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

Uganda: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9015 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.9015 GPI
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
173rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.9015 GPI
in 2017
All-time low
0.3512 GPI
in 1975
Years of data
21
1975–2017

School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Uganda, 1975–2017

00.20.40.60.811975199620171975: 0.351 GPI1976: 0.375 GPI1977: 0.38 GPI1978: 0.387 GPI1979: 0.397 GPI1981: 0.444 GPI1982: 0.496 GPI1986: 0.53 GPI1990: 0.574 GPI1992: 0.587 GPI1994: 0.611 GPI1997: 0.636 GPI2004: 0.785 GPI2007: 0.794 GPI2010: 0.826 GPI2011: 0.821 GPI2012: 0.831 GPI2013: 0.839 GPI2014: 0.855 GPI2016: 0.885 GPI2017: 0.901 GPI

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

Analysis

Uganda recorded 0.9015 GPI for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2017. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Uganda peaked at 0.9015 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3512 GPI, in 1975.

That places Uganda 173rd out of 196 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

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

Annual values for School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Uganda, 1975 to 2017.
Year GPI Change
1975 0.3512 GPI
1976 0.3748 GPI +6.7%
1977 0.3803 GPI +1.5%
1978 0.3874 GPI +1.8%
1979 0.3967 GPI +2.4%
1981 0.4444 GPI +12.0%
1982 0.4958 GPI +11.6%
1986 0.5296 GPI +6.8%
1990 0.5739 GPI +8.4%
1992 0.587 GPI +2.3%
1994 0.6112 GPI +4.1%
1997 0.6365 GPI +4.1%
2004 0.7851 GPI +23.4%
2007 0.794 GPI +1.1%
2010 0.826 GPI +4.0%
2011 0.8214 GPI -0.6%
2012 0.8308 GPI +1.1%
2013 0.8393 GPI +1.0%
2014 0.8546 GPI +1.8%
2016 0.885 GPI +3.6%
2017 0.9015 GPI +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.3781 GPI 0.3512 GPI 0.3967 GPI 5
1980s 0.4899 GPI 0.4444 GPI 0.5296 GPI 3
1990s 0.6021 GPI 0.5739 GPI 0.6365 GPI 4
2000s 0.7895 GPI 0.7851 GPI 0.794 GPI 2
2010s 0.8512 GPI 0.8214 GPI 0.9015 GPI 7

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 170 United States Virgin Islands 0.9204 GPI compare
  2. 171 Gibraltar 0.9184 GPI compare
  3. 172 Eritrea 0.9168 GPI compare
  4. 174 Tajikistan 0.9014 GPI compare
  5. 175 Kenya 0.8965 GPI compare
  6. 176 Mali 0.8761 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Uganda?
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Uganda was 0.9015 GPI in 2017, 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 Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 0.9015 GPI in 2017.
What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3512 GPI in 1975.
How does Uganda rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Uganda ranks 173rd out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda 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
Last refreshed

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.