School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9466 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 0.9466 GPI. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 0.9466 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6601 GPI, in 1970.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6601 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.6616 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6723 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6775 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6864 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6904 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.696 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7077 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7236 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7291 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7408 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7494 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7761 GPI | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7811 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.788 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.7786 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7844 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7993 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.79 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7948 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7982 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8051 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8092 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.812 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8138 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7991 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7933 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7989 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8007 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8214 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8306 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8355 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8364 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8461 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8439 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8686 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8827 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8881 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8976 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9094 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9172 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9228 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9275 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9319 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9335 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9414 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9431 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9424 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9397 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9428 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9466 GPI | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6905 GPI | 0.6601 GPI | 0.7291 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7782 GPI | 0.7408 GPI | 0.7993 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8052 GPI | 0.7933 GPI | 0.8214 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8639 GPI | 0.8306 GPI | 0.9094 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9342 GPI | 0.9172 GPI | 0.9431 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9466 GPI | 0.9466 GPI | 0.9466 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.67 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3723 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.9466 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9466 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6601 GPI in 1970.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.