School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9927 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Upper middle income, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Upper middle income stood at 0.9927 GPI.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Upper middle income peaked at 0.9954 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7956 GPI, in 1974.
Upper middle income ranks 12th 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8079 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.806 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8022 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.7987 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.7956 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8569 GPI | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8889 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8962 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8947 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8889 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8915 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8884 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.8795 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.875 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8797 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8827 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.906 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9124 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.92 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9256 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9335 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9382 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9456 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9473 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9511 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9579 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.963 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9672 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9706 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9743 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9751 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.98 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9813 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9834 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9865 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9839 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9827 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9813 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9784 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9797 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9764 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9775 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9809 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.986 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9893 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9879 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9924 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9946 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9954 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9954 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9927 GPI | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8436 GPI | 0.7956 GPI | 0.8962 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8961 GPI | 0.875 GPI | 0.9256 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9549 GPI | 0.9335 GPI | 0.9743 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9812 GPI | 0.9751 GPI | 0.9865 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9876 GPI | 0.9764 GPI | 0.9954 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9927 GPI | 0.9927 GPI | 0.9927 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 9 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.05 GPI compare
- 10 Hong Kong, China 1.04 GPI compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 1.04 GPI compare
- 12 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.04 GPI compare
- 13 Bhutan 1.04 GPI compare
- 14 Seychelles 1.03 GPI compare
- 15 Naoero 1.03 GPI compare
More education data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.53 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Upper middle income?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Upper middle income was 0.9927 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9954 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7956 GPI in 1974.
- How does Upper middle income rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Upper middle income ranks 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.