School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in IDA total
IDA total: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9519 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in IDA total, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 0.9519 GPI for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in IDA total peaked at 0.9519 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6248 GPI, in 1970.
IDA total ranks 37th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 IDA total, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6248 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.6287 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6459 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6494 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6512 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.658 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6647 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6867 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7106 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7171 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7294 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7477 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7615 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7471 GPI | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.7613 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.7635 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7685 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7729 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7745 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7888 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7859 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7969 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8041 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8065 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8122 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8101 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8143 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8184 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8204 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8301 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8386 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8463 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8475 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8602 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8604 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8793 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.894 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9065 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9133 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9212 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9289 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9362 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9454 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9476 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9478 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9514 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9474 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.949 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9473 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9515 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9519 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6637 GPI | 0.6248 GPI | 0.7171 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7615 GPI | 0.7294 GPI | 0.7888 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8099 GPI | 0.7859 GPI | 0.8301 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8767 GPI | 0.8386 GPI | 0.9212 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9453 GPI | 0.9289 GPI | 0.9515 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9519 GPI | 0.9519 GPI | 0.9519 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More education data for IDA total
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 757.58 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in IDA total?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in IDA total was 0.9519 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9519 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6248 GPI in 1970.
- How does IDA total rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- IDA total ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.