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
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Zambia, 1998–2017
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.67 % change on previous year (1988)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 116,859 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.61 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 723,878 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 663,308 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651,791 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 56,680 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.65 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 69,123 (2024)
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
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.