How does Euro area rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?

Euro area ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2020.

Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Euro area?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Euro area data come from?

The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Euro area

Name: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Euro area
Creator: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Euro area: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)

1 GPI

Change on year

up 0.2%

Rank

1st

of 2 regions

All-time high

1.01 GPI

in 1976

All-time low

0.9863 GPI

in 1996

Years of data

1970–2020

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Euro area, 1970–2020

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Euro area recorded 1 GPI for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Euro area peaked at 1.01 GPI in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.9863 GPI, in 1996.

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Euro area, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Euro area, 1970 to 2020.
Year	GPI	Change
1970	0.9993 GPI	—
1971	0.9996 GPI	+0.0%
1972	1 GPI	+0.2%
1973	1.01 GPI	+1.3%
1974	0.998 GPI	-1.6%
1975	0.9989 GPI	+0.1%
1976	1.01 GPI	+1.6%
1977	0.9965 GPI	-1.8%
1978	0.997 GPI	+0.1%
1979	0.994 GPI	-0.3%
1980	0.997 GPI	+0.3%
1981	0.9971 GPI	+0.0%
1982	0.9975 GPI	+0.0%
1983	0.9974 GPI	-0.0%
1984	0.9969 GPI	-0.0%
1985	0.9934 GPI	-0.4%
1986	0.9922 GPI	-0.1%
1987	0.9948 GPI	+0.3%
1988	0.9898 GPI	-0.5%
1989	0.9923 GPI	+0.2%
1990	0.9948 GPI	+0.3%
1991	0.9958 GPI	+0.1%
1992	0.995 GPI	-0.1%
1993	0.9956 GPI	+0.1%
1994	0.9925 GPI	-0.3%
1995	0.9865 GPI	-0.6%
1996	0.9863 GPI	-0.0%
1997	0.9891 GPI	+0.3%
1998	0.9878 GPI	-0.1%
1999	0.9882 GPI	+0.0%
2000	0.9902 GPI	+0.2%
2001	0.9906 GPI	+0.0%
2002	0.9872 GPI	-0.3%
2003	0.9879 GPI	+0.1%
2004	0.989 GPI	+0.1%
2005	0.9877 GPI	-0.1%
2006	0.987 GPI	-0.1%
2007	0.9883 GPI	+0.1%
2008	0.9878 GPI	-0.1%
2009	0.9898 GPI	+0.2%
2010	0.9906 GPI	+0.1%
2011	0.9923 GPI	+0.2%
2012	0.9947 GPI	+0.2%
2013	0.9969 GPI	+0.2%
2014	0.9972 GPI	+0.0%
2015	0.998 GPI	+0.1%
2016	0.9996 GPI	+0.2%
2017	0.9956 GPI	-0.4%
2018	0.9959 GPI	+0.0%
2019	0.999 GPI	+0.3%
2020	1 GPI	+0.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	1 GPI	0.994 GPI	1.01 GPI	10
1980s	0.9948 GPI	0.9898 GPI	0.9975 GPI	10
1990s	0.9912 GPI	0.9863 GPI	0.9958 GPI	10
2000s	0.9885 GPI	0.987 GPI	0.9906 GPI	10
2010s	0.996 GPI	0.9906 GPI	0.9996 GPI	10
2020s	1 GPI	1 GPI	1 GPI	1

Countries ranked near Euro area

1 Senegal 1.16 GPI compare
2 Kuwait 1.15 GPI compare
3 Gambia 1.12 GPI compare
4 Mauritania 1.07 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

More education data for Euro area

Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 1.51 million (2024)
Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 102.8% (2024)
School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
Labor force, total, per capita 0.49 units per person (2025)

All data for Euro area →

Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Euro area?: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Euro area was 1 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Euro area?: The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 1976.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Euro area?: The lowest recorded value was 0.9863 GPI in 1996.
How does Euro area rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?: Euro area ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2020.
Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Euro area?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Euro area data come from?: The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Euro area. Statizoid, drawing on Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 27 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/school-enrollment-primary-gross-gender-parity-index-gpi/euro-area/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/school-enrollment-primary-gross-gender-parity-index-gpi/euro-area/">School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Euro area</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit: GPI
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 9,722 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.