School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Pakistan
Pakistan: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.8684 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Pakistan, 1971–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.8684 GPI for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Pakistan peaked at 0.8684 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2605 GPI, in 1971.
That places Pakistan 177th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.2605 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.2751 GPI | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3018 GPI | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3077 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3256 GPI | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3215 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3323 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3373 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3744 GPI | +11.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3662 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3675 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3695 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.352 GPI | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3532 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3635 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.393 GPI | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4026 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.412 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.418 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4175 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4778 GPI | +14.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5017 GPI | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7769 GPI | +54.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7603 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7609 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7945 GPI | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7729 GPI | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.753 GPI | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7356 GPI | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7321 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7918 GPI | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.794 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.812 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8129 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8524 GPI | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8684 GPI | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3151 GPI | 0.2605 GPI | 0.3744 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.3797 GPI | 0.352 GPI | 0.418 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4657 GPI | 0.4175 GPI | 0.5017 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7732 GPI | 0.7603 GPI | 0.7945 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7925 GPI | 0.7321 GPI | 0.8684 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 174 Tajikistan 0.9014 GPI compare
- 175 Kenya 0.8965 GPI compare
- 176 Mali 0.8761 GPI compare
- 178 Côte d'Ivoire 0.8591 GPI compare
- 179 Liechtenstein 0.8493 GPI compare
- 180 Benin 0.8315 GPI compare
More education data for Pakistan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 231,541 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 214,336 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Pakistan?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Pakistan was 0.8684 GPI in 2019, 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8684 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2605 GPI in 1971.
- How does Pakistan rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Pakistan ranks 177th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.