School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in World
World: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9887 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in World, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in World stood at 0.9887 GPI.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in World peaked at 0.9929 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7628 GPI, in 1972.
World ranks 24th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in World, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7645 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.763 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7628 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7712 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7835 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7963 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8015 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8073 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.821 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8275 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8249 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8199 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8167 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8259 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8167 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8112 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8277 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8357 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8384 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8434 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8448 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8499 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8553 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8588 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8703 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8792 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8851 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.894 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9067 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9168 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9196 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9213 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9252 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9389 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9404 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9474 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9505 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9561 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9628 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9728 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9677 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9706 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9735 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9852 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9898 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9896 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9904 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9895 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9924 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9929 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9887 GPI | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7899 GPI | 0.7628 GPI | 0.8275 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.826 GPI | 0.8112 GPI | 0.8434 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8761 GPI | 0.8448 GPI | 0.9168 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9435 GPI | 0.9196 GPI | 0.9728 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9842 GPI | 0.9677 GPI | 0.9929 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9887 GPI | 0.9887 GPI | 0.9887 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near World
More education data for World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4548 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in World?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in World was 0.9887 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9929 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7628 GPI in 1972.
- How does World rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- World ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.