School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in IBRD only
IBRD only: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9979 GPI in 2020. β² Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in IBRD only, 1970β2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 0.9979 GPI for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in IBRD only peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7773 GPI, in 1974.
That places IBRD only 6th out of 44 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8093 GPI | 0.7773 GPI | 0.8451 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8556 GPI | 0.8374 GPI | 0.8808 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9187 GPI | 0.8888 GPI | 0.9404 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9731 GPI | 0.9423 GPI | 0.9934 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.994 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9979 GPI | 0.9979 GPI | 0.9979 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 3 Gambia 1.12 GPI compare
- 4 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 1.07 GPI compare
- 5 Gibraltar 1.07 GPI compare
- 6 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.06 GPI compare
- 7 Kiribati 1.06 GPI compare
- 8 Sweden 1.05 GPI compare
- 9 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.05 GPI compare
More education data for IBRD only
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 21.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 21.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 2.34 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in IBRD only?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in IBRD only was 0.9979 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7773 GPI in 1974.
- How does IBRD only rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- IBRD only ranks 6th out of 44 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.