School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Portugal

Portugal: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1 GPI
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
105th
of 196 countries
All-time high
1.17 GPI
in 1979
All-time low
0.7292 GPI
in 1980
Years of data
41
1971–2020

School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Portugal, 1971–2020

00.250.50.7511.21971199520201971: 0.764 GPI1972: 0.809 GPI1973: 0.833 GPI1974: 0.876 GPI1975: 0.95 GPI1976: 0.971 GPI1977: 1 GPI1978: 1 GPI1979: 1.2 GPI1980: 0.729 GPI1986: 1.2 GPI1988: 1.1 GPI1990: 1 GPI1991: 1.2 GPI1993: 1.1 GPI1994: 1.1 GPI1995: 1.1 GPI1996: 1.1 GPI1998: 1.1 GPI1999: 1.1 GPI2000: 1.1 GPI2001: 1.1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1.1 GPI2004: 1.1 GPI2005: 1.1 GPI2006: 1.1 GPI2007: 1.1 GPI2008: 1.1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 0.999 GPI2013: 0.985 GPI2014: 0.976 GPI2015: 0.97 GPI2016: 0.973 GPI2017: 0.98 GPI2018: 0.996 GPI2019: 1 GPI2020: 1 GPI

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 1 GPI for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2020.

The figure is down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Portugal peaked at 1.17 GPI in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.7292 GPI, in 1980.

Portugal ranks 105th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Portugal, 1971 to 2020.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.7635 GPI
1972 0.8092 GPI +6.0%
1973 0.833 GPI +2.9%
1974 0.8758 GPI +5.1%
1975 0.9499 GPI +8.5%
1976 0.9712 GPI +2.2%
1977 1 GPI +3.3%
1978 1.02 GPI +2.1%
1979 1.17 GPI +14.0%
1980 0.7292 GPI -37.6%
1986 1.15 GPI +57.7%
1988 1.14 GPI -1.0%
1990 1.01 GPI -11.7%
1991 1.16 GPI +15.5%
1993 1.14 GPI -1.8%
1994 1.09 GPI -4.5%
1995 1.08 GPI -1.0%
1996 1.09 GPI +1.1%
1998 1.08 GPI -1.1%
1999 1.08 GPI +0.4%
2000 1.07 GPI -1.4%
2001 1.06 GPI -0.9%
2002 1.05 GPI -0.7%
2003 1.09 GPI +4.0%
2004 1.11 GPI +1.4%
2005 1.1 GPI -0.6%
2006 1.09 GPI -1.0%
2007 1.07 GPI -1.3%
2008 1.06 GPI -1.5%
2009 1.04 GPI -1.4%
2010 1.03 GPI -1.5%
2011 1.02 GPI -0.9%
2012 0.9988 GPI -1.9%
2013 0.9848 GPI -1.4%
2014 0.9762 GPI -0.9%
2015 0.9695 GPI -0.7%
2016 0.9733 GPI +0.4%
2017 0.9803 GPI +0.7%
2018 0.9958 GPI +1.6%
2019 1 GPI +0.9%
2020 1 GPI -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9332 GPI 0.7635 GPI 1.17 GPI 9
1980s 1.01 GPI 0.7292 GPI 1.15 GPI 3
1990s 1.09 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.16 GPI 8
2000s 1.07 GPI 1.04 GPI 1.11 GPI 10
2010s 0.993 GPI 0.9695 GPI 1.03 GPI 10
2020s 1 GPI 1 GPI 1 GPI 1

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 102 El Salvador 1.01 GPI compare
  2. 103 Romania 1.01 GPI compare
  3. 104 Kyrgyzstan 1 GPI compare
  4. 106 Latvia 1 GPI compare
  5. 107 Japan 1 GPI compare
  6. 108 Ghana 1 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Portugal?
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Portugal was 1 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 Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 1.17 GPI in 1979.
What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7292 GPI in 1980.
How does Portugal rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Portugal ranks 105th out of 196 countries with data for 2020.
Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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.