Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: World
MDG: World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9912 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9912 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
97th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9964 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.741 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: World, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: World is 0.9912 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: World peaked at 0.9964 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.741 GPIA, in 1970.
That places MDG: World 97th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: World, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.741 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7918 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.7909 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.792 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7661 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8159 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8314 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8359 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8402 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8217 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.8436 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.8412 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.8399 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8415 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8407 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.828 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8535 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8611 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8646 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8671 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8622 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8698 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8775 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8854 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8922 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8961 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8996 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9074 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9128 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9205 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9216 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9254 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9292 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9462 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9475 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9523 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9558 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9595 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.966 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9723 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9716 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9713 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9744 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9887 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9906 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9913 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9964 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9945 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9827 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9846 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9832 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9821 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9858 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9877 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9912 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8027 GPIA | 0.741 GPIA | 0.8402 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8481 GPIA | 0.828 GPIA | 0.8671 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8924 GPIA | 0.8622 GPIA | 0.9205 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9476 GPIA | 0.9216 GPIA | 0.9723 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9846 GPIA | 0.9713 GPIA | 0.9964 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.986 GPIA | 0.9821 GPIA | 0.9912 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: World
More education data for MDG: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7457 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 268.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3122 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: World was 0.9912 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9964 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.741 GPIA in 1970.
- How does MDG: World rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: World ranks 97th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release