Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Ireland

Ireland: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1 GPI
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
99th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPI
in 1990
All-time low
0.9964 GPI
in 2007
Years of data
45
1971–2018

Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Ireland, 1971–2018

00.250.50.7511971199420181971: 1 GPI1972: 1 GPI1973: 1 GPI1974: 1 GPI1975: 1 GPI1976: 1 GPI1977: 1 GPI1978: 1 GPI1979: 1 GPI1980: 1 GPI1981: 1 GPI1982: 1 GPI1983: 1 GPI1986: 1 GPI1987: 1 GPI1988: 1 GPI1989: 1 GPI1990: 1 GPI1991: 1 GPI1992: 1 GPI1993: 1 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 0.999 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 0.996 GPI2008: 0.998 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 0.999 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 1 GPI for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in 2018.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Ireland peaked at 1.02 GPI in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.9964 GPI, in 2007.

That places Ireland 99th out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Ireland, 1971 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1971 1.01 GPI
1972 1.01 GPI -0.4%
1973 1.01 GPI +0.1%
1974 1.01 GPI +0.0%
1975 1.01 GPI +0.3%
1976 1.01 GPI -0.5%
1977 1 GPI -0.4%
1978 1.01 GPI +0.4%
1979 1.01 GPI +0.2%
1980 1.01 GPI +0.3%
1981 1.02 GPI +0.2%
1982 1.01 GPI -0.3%
1983 1.01 GPI +0.1%
1986 1.02 GPI +0.7%
1987 1.02 GPI -0.1%
1988 1.02 GPI -0.0%
1989 1.02 GPI +0.3%
1990 1.02 GPI +0.2%
1991 1.02 GPI -0.5%
1992 1.01 GPI -0.3%
1993 1.01 GPI -0.1%
1994 1.01 GPI +0.1%
1995 1.02 GPI +0.1%
1996 1.02 GPI +0.1%
1998 1 GPI -1.2%
1999 1 GPI -0.5%
2000 0.9992 GPI -0.1%
2001 1 GPI +0.4%
2002 1 GPI +0.1%
2003 1 GPI -0.4%
2004 1 GPI +0.1%
2005 1.01 GPI +0.3%
2006 1 GPI -0.3%
2007 0.9964 GPI -0.6%
2008 0.9985 GPI +0.2%
2009 1 GPI +0.2%
2010 1 GPI +0.3%
2011 1 GPI -0.1%
2012 1 GPI -0.1%
2013 0.9985 GPI -0.3%
2014 1 GPI +0.2%
2015 1 GPI +0.0%
2016 0.9998 GPI -0.1%
2017 1 GPI +0.1%
2018 1 GPI -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.01 GPI 1 GPI 1.01 GPI 9
1980s 1.02 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.02 GPI 8
1990s 1.01 GPI 1 GPI 1.02 GPI 9
2000s 1 GPI 0.9964 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2010s 1 GPI 0.9985 GPI 1 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 96 Sao Tome and Principe 1 GPI compare
  2. 97 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1 GPI compare
  3. 98 Norway 1 GPI compare
  4. 100 Montenegro 0.9999 GPI compare
  5. 101 Cambodia 0.9996 GPI compare
  6. 101 Republic of Korea 0.9996 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Ireland?
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Ireland was 1 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 1990.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9964 GPI in 2007.
How does Ireland rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
Ireland ranks 99th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,343 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.