Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Panama

Panama: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.08 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1.08 GPI
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
37th
of 173 countries
All-time high
1.09 GPI
in 2006
All-time low
0.9765 GPI
in 1972
Years of data
33
1970–2016

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Panama, 1970–2016

00.250.50.7511970199320161970: 0.979 GPI1971: 0.978 GPI1972: 0.977 GPI1973: 0.986 GPI1974: 0.999 GPI1975: 0.992 GPI1976: 1 GPI1977: 1 GPI1978: 1 GPI1979: 1 GPI1980: 1 GPI1981: 1 GPI1982: 1 GPI1983: 1 GPI1984: 1 GPI1985: 1 GPI1987: 1 GPI1988: 1 GPI1999: 1.1 GPI2000: 1.1 GPI2001: 1.1 GPI2002: 1.1 GPI2004: 1.1 GPI2005: 1.1 GPI2006: 1.1 GPI2007: 1.1 GPI2008: 1.1 GPI2009: 1.1 GPI2010: 1.1 GPI2011: 1.1 GPI2014: 1.1 GPI2015: 1.1 GPI2016: 1.1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Panama is 1.08 GPI, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Panama peaked at 1.09 GPI in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9765 GPI, in 1972.

Panama ranks 37th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Panama, 1970 to 2016.
Year GPI Change
1970 0.9788 GPI
1971 0.9777 GPI -0.1%
1972 0.9765 GPI -0.1%
1973 0.9855 GPI +0.9%
1974 0.9987 GPI +1.3%
1975 0.9923 GPI -0.6%
1976 1 GPI +0.9%
1977 1.01 GPI +0.4%
1978 1.01 GPI +0.6%
1979 1.02 GPI +0.5%
1980 1.03 GPI +0.9%
1981 1.02 GPI -0.1%
1982 1.03 GPI +0.4%
1983 1.04 GPI +1.0%
1984 1.03 GPI -0.9%
1985 1.04 GPI +0.8%
1987 1.05 GPI +0.8%
1988 1.04 GPI -0.9%
1999 1.08 GPI +4.0%
2000 1.09 GPI +1.1%
2001 1.09 GPI +0.3%
2002 1.09 GPI -0.6%
2004 1.09 GPI +0.6%
2005 1.09 GPI +0.1%
2006 1.09 GPI +0.1%
2007 1.08 GPI -1.7%
2008 1.07 GPI -0.2%
2009 1.07 GPI +0.0%
2010 1.07 GPI -0.3%
2011 1.08 GPI +0.7%
2014 1.09 GPI +1.3%
2015 1.09 GPI -0.3%
2016 1.08 GPI -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9945 GPI 0.9765 GPI 1.02 GPI 10
1980s 1.03 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.05 GPI 8
1990s 1.08 GPI 1.08 GPI 1.08 GPI 1
2000s 1.09 GPI 1.07 GPI 1.09 GPI 9
2010s 1.08 GPI 1.07 GPI 1.09 GPI 5

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  4. 38 Honduras 1.08 GPI compare
  5. 39 Armenia 1.08 GPI compare
  6. 40 Brunei 1.08 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Panama?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Panama was 1.08 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPI in 2006.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9765 GPI in 1972.
How does Panama rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
Panama ranks 37th out of 173 countries with data for 2016.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama 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

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 4,835 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.