Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in World
World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in World, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in World stood at 1.01 GPI.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in World peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9089 GPI, in 1997.
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 World, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.9089 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 0.9167 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9234 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9251 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9287 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9338 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9501 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9522 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9577 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9627 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9674 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9748 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9819 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9822 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.985 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9914 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9163 GPI | 0.9089 GPI | 0.9234 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9534 GPI | 0.9251 GPI | 0.9819 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPI | 0.9822 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Qatar 1.71 GPI compare
- 2 Barbados 1.2 GPI compare
- 3 Seychelles 1.19 GPI compare
- 4 Puerto Rico 1.19 GPI compare
- 5 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.18 GPI compare
More education data for World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4548 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in World was 1.01 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9089 GPI in 1997.
- How does World rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- World ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.