School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Low income
Low income: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.8187 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Low income, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Low income recorded 0.8187 GPI for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Low income peaked at 0.8187 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6089 GPI, in 1979.
Low income ranks 43rd of 43 groups on this measure, 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6454 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.6494 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6436 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6411 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6386 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6248 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6162 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6126 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.609 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6089 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6196 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6278 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6504 GPI | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6566 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6602 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6639 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6683 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.668 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6695 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6712 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6723 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6697 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6697 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6658 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6444 GPI | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6756 GPI | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6714 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6661 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6597 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6563 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.658 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6569 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6704 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.685 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6768 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6891 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6934 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7058 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7181 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7313 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7482 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7678 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7798 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7897 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7907 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8062 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8079 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8152 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8186 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.815 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8187 GPI | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.629 GPI | 0.6089 GPI | 0.6494 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6556 GPI | 0.6196 GPI | 0.6712 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6651 GPI | 0.6444 GPI | 0.6756 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6885 GPI | 0.6569 GPI | 0.7313 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7939 GPI | 0.7482 GPI | 0.8186 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8187 GPI | 0.8187 GPI | 0.8187 GPI | 1 |
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- 44 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.08 GPI compare
- 45 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.08 GPI compare
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More education data for Low income
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3481 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Low income?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Low income was 0.8187 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8187 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6089 GPI in 1979.
- How does Low income rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Low income ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.