Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Low income
Low income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.8815 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Low income, 1997–2018
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 income is 0.8815 GPI, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 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 Low income peaked at 0.8827 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7297 GPI, in 1997.
Low income ranks 45th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Low income, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.7297 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 0.7325 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7466 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7549 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7604 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7683 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7779 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7731 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7981 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8094 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8154 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.827 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8373 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.845 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8529 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8611 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8664 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8692 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8791 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8812 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8827 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8815 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7363 GPI | 0.7297 GPI | 0.7466 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7922 GPI | 0.7549 GPI | 0.8373 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8688 GPI | 0.845 GPI | 0.8827 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1505 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 112.44 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Low income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Low income was 0.8815 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8827 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7297 GPI in 1997.
- How does Low income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Low income ranks 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.