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
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in World, 1993–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More education data for World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4548 units per person (2025)
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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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.