9964 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8965 GPI, in 1994.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in World, 1993 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1993 0.8991 GPI
1994 0.8965 GPI -0.3%
1995 0.898 GPI +0.2%
1996 0.9064 GPI +0.9%
1997 0.9153 GPI +1.0%
1998 0.9153 GPI -0.0%
1999 0.9172 GPI +0.2%
2000 0.9217 GPI +0.5%
2001 0.9274 GPI +0.6%
2002 0.934 GPI +0.7%
2003 0.9475 GPI +1.4%
2004 0.948 GPI +0.1%
2005 0.9503 GPI +0.2%
2006 0.9532 GPI +0.3%
2007 0.9575 GPI +0.4%
2008 0.9658 GPI +0.9%
2009 0.9755 GPI +1.0%
2010 0.9734 GPI -0.2%
2011 0.978 GPI +0.5%
2012 0.9833 GPI +0.5%
2013 0.9946 GPI +1.2%
2014 0.9957 GPI +0.1%
2015 0.9964 GPI +0.1%
2016 0.993 GPI -0.3%
2017 0.9922 GPI -0.1%
2018 0.9921 GPI -0.0%
2019 0.9919 GPI -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9068 GPI 0.8965 GPI 0.9172 GPI 7
2000s 0.9481 GPI 0.9217 GPI 0.9755 GPI 10
2010s 0.9891 GPI 0.9734 GPI 0.9964 GPI 10

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Lesotho 1.32 GPI compare
  2. 2 Bangladesh 1.27 GPI compare
  3. 3 Burundi 1.26 GPI compare
  4. 4 Rwanda 1.18 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in World?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in World was 0.9919 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 0.9964 GPI in 2015.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8965 GPI in 1994.
How does World rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
World ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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.