School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Middle income

Middle income: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.992 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.992 GPI
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
13th
of 43 groups
All-time high
1.03 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.7601 GPI
in 1974
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Middle income, 1970–2020

00.250.50.751197019952020

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 Middle income is 0.992 GPI, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Middle income peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7601 GPI, in 1974.

That places Middle income 13th 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 Middle income, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Middle income, 1970 to 2020.
Year GPI Change
1970 0.7629 GPI
1971 0.7629 GPI -0.0%
1972 0.7632 GPI +0.0%
1973 0.7622 GPI -0.1%
1974 0.7601 GPI -0.3%
1975 0.7983 GPI +5.0%
1976 0.82 GPI +2.7%
1977 0.826 GPI +0.7%
1978 0.8248 GPI -0.1%
1979 0.8258 GPI +0.1%
1980 0.8284 GPI +0.3%
1981 0.8296 GPI +0.1%
1982 0.8263 GPI -0.4%
1983 0.8239 GPI -0.3%
1984 0.8297 GPI +0.7%
1985 0.8368 GPI +0.9%
1986 0.8529 GPI +1.9%
1987 0.8592 GPI +0.7%
1988 0.8648 GPI +0.7%
1989 0.8671 GPI +0.3%
1990 0.8733 GPI +0.7%
1991 0.8836 GPI +1.2%
1992 0.8916 GPI +0.9%
1993 0.8986 GPI +0.8%
1994 0.9035 GPI +0.5%
1995 0.9083 GPI +0.5%
1996 0.9122 GPI +0.4%
1997 0.9187 GPI +0.7%
1998 0.9215 GPI +0.3%
1999 0.9251 GPI +0.4%
2000 0.9275 GPI +0.3%
2001 0.9333 GPI +0.6%
2002 0.9363 GPI +0.3%
2003 0.9621 GPI +2.8%
2004 0.9648 GPI +0.3%
2005 0.9648 GPI -0.0%
2006 0.9677 GPI +0.3%
2007 0.971 GPI +0.3%
2008 0.9786 GPI +0.8%
2009 0.983 GPI +0.5%
2010 0.9851 GPI +0.2%
2011 0.9872 GPI +0.2%
2012 0.992 GPI +0.5%
2013 1.01 GPI +2.2%
2014 1.01 GPI -0.0%
2015 1.01 GPI +0.0%
2016 1.03 GPI +1.1%
2017 1.02 GPI -0.2%
2018 0.9927 GPI -2.9%
2019 0.9934 GPI +0.1%
2020 0.992 GPI -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7906 GPI 0.7601 GPI 0.826 GPI 10
1980s 0.8419 GPI 0.8239 GPI 0.8671 GPI 10
1990s 0.9036 GPI 0.8733 GPI 0.9251 GPI 10
2000s 0.9589 GPI 0.9275 GPI 0.983 GPI 10
2010s 1 GPI 0.9851 GPI 1.03 GPI 10
2020s 0.992 GPI 0.992 GPI 0.992 GPI 1

Countries ranked near Middle income

  1. 10 Hong Kong 1.04 GPI compare
  2. 11 Sierra Leone 1.04 GPI compare
  3. 12 Tanzania 1.04 GPI compare
  4. 13 Bhutan 1.04 GPI compare
  5. 14 Seychelles 1.03 GPI compare
  6. 15 Nauru 1.03 GPI compare
  7. 16 Malawi 1.03 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Middle income?
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Middle income was 0.992 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 Middle income?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2016.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7601 GPI in 1974.
How does Middle income rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
Middle income ranks 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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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Indicator
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,722 data points, 1970–2022
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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.