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

Zambia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.9706 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.9706 GPI
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
140th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.9706 GPI
in 2017
All-time low
0.8272 GPI
in 2004
Years of data
19
1998–2017

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Zambia, 1998–2017

00.20.40.60.811998200720171998: 0.843 GPI1999: 0.836 GPI2000: 0.836 GPI2001: 0.828 GPI2002: 0.865 GPI2004: 0.827 GPI2005: 0.847 GPI2006: 0.849 GPI2007: 0.889 GPI2008: 0.855 GPI2009: 0.854 GPI2010: 0.881 GPI2011: 0.847 GPI2012: 0.894 GPI2013: 0.9 GPI2014: 0.934 GPI2015: 0.941 GPI2016: 0.947 GPI2017: 0.971 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2017, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Zambia stood at 0.9706 GPI. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Zambia peaked at 0.9706 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8272 GPI, in 2004.

Zambia ranks 140th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Zambia, 1998 to 2017.
Year GPI Change
1998 0.8426 GPI
1999 0.8364 GPI -0.7%
2000 0.8357 GPI -0.1%
2001 0.8284 GPI -0.9%
2002 0.8645 GPI +4.4%
2004 0.8272 GPI -4.3%
2005 0.8474 GPI +2.4%
2006 0.8486 GPI +0.1%
2007 0.8889 GPI +4.7%
2008 0.8552 GPI -3.8%
2009 0.8541 GPI -0.1%
2010 0.8812 GPI +3.2%
2011 0.8466 GPI -3.9%
2012 0.8941 GPI +5.6%
2013 0.9002 GPI +0.7%
2014 0.9337 GPI +3.7%
2015 0.9406 GPI +0.7%
2016 0.9473 GPI +0.7%
2017 0.9706 GPI +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8395 GPI 0.8364 GPI 0.8426 GPI 2
2000s 0.85 GPI 0.8272 GPI 0.8889 GPI 9
2010s 0.9143 GPI 0.8466 GPI 0.9706 GPI 8

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 137 Chile 0.9722 GPI compare
  2. 138 Sudan 0.9718 GPI compare
  3. 139 Lithuania 0.9709 GPI compare
  4. 141 Italy 0.9664 GPI compare
  5. 142 Mauritius 0.9661 GPI compare
  6. 143 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.9653 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Zambia?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Zambia was 0.9706 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9706 GPI in 2017.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8272 GPI in 2004.
How does Zambia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Zambia ranks 140th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zambia 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

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.