School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9329 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Least developed countries, 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 Least developed countries stood at 0.9329 GPI. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Least developed countries peaked at 0.9329 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4337 GPI, in 1979.
That places Least developed countries 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4536 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.4513 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4525 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4547 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4598 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4601 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.466 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4396 GPI | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4342 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4337 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4569 GPI | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4466 GPI | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4759 GPI | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4982 GPI | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5242 GPI | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5238 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5503 GPI | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5531 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5666 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5797 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5824 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6003 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6196 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6343 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6444 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6862 GPI | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7066 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7278 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7502 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7677 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7873 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7927 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8045 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8039 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7741 GPI | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7923 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7914 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7988 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8175 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8189 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8438 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8638 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8723 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8754 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8844 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9026 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9048 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9226 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9256 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9251 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9329 GPI | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4506 GPI | 0.4337 GPI | 0.466 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5175 GPI | 0.4466 GPI | 0.5797 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.672 GPI | 0.5824 GPI | 0.7677 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7981 GPI | 0.7741 GPI | 0.8189 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.892 GPI | 0.8438 GPI | 0.9256 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9329 GPI | 0.9329 GPI | 0.9329 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 31 Cameroon 1.1 GPI compare
- 32 Dominican Republic 1.1 GPI compare
- 33 Timor-Leste 1.09 GPI compare
- 34 Marshall Islands 1.09 GPI compare
- 35 Palestine, State of 1.09 GPI compare
- 36 South Africa 1.09 GPI compare
- 37 Seychelles 1.09 GPI compare
More education data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 450.68 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Least developed countries?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Least developed countries was 0.9329 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9329 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4337 GPI in 1979.
- How does Least developed countries rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Least developed countries ranks 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.