School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9966 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9966 GPI
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
18th
of 43 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2019
All-time low
0.5792 GPI
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Lower middle income, 1970–2020

00.250.50.751197019952020

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 Lower middle income stood at 0.9966 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Lower middle income peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5792 GPI, in 1970.

That places Lower middle income 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Lower middle income, 1970 to 2020.
Year GPI Change
1970 0.5792 GPI
1971 0.5825 GPI +0.6%
1972 0.5868 GPI +0.7%
1973 0.5932 GPI +1.1%
1974 0.6005 GPI +1.2%
1975 0.6087 GPI +1.4%
1976 0.6149 GPI +1.0%
1977 0.614 GPI -0.2%
1978 0.6195 GPI +0.9%
1979 0.623 GPI +0.6%
1980 0.6244 GPI +0.2%
1981 0.6279 GPI +0.6%
1982 0.625 GPI -0.5%
1983 0.6491 GPI +3.9%
1984 0.627 GPI -3.4%
1985 0.6422 GPI +2.4%
1986 0.6606 GPI +2.9%
1987 0.6706 GPI +1.5%
1988 0.6794 GPI +1.3%
1989 0.6894 GPI +1.5%
1990 0.6984 GPI +1.3%
1991 0.7077 GPI +1.3%
1992 0.718 GPI +1.5%
1993 0.7277 GPI +1.4%
1994 0.7457 GPI +2.5%
1995 0.7564 GPI +1.4%
1996 0.7677 GPI +1.5%
1997 0.789 GPI +2.8%
1998 0.811 GPI +2.8%
1999 0.8322 GPI +2.6%
2000 0.8386 GPI +0.8%
2001 0.8452 GPI +0.8%
2002 0.857 GPI +1.4%
2003 0.8879 GPI +3.6%
2004 0.8853 GPI -0.3%
2005 0.8948 GPI +1.1%
2006 0.9026 GPI +0.9%
2007 0.9126 GPI +1.1%
2008 0.9243 GPI +1.3%
2009 0.943 GPI +2.0%
2010 0.9474 GPI +0.5%
2011 0.9536 GPI +0.7%
2012 0.9601 GPI +0.7%
2013 0.9799 GPI +2.1%
2014 0.988 GPI +0.8%
2015 0.9907 GPI +0.3%
2016 0.9955 GPI +0.5%
2017 0.9972 GPI +0.2%
2018 1 GPI +0.5%
2019 1.01 GPI +0.4%
2020 0.9966 GPI -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.6022 GPI 0.5792 GPI 0.623 GPI 10
1980s 0.6495 GPI 0.6244 GPI 0.6894 GPI 10
1990s 0.7554 GPI 0.6984 GPI 0.8322 GPI 10
2000s 0.8891 GPI 0.8386 GPI 0.943 GPI 10
2010s 0.982 GPI 0.9474 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2020s 0.9966 GPI 0.9966 GPI 0.9966 GPI 1

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 15 Tunisia 1.14 GPI compare
  2. 16 Namibia 1.14 GPI compare
  3. 17 Belgium 1.13 GPI compare
  4. 18 Bhutan 1.13 GPI compare
  5. 19 Nicaragua 1.13 GPI compare
  6. 20 Bermuda 1.12 GPI compare
  7. 21 Botswana 1.11 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Lower middle income?
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Lower middle income was 0.9966 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 Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2019.
What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5792 GPI in 1970.
How does Lower middle income rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Lower middle income ranks 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lower middle 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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Indicator
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 8,237 data points, 1970–2022
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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.