Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Upper middle income, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 1.04 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Upper middle income peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9327 GPI, in 1994.
That places Upper middle income 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.9327 GPI | — |
| 1995 | 0.9606 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9661 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9679 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9814 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9966 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 1 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9949 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9808 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9757 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9992 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.05 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPI | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPI | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9675 GPI | 0.9327 GPI | 0.9966 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPI | 0.9757 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 3 Lesotho 1.43 GPI compare
- 4 Algeria 1.38 GPI compare
- 5 Tunisia 1.3 GPI compare
- 6 British Virgin Islands 1.3 GPI compare
- 7 Nicaragua 1.27 GPI compare
- 8 Cape Verde 1.27 GPI compare
- 9 Palestine, State of 1.26 GPI compare
More education data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Upper middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Upper middle income was 1.04 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9327 GPI in 1994.
- How does Upper middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index?
- Upper middle income ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.