School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in United States of America

United States of America: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9789 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9789 GPI
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
141st
of 196 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPI
in 1981
All-time low
0.5616 GPI
in 1972
Years of data
25
1972–2020

School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in United States of America, 1972–2020

00.250.50.7511972199620201972: 0.562 GPI1978: 1 GPI1981: 1.1 GPI1982: 1.1 GPI1983: 1 GPI1984: 1 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 1 GPI1987: 1 GPI1990: 1 GPI1991: 1 GPI1993: 0.998 GPI1994: 0.993 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 0.994 GPI2017: 0.995 GPI2018: 0.991 GPI2019: 0.983 GPI2020: 0.979 GPI

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

Analysis

United States of America recorded 0.9789 GPI for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2020.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in United States of America peaked at 1.05 GPI in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.5616 GPI, in 1972.

That places United States of America 141st out of 196 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in United States of America, 1972 to 2020.
Year GPI Change
1972 0.5616 GPI
1978 1.02 GPI +82.1%
1981 1.05 GPI +3.1%
1982 1.05 GPI -0.4%
1983 1.04 GPI -0.5%
1984 1.04 GPI -0.9%
1985 1.02 GPI -1.0%
1986 1.03 GPI +0.8%
1987 1.03 GPI -0.5%
1990 1 GPI -2.6%
1991 1.02 GPI +1.6%
1993 0.9984 GPI -1.9%
1994 0.9926 GPI -0.6%
1995 1.01 GPI +2.2%
1996 1 GPI -1.4%
1998 1.04 GPI +3.7%
2005 1.02 GPI -1.8%
2013 1 GPI -1.6%
2014 1.01 GPI +0.9%
2015 1.01 GPI -0.1%
2016 0.9942 GPI -1.6%
2017 0.9949 GPI +0.1%
2018 0.9906 GPI -0.4%
2019 0.983 GPI -0.8%
2020 0.9789 GPI -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7922 GPI 0.5616 GPI 1.02 GPI 2
1980s 1.04 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.05 GPI 7
1990s 1.01 GPI 0.9926 GPI 1.04 GPI 7
2000s 1.02 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.02 GPI 1
2010s 0.9982 GPI 0.983 GPI 1.01 GPI 7
2020s 0.9789 GPI 0.9789 GPI 0.9789 GPI 1

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 138 Austria 0.9815 GPI compare
  2. 139 Saint Lucia 0.9807 GPI compare
  3. 140 Ukraine 0.9805 GPI compare
  4. 142 Bulgaria 0.9781 GPI compare
  5. 143 Liberia 0.9767 GPI compare
  6. 144 Lithuania 0.9746 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 United States of America?
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in United States of America was 0.9789 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 United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 1981.
What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5616 GPI in 1972.
How does United States of America rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
United States of America ranks 141st out of 196 countries with data for 2020.
Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America 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.