School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9805 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in IDA & IBRD total, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 0.9805 GPI for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7576 GPI, in 1974.
That places IDA & IBRD total 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7598 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.7595 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7602 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7594 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7576 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7932 GPI | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8134 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8194 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8189 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8198 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8226 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8241 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8229 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8208 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8263 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8323 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8475 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8544 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.8585 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.861 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8667 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8765 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8836 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8901 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8945 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8972 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9054 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9076 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9126 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9151 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9201 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9221 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9451 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9467 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9498 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9537 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9568 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9644 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9695 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9721 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9742 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9789 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9977 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9975 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9991 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9802 GPI | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9813 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9805 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7861 GPI | 0.7576 GPI | 0.8198 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.837 GPI | 0.8208 GPI | 0.861 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8934 GPI | 0.8667 GPI | 0.9126 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9443 GPI | 0.9151 GPI | 0.9695 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9895 GPI | 0.9721 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9805 GPI | 0.9805 GPI | 0.9805 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 26 Albania 1.02 GPI compare
- 27 American Samoa 1.02 GPI compare
- 28 Ghana 1.02 GPI compare
- 29 Madagascar 1.02 GPI compare
- 30 Burkina Faso 1.02 GPI compare
- 31 Puerto Rico 1.02 GPI compare
- 32 India 1.02 GPI compare
More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.1% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.10 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in IDA & IBRD total?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in IDA & IBRD total was 0.9805 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7576 GPI in 1974.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.