School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1.05 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 1.05 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 1.1 GPI in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.9244 GPI, in 1970.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9244 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.9497 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.9656 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.9658 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9809 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 1.03 GPI | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 1.03 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1 GPI | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 1.01 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.04 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 1.03 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.04 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.04 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.04 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.04 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 1.01 GPI | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 1.04 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 1.04 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.04 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.05 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.06 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.07 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.06 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.06 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.06 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.06 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.06 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.06 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.06 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.06 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.06 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.06 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.07 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.07 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.07 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.07 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.09 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.09 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.08 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.07 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPI | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9902 GPI | 0.9244 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 1.05 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPI in 2008.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9244 GPI in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high 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, 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.