Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9871 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9871 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
102nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.7803 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: World, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: World recorded 0.9871 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: World peaked at 1 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7803 GPIA, in 1970.
UNICEF: World ranks 102nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7803 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.8052 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8047 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8026 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7992 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8291 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.847 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8515 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.851 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.852 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8527 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8527 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8506 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8471 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.8515 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8563 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8675 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8747 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.8785 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8797 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8841 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8916 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.898 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9029 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9072 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9087 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9117 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9188 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9212 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9255 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9258 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9305 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9325 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9518 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.953 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9557 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9595 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.962 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9686 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.972 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9743 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9735 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9767 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9933 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9935 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9953 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9792 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9822 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9826 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9835 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9829 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9839 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9871 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8223 GPIA | 0.7803 GPIA | 0.852 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8611 GPIA | 0.8471 GPIA | 0.8797 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.907 GPIA | 0.8841 GPIA | 0.9255 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9511 GPIA | 0.9258 GPIA | 0.972 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9874 GPIA | 0.9735 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.984 GPIA | 0.9826 GPIA | 0.9871 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: World
- 99 Costa Rica 0.9985 GPIA compare
- 100 Switzerland 0.9985 GPIA compare
- 101 Andorra 0.9981 GPIA compare
- 102 South Korea 0.998 GPIA compare
- 103 Finland 0.998 GPIA compare
- 104 Denmark 0.9973 GPIA compare
- 105 Poland 0.9971 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: World
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3082 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 268.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 138.78 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: World was 0.9871 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7803 GPIA in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: World ranks 102nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release