School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9916 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.9916 GPI for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.9994 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9391 GPI, in 1971.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9391 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.9416 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.944 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.945 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9465 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9467 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9471 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9493 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9506 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9527 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9544 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9606 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9643 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9669 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9708 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9729 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9727 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9738 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9746 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9753 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9765 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9775 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9806 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9791 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9789 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9762 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.974 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9718 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9722 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9716 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9742 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9764 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9801 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9826 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.983 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9859 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9875 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9892 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9916 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.994 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9959 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9953 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9977 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9994 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9992 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9988 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9963 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9934 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9936 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9916 GPI | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9455 GPI | 0.9391 GPI | 0.9506 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9664 GPI | 0.9527 GPI | 0.9746 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9762 GPI | 0.9718 GPI | 0.9806 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9822 GPI | 0.9716 GPI | 0.9916 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9964 GPI | 0.9934 GPI | 0.9994 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9916 GPI | 0.9916 GPI | 0.9916 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 44.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.105 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0567 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.9916 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9994 GPI in 2014.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9391 GPI in 1971.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.
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About this data
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.