Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index was 0.997 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.997 GPI
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
118th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 1989
All-time low
0.997 GPI
in 2018
Years of data
43
1971–2018

Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1971–2018

00.250.50.7511971199420181971: 1 GPI1972: 0.997 GPI1973: 0.998 GPI1974: 0.999 GPI1975: 1 GPI1976: 1 GPI1977: 1 GPI1978: 1 GPI1979: 1 GPI1980: 1 GPI1981: 1 GPI1982: 1 GPI1983: 1 GPI1984: 1 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 1 GPI1987: 1 GPI1988: 1 GPI1989: 1 GPI1990: 1 GPI1991: 1 GPI1992: 1 GPI1998: 0.999 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 0.998 GPI2009: 0.998 GPI2010: 0.999 GPI2011: 0.999 GPI2012: 0.999 GPI2013: 0.998 GPI2014: 0.998 GPI2015: 0.999 GPI2016: 0.998 GPI2017: 0.997 GPI2018: 0.997 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 0.997 GPI, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 1.01 GPI in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.997 GPI, in 2018.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 118th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1971 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.9998 GPI
1972 0.9975 GPI -0.2%
1973 0.9979 GPI +0.0%
1974 0.9994 GPI +0.2%
1975 1 GPI +0.2%
1976 1 GPI +0.3%
1977 1 GPI -0.0%
1978 1 GPI +0.0%
1979 1 GPI -0.1%
1980 1 GPI -0.1%
1981 1 GPI +0.1%
1982 1 GPI +0.1%
1983 1 GPI -0.2%
1984 0.9996 GPI -0.4%
1985 1 GPI +0.3%
1986 1 GPI -0.1%
1987 1 GPI +0.2%
1988 1 GPI -0.0%
1989 1.01 GPI +0.2%
1990 1 GPI -0.2%
1991 1.01 GPI +0.1%
1992 1 GPI -0.2%
1998 0.9988 GPI -0.5%
1999 1 GPI +0.2%
2000 1 GPI +0.0%
2001 1 GPI +0.0%
2002 1 GPI +0.0%
2003 1 GPI +0.0%
2004 1 GPI -0.0%
2005 1 GPI -0.2%
2006 1 GPI +0.5%
2007 1 GPI -0.0%
2008 0.9984 GPI -0.6%
2009 0.9982 GPI -0.0%
2010 0.9988 GPI +0.1%
2011 0.9992 GPI +0.0%
2012 0.9995 GPI +0.0%
2013 0.9976 GPI -0.2%
2014 0.9979 GPI +0.0%
2015 0.9987 GPI +0.1%
2016 0.9983 GPI -0.0%
2017 0.9972 GPI -0.1%
2018 0.997 GPI -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 GPI 0.9975 GPI 1 GPI 9
1980s 1 GPI 0.9996 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
1990s 1 GPI 0.9988 GPI 1.01 GPI 5
2000s 1 GPI 0.9982 GPI 1 GPI 10
2010s 0.9982 GPI 0.997 GPI 0.9995 GPI 9

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 115 Sweden 0.9974 GPI compare
  2. 116 Costa Rica 0.9973 GPI compare
  3. 117 Cuba 0.9971 GPI compare
  4. 119 Russian Federation 0.9966 GPI compare
  5. 120 Italy 0.9966 GPI compare
  6. 121 Canada 0.9957 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.997 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 1989.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.997 GPI in 2018.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 118th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 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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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.