Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index was 0.8817 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Least developed countries, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Least developed countries is 0.8817 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Least developed countries peaked at 0.8817 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3349 GPI, in 1997.
That places Least developed countries 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.3349 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 0.6774 GPI | +102.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7009 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7258 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7261 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7397 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7586 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.733 GPI | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7456 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7387 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7447 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7619 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.746 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7703 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7872 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7954 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8031 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8085 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8318 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8369 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.873 GPI | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8767 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8817 GPI | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5711 GPI | 0.3349 GPI | 0.7009 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.742 GPI | 0.7258 GPI | 0.7619 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8265 GPI | 0.7703 GPI | 0.8817 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More education data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 450.68 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Least developed countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Least developed countries was 0.8817 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8817 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3349 GPI in 1997.
- How does Least developed countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index?
- Least developed countries ranks 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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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About this data
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.