Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Upper middle income, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Upper middle income stood at 1.04 GPI. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Upper middle income peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.961 GPI, in 1998.
That places Upper middle income 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.961 GPI | — |
| 1999 | 0.9676 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9725 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9732 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9769 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9799 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9862 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9906 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9963 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPI | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9643 GPI | 0.961 GPI | 0.9676 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9902 GPI | 0.9725 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Upper middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Upper middle income was 1.04 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.961 GPI in 1998.
- How does Upper middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Upper middle income ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.