Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries

UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9894 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9894 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
107th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.8908 GPIA
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1994–2024

00.250.50.7511994200920241994: 0.891 GPIA1995: 0.892 GPIA1996: 0.898 GPIA1997: 0.906 GPIA1998: 0.908 GPIA1999: 0.913 GPIA2000: 0.915 GPIA2001: 0.921 GPIA2002: 0.925 GPIA2003: 0.945 GPIA2004: 0.946 GPIA2005: 0.949 GPIA2006: 0.953 GPIA2007: 0.956 GPIA2008: 0.964 GPIA2009: 0.97 GPIA2010: 0.972 GPIA2011: 0.972 GPIA2012: 0.976 GPIA2013: 0.993 GPIA2014: 0.993 GPIA2015: 0.994 GPIA2016: 1 GPIA2017: 0.998 GPIA2018: 0.981 GPIA2019: 0.983 GPIA2020: 0.984 GPIA2021: 0.985 GPIA2022: 0.985 GPIA2023: 0.987 GPIA2024: 0.989 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 0.9894 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2024.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 1 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8908 GPIA, in 1994.

UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 107th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1994 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1994 0.8908 GPIA
1995 0.8922 GPIA +0.2%
1996 0.8976 GPIA +0.6%
1997 0.906 GPIA +0.9%
1998 0.9077 GPIA +0.2%
1999 0.9125 GPIA +0.5%
2000 0.9154 GPIA +0.3%
2001 0.9212 GPIA +0.6%
2002 0.9254 GPIA +0.5%
2003 0.9449 GPIA +2.1%
2004 0.9456 GPIA +0.1%
2005 0.9493 GPIA +0.4%
2006 0.9526 GPIA +0.3%
2007 0.9559 GPIA +0.4%
2008 0.9643 GPIA +0.9%
2009 0.9703 GPIA +0.6%
2010 0.9717 GPIA +0.1%
2011 0.9723 GPIA +0.1%
2012 0.9763 GPIA +0.4%
2013 0.9932 GPIA +1.7%
2014 0.9931 GPIA -0.0%
2015 0.9944 GPIA +0.1%
2016 1 GPIA +0.6%
2017 0.9983 GPIA -0.2%
2018 0.981 GPIA -1.7%
2019 0.9831 GPIA +0.2%
2020 0.9838 GPIA +0.1%
2021 0.9846 GPIA +0.1%
2022 0.9849 GPIA +0.0%
2023 0.9865 GPIA +0.2%
2024 0.9894 GPIA +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9012 GPIA 0.8908 GPIA 0.9125 GPIA 6
2000s 0.9445 GPIA 0.9154 GPIA 0.9703 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9864 GPIA 0.9717 GPIA 1 GPIA 10
2020s 0.9859 GPIA 0.9838 GPIA 0.9894 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries

  1. 104 Bulgaria 0.9971 GPIA compare
  2. 105 Portugal 0.997 GPIA compare
  3. 106 Slovakia 0.9968 GPIA compare
  4. 107 Andorra 0.9967 GPIA compare
  5. 108 Singapore 0.996 GPIA compare
  6. 109 Türkiye 0.9954 GPIA compare
  7. 110 Thailand 0.9952 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 0.9894 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8908 GPIA in 1994.
How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 107th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,306 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release