Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Australia

Australia: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index was 0.9648 GPI in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.9648 GPI
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
126th
of 182 countries
All-time high
0.974 GPI
in 1997
All-time low
0.8438 GPI
in 2016
Years of data
9
1993–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Australia, 1993–2018

00.20.40.60.811993200520181993: 0.951 GPI1994: 0.958 GPI1995: 0.97 GPI1996: 0.947 GPI1997: 0.974 GPI2015: 0.845 GPI2016: 0.844 GPI2017: 0.896 GPI2018: 0.965 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.9648 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 14.1% over five years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Australia peaked at 0.974 GPI in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.8438 GPI, in 2016.

Australia ranks 126th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Australia, 1993 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1993 0.9506 GPI
1994 0.9576 GPI +0.7%
1995 0.9695 GPI +1.2%
1996 0.9467 GPI -2.4%
1997 0.974 GPI +2.9%
2015 0.8452 GPI -13.2%
2016 0.8438 GPI -0.2%
2017 0.8958 GPI +6.2%
2018 0.9648 GPI +7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9597 GPI 0.9467 GPI 0.974 GPI 5
2010s 0.8874 GPI 0.8438 GPI 0.9648 GPI 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 123 Iceland 0.9828 GPI compare
  2. 124 Cayman Islands 0.981 GPI compare
  3. 125 Eswatini 0.9779 GPI compare
  4. 127 Ghana 0.9637 GPI compare
  5. 128 Bulgaria 0.9635 GPI compare
  6. 129 Iran 0.9621 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Australia?
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Australia was 0.9648 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.974 GPI in 1997.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8438 GPI in 2016.
How does Australia rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index?
Australia ranks 126th out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 4,271 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary. 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.