School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1.07 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Pacific island small states, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Pacific island small states is 1.07 GPI, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Pacific island small states peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.904 GPI, in 1970.
Pacific island small states ranks 1st of 43 groups on this measure, 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 Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.904 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.9201 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.9286 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9421 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9635 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9827 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9902 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9985 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 1 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9968 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9942 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9986 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.01 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9997 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.01 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 1 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 1 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9918 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9878 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9827 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.02 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.02 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.02 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.03 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.05 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.07 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.04 GPI | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.04 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.07 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.07 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.07 GPI | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9637 GPI | 0.904 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 GPI | 0.9918 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9827 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 1 French Polynesia 1.27 GPI compare
- 2 Bangladesh 1.24 GPI compare
- 3 Lesotho 1.24 GPI compare
- 4 Suriname 1.22 GPI compare
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 18,401 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3814 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Pacific island small states?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Pacific island small states was 1.07 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.904 GPI in 1970.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Pacific island small states ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.