Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: 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
101st
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9964 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.7406 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: World peaked at 0.9964 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7406 GPIA, in 1970.
UNICEF: World ranks 101st 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7406 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7913 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7905 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7915 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7656 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8155 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 0.831 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8355 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8399 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8213 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.8432 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.8408 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.8396 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8411 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8403 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8276 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8531 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8608 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8643 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8669 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8619 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8695 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8772 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8851 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.892 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8959 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8994 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9073 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9127 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9204 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9215 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9253 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9291 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9461 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9474 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9522 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9557 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9594 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.966 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9722 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9715 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 | 0.8023 GPIA | 0.7406 GPIA | 0.8399 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8478 GPIA | 0.8276 GPIA | 0.8669 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8921 GPIA | 0.8619 GPIA | 0.9204 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9475 GPIA | 0.9215 GPIA | 0.9722 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9846 GPIA | 0.9713 GPIA | 0.9964 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.986 GPIA | 0.9821 GPIA | 0.9912 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: World
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 336.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5772 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 404.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.04 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7406 GPIA in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: World ranks 101st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release