School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in IDA only
IDA only: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9595 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in IDA only, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 0.9595 GPI for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in IDA only peaked at 0.9595 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6369 GPI, in 1970.
IDA only ranks 32nd of 43 groups on this measure, 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 only, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6369 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.637 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6552 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.652 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6498 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6559 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6619 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.686 GPI | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6979 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7032 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7137 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7352 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7554 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7386 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7599 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.755 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7605 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7695 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7837 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7898 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7978 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8089 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8148 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8195 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8249 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8179 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8181 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.824 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8292 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8465 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8546 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8617 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.865 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8743 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8737 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8955 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9086 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9149 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9213 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9295 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9382 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9422 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9452 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9482 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9499 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9569 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9578 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9555 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9535 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9567 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9595 GPI | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6636 GPI | 0.6369 GPI | 0.7032 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7561 GPI | 0.7137 GPI | 0.7898 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8202 GPI | 0.7978 GPI | 0.8465 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8899 GPI | 0.8546 GPI | 0.9295 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9504 GPI | 0.9382 GPI | 0.9578 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9595 GPI | 0.9595 GPI | 0.9595 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 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
- 33 Saudi Arabia 1.01 GPI compare
- 34 Belgium 1.01 GPI compare
- 35 Malaysia 1.01 GPI compare
More education data for IDA only
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.00 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 476.44 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in IDA only?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in IDA only was 0.9595 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9595 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6369 GPI in 1970.
- How does IDA only rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- IDA only ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.