School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in World
World: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 0.9825 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in World, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
World recorded 0.9825 GPI for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in World peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.795 GPI, in 1974.
World ranks 26th of 45 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 (GPI) in World, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8029 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.8019 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8012 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7989 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.795 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8242 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8412 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.8451 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8445 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8447 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8473 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8481 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8463 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8432 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.8478 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8528 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8657 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8713 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8745 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8766 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8818 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8899 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8962 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9017 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9057 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9078 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9101 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9156 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9181 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9227 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9235 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9284 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9305 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9507 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9518 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9543 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9585 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9611 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9677 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9724 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9748 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9766 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9808 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9975 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9975 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9993 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9822 GPI | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9836 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9825 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.82 GPI | 0.795 GPI | 0.8451 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8574 GPI | 0.8432 GPI | 0.8766 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.905 GPI | 0.8818 GPI | 0.9227 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9499 GPI | 0.9235 GPI | 0.9724 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9904 GPI | 0.9748 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9825 GPI | 0.9825 GPI | 0.9825 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near World
- 23 Ecuador 1.02 GPI compare
- 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
More education data for World
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 780.85 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.08 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in World?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in World was 0.9825 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.795 GPI in 1974.
- How does World rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- World ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.