School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9807 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Low & middle income, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Low & middle income is 0.9807 GPI, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of 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 Low & middle income peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7542 GPI, in 1974.
Low & middle income ranks 28th 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7554 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.7553 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7562 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7557 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7542 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7905 GPI | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.811 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8171 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8165 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8174 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8203 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8218 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8206 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8183 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.824 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8299 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8453 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8522 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.8563 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8589 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8647 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8747 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8821 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8887 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8931 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8959 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8987 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9043 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9066 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9117 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9142 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9192 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9213 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9446 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9464 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9495 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9535 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9566 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9643 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 | 0.9978 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9977 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9993 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9803 GPI | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9813 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9807 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7829 GPI | 0.7542 GPI | 0.8174 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8348 GPI | 0.8183 GPI | 0.8589 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.892 GPI | 0.8647 GPI | 0.9117 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9439 GPI | 0.9142 GPI | 0.9695 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9896 GPI | 0.9721 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9807 GPI | 0.9807 GPI | 0.9807 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 25 Bangladesh 1.02 GPI compare
- 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
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.00 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Low & middle income?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Low & middle income was 0.9807 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7542 GPI in 1974.
- How does Low & middle income rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Low & middle income ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.