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

France: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index was 1.02 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1.02 GPI
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
95th
of 182 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPI
in 2014
All-time low
0.9899 GPI
in 1995
Years of data
25
1994–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in France, 1994–2018

00.250.50.7511994200620181994: 0.999 GPI1995: 0.99 GPI1996: 0.995 GPI1997: 0.996 GPI1998: 0.996 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in France is 1.02 GPI, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in France peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9899 GPI, in 1995.

France ranks 95th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in France, 1994 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1994 0.999 GPI
1995 0.9899 GPI -0.9%
1996 0.9947 GPI +0.5%
1997 0.9959 GPI +0.1%
1998 0.9962 GPI +0.0%
1999 1.01 GPI +1.1%
2000 1.01 GPI -0.0%
2001 1.01 GPI +0.4%
2002 1.02 GPI +0.4%
2003 1.03 GPI +1.3%
2004 1.02 GPI -0.4%
2005 1.02 GPI -0.2%
2006 1.02 GPI -0.5%
2007 1.02 GPI +0.1%
2008 1.02 GPI -0.3%
2009 1.01 GPI -0.1%
2010 1.03 GPI +1.3%
2011 1.03 GPI -0.2%
2012 1.02 GPI -0.7%
2013 1.03 GPI +1.5%
2014 1.04 GPI +0.7%
2015 1.03 GPI -1.0%
2016 1.03 GPI -0.4%
2017 1.03 GPI +0.0%
2018 1.02 GPI -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9972 GPI 0.9899 GPI 1.01 GPI 6
2000s 1.02 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.03 GPI 10
2010s 1.03 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.04 GPI 9

Countries ranked near France

  1. 92 Burundi 1.02 GPI compare
  2. 93 Thailand 1.02 GPI compare
  3. 94 Montenegro 1.02 GPI compare
  4. 96 Israel 1.02 GPI compare
  5. 97 Denmark 1.02 GPI compare
  6. 98 Macao 1.02 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in France?
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in France was 1.02 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2014.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9899 GPI in 1995.
How does France rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index?
France ranks 95th out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this France 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.