School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9919 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Lower 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 Lower middle income is 0.9919 GPI, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Lower middle income peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7057 GPI, in 1970.
That places Lower middle income 14th 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7057 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.707 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7121 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.7128 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7105 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7187 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7275 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.7358 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7384 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.7489 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7541 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7628 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7685 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7711 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7797 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7912 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8009 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8086 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8143 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8159 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.821 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8373 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8467 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8589 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8653 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8674 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8702 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8791 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8807 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8854 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8903 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8982 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9049 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9485 GPI | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9506 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9528 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9585 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9648 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9788 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.985 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9901 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9926 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.998 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9913 GPI | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9927 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9919 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7217 GPI | 0.7057 GPI | 0.7489 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7867 GPI | 0.7541 GPI | 0.8159 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8612 GPI | 0.821 GPI | 0.8854 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9432 GPI | 0.8903 GPI | 0.985 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9901 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9919 GPI | 0.9919 GPI | 0.9919 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More education data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11.30 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 104.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4088 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Lower middle income?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Lower middle income was 0.9919 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7057 GPI in 1970.
- How does Lower middle income rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Lower middle income ranks 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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.