School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.982 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Pacific island small states, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 0.982 GPI for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in 2020.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Pacific island small states peaked at 0.991 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8967 GPI, in 1971.
Pacific island small states ranks 27th 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 Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.913 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.8967 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.9302 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.9214 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9471 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.953 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9423 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.946 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9446 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.949 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9513 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9536 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9577 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9587 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9624 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9661 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9694 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9687 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9694 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9719 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9747 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9718 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.965 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9653 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9666 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9741 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.9721 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9718 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9804 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9789 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.973 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9817 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9845 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9815 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9772 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9847 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9816 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9803 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9879 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9837 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9884 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9878 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9896 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.991 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9817 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9844 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9847 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9845 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9822 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9798 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.982 GPI | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9343 GPI | 0.8967 GPI | 0.953 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9629 GPI | 0.9513 GPI | 0.9719 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9721 GPI | 0.965 GPI | 0.9804 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9816 GPI | 0.973 GPI | 0.9879 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9854 GPI | 0.9798 GPI | 0.991 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.982 GPI | 0.982 GPI | 0.982 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 24 Vietnam 1.02 GPI compare
- 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
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 18,401 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Pacific island small states?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Pacific island small states was 0.982 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.991 GPI in 2013.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8967 GPI in 1971.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Pacific island small states ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.