School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in OECD members
OECD members: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9973 GPI in 2020. ▬ Flat
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in OECD members, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 0.9973 GPI for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in 2020.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in OECD members peaked at 1 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9755 GPI, in 1972.
That places OECD members 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in OECD members, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9764 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.977 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9755 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9815 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9798 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9787 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.9823 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9836 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9843 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9884 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.9917 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.991 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9888 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9827 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9849 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9895 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9898 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9867 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.986 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9865 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9918 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9851 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9864 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9848 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9853 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9851 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9847 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9885 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9925 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9949 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9852 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9891 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9922 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9909 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9893 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9869 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9923 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9927 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9921 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9941 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.994 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9936 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9937 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9947 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9963 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9976 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9981 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9956 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9972 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9973 GPI | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9807 GPI | 0.9755 GPI | 0.9884 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9878 GPI | 0.9827 GPI | 0.9917 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9879 GPI | 0.9847 GPI | 0.9949 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9905 GPI | 0.9852 GPI | 0.9941 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9961 GPI | 0.9936 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9973 GPI | 0.9973 GPI | 0.9973 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in OECD members?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in OECD members was 0.9973 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9755 GPI in 1972.
- How does OECD members rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- OECD members ranks 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD members 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.