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

Pakistan: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index was 0.8513 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8513 GPI
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
183rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.8717 GPI
in 2012
All-time low
0.6812 GPI
in 2002
Years of data
12
2002–2016

Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Pakistan, 2002–2016

00.20.40.60.82002200920162002: 0.681 GPI2003: 0.727 GPI2004: 0.742 GPI2006: 0.791 GPI2007: 0.833 GPI2008: 0.843 GPI2009: 0.854 GPI2011: 0.86 GPI2012: 0.872 GPI2013: 0.871 GPI2014: 0.857 GPI2016: 0.851 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2016, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Pakistan stood at 0.8513 GPI.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Pakistan peaked at 0.8717 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6812 GPI, in 2002.

That places Pakistan 183rd out of 189 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Pakistan, 2002 to 2016.
Year GPI Change
2002 0.6812 GPI
2003 0.7266 GPI +6.7%
2004 0.7418 GPI +2.1%
2006 0.7913 GPI +6.7%
2007 0.8332 GPI +5.3%
2008 0.843 GPI +1.2%
2009 0.8545 GPI +1.4%
2011 0.8595 GPI +0.6%
2012 0.8717 GPI +1.4%
2013 0.8713 GPI -0.0%
2014 0.8567 GPI -1.7%
2016 0.8513 GPI -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7817 GPI 0.6812 GPI 0.8545 GPI 7
2010s 0.8621 GPI 0.8513 GPI 0.8717 GPI 5

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 180 Iraq 0.8837 GPI compare
  2. 181 Yemen 0.8794 GPI compare
  3. 182 Niger 0.8783 GPI compare
  4. 184 Nigeria 0.8365 GPI compare
  5. 185 Guinea 0.8265 GPI compare
  6. 186 Central African Republic 0.8013 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 Pakistan?
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Pakistan was 0.8513 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.8717 GPI in 2012.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6812 GPI in 2002.
How does Pakistan rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
Pakistan ranks 183rd out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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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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.