Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.9268 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Least developed countries, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 0.9268 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Least developed countries peaked at 0.9268 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7852 GPI, in 1997.
Least developed countries ranks 36th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.7852 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 0.7944 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8118 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8228 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8297 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8356 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8416 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8337 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8546 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8634 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8687 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8769 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8815 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8925 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8944 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.901 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9052 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9102 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9211 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9225 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9263 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9257 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9268 GPI | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7972 GPI | 0.7852 GPI | 0.8118 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8509 GPI | 0.8228 GPI | 0.8815 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9126 GPI | 0.8925 GPI | 0.9268 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More education data for Least developed countries
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1441 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 171.01 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Least developed countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Least developed countries was 0.9268 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9268 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7852 GPI in 1997.
- How does Least developed countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Least developed countries ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.