School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Low income
Low income: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9263 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Low income, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Low income recorded 0.9263 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 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Low income peaked at 0.9263 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6414 GPI, in 1971.
Low income ranks 43rd 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6441 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.6414 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.6513 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6565 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6647 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6687 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6713 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6829 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6925 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6943 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7037 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7118 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7402 GPI | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7414 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7477 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7369 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7433 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7621 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7486 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.754 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7555 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7656 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7655 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7682 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7698 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7534 GPI | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7455 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.753 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7552 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7786 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7903 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7974 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8024 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8135 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8108 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8425 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8589 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8641 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.877 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8893 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8965 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9002 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.906 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.91 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9128 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9219 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9237 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9228 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9193 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9227 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9263 GPI | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6668 GPI | 0.6414 GPI | 0.6943 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7389 GPI | 0.7037 GPI | 0.7621 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.761 GPI | 0.7455 GPI | 0.7786 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8346 GPI | 0.7903 GPI | 0.8893 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9136 GPI | 0.8965 GPI | 0.9237 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9263 GPI | 0.9263 GPI | 0.9263 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 267.17 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Low income?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Low income was 0.9263 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9263 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6414 GPI in 1971.
- How does Low income rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Low income ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.