Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9953 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9953 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
105th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9953 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6767 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: World, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: World recorded 0.9953 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: World peaked at 0.9953 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6767 GPIA, in 1970.
That places UNICEF: World 105th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6767 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.764 GPIA | +12.9% |
| 1972 | 0.763 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7702 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.712 GPIA | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7895 GPIA | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8011 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8074 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8214 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7775 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8278 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.821 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.8212 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8317 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.822 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7837 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8301 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8387 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8418 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8465 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8287 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8362 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8462 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8581 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8692 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8777 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8826 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8919 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9024 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9153 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9176 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9204 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9266 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9402 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9421 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9494 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9522 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9572 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9634 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9731 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9683 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9687 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9715 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9828 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9869 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9861 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9867 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9854 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9869 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9874 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9839 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9801 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9887 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9918 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9953 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7683 GPIA | 0.6767 GPIA | 0.8214 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8264 GPIA | 0.7837 GPIA | 0.8465 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8708 GPIA | 0.8287 GPIA | 0.9153 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9442 GPIA | 0.9176 GPIA | 0.9731 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9811 GPIA | 0.9683 GPIA | 0.9874 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.988 GPIA | 0.9801 GPIA | 0.9953 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: World
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3082 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 268.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 138.78 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: World was 0.9953 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9953 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6767 GPIA in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: World ranks 105th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release