Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Portugal
Portugal: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index was 0.9915 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Portugal, 1973–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.9915 GPI for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in 2018.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Portugal peaked at 1.04 GPI in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.9488 GPI, in 1999.
Portugal ranks 133rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Portugal, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.9899 GPI | — |
| 1974 | 0.9862 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9892 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.987 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9881 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.99 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.992 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.04 GPI | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9887 GPI | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9928 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.99 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.01 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 1 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9824 GPI | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9893 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9913 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9488 GPI | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9495 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1 GPI | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 1 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9862 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9901 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9932 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9905 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9851 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9781 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9996 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9962 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9971 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9983 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9945 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9933 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9921 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9886 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9915 GPI | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9881 GPI | 0.9862 GPI | 0.9899 GPI | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.9992 GPI | 0.9887 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.9917 GPI | 0.9488 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9877 GPI | 0.9495 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9946 GPI | 0.9886 GPI | 0.9996 GPI | 9 |
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More education data for Portugal
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 375,800 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1701 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,025 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 428,206 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 42,707 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,424 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 230,157 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.92 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Portugal?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Portugal was 0.9915 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 1984.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9488 GPI in 1999.
- How does Portugal rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Portugal ranks 133rd out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal 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
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.