Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.9058 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 0.9058 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 0.9058 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7683 GPI, in 1997.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 42nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.7683 GPI | — |
| 1999 | 0.7847 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7922 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7974 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8002 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8097 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8055 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8259 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.836 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8413 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8495 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8592 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8672 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8753 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8825 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8887 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8904 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8995 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9035 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9053 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9058 GPI | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7765 GPI | 0.7683 GPI | 0.7847 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8217 GPI | 0.7922 GPI | 0.8592 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8909 GPI | 0.8672 GPI | 0.9058 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 148.37 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1578 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.9058 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9058 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7683 GPI in 1997.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.