Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Germany
Germany: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.9951 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Germany, 1992–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.9951 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Germany peaked at 0.9951 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9335 GPI, in 1993.
Germany ranks 122nd of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Germany, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.941 GPI | — |
| 1993 | 0.9335 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9382 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9448 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9533 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9617 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9813 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9839 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9906 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9915 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9902 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9951 GPI | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9454 GPI | 0.9335 GPI | 0.9617 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9888 GPI | 0.9813 GPI | 0.9951 GPI | 6 |
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More education data for Germany
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6093 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 283,851 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6418 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5802 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.123 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Germany?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Germany was 0.9951 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9951 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9335 GPI in 1993.
- How does Germany rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Germany ranks 122nd out of 173 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, 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 primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. 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.