School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Australia
Australia: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9623 GPI in 2020. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Australia, 1993–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.9623 GPI for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Australia peaked at 1.03 GPI in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.8674 GPI, in 2016.
That places Australia 153rd out of 196 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Australia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 GPI | — |
| 1994 | 0.9971 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9962 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9959 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.03 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.869 GPI | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8674 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8878 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9409 GPI | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9338 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9623 GPI | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9959 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8998 GPI | 0.8674 GPI | 0.9409 GPI | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9623 GPI | 0.9623 GPI | 0.9623 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 150 Sierra Leone 0.9655 GPI compare
- 151 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9629 GPI compare
- 152 Iceland 0.9623 GPI compare
- 154 Ethiopia 0.9617 GPI compare
- 155 Saudi Arabia 0.9611 GPI compare
- 156 Zimbabwe 0.9599 GPI compare
More education data for Australia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Australia?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Australia was 0.9623 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 1997.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8674 GPI in 2016.
- How does Australia rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Australia ranks 153rd out of 196 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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, secondary (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 secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.