Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Low & middle income, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Low & middle income is 1 GPI, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Low & middle income peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8851 GPI, in 1997.
Low & middle income ranks 30th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8851 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 0.8926 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9006 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9042 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9077 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9128 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9315 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9336 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.94 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9459 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9513 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.96 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9678 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9682 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9715 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9792 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9964 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9977 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8928 GPI | 0.8851 GPI | 0.9006 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9355 GPI | 0.9042 GPI | 0.9678 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9935 GPI | 0.9682 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Low & middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Low & middle income was 1 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8851 GPI in 1997.
- How does Low & middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Low & middle income ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.