Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in United States of America

United States of America: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index was 0.9922 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9922 GPI
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
117th
of 182 countries
All-time high
1.11 GPI
in 1998
All-time low
0.9922 GPI
in 2018
Years of data
24
1993–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in United States of America, 1993–2018

00.250.50.7511993200520181993: 0.996 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1998: 1.1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1.1 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: 0.992 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 0.9922 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in United States of America peaked at 1.11 GPI in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9922 GPI, in 2018.

That places United States of America 117th out of 182 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in United States of America, 1993 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1993 0.9962 GPI
1994 1.01 GPI +1.2%
1995 1.04 GPI +3.3%
1996 1.02 GPI -1.9%
1998 1.11 GPI +8.6%
2000 1.04 GPI -5.9%
2001 1.05 GPI +0.3%
2002 1.01 GPI -3.1%
2003 1.01 GPI -0.0%
2004 1 GPI -1.0%
2005 1.06 GPI +5.4%
2006 1.01 GPI -4.9%
2007 1.02 GPI +0.8%
2008 1 GPI -1.3%
2009 1.03 GPI +3.1%
2010 1.02 GPI -1.6%
2011 1.02 GPI +0.7%
2012 1.01 GPI -1.5%
2013 1.02 GPI +1.5%
2014 1.02 GPI +0.0%
2015 1.02 GPI -0.4%
2016 1.03 GPI +1.5%
2017 1 GPI -2.9%
2018 0.9922 GPI -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.04 GPI 0.9962 GPI 1.11 GPI 5
2000s 1.02 GPI 1 GPI 1.06 GPI 10
2010s 1.02 GPI 0.9922 GPI 1.03 GPI 9

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 114 Madagascar 0.994 GPI compare
  2. 115 India 0.9936 GPI compare
  3. 116 Latvia 0.9936 GPI compare
  4. 118 Republic of Korea 0.9894 GPI compare
  5. 119 Saint Lucia 0.9865 GPI compare
  6. 120 Albania 0.9845 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in United States of America?
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in United States of America was 0.9922 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPI in 1998.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9922 GPI in 2018.
How does United States of America rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index?
United States of America ranks 117th out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States of America 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

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.