Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.941 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 0.943 in 2016, while its lowest value was 0.660 in 1970.

Definition: Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 0.660
1971 0.662
1972 0.672
1973 0.678
1974 0.686
1975 0.690
1976 0.696
1977 0.708
1978 0.724
1979 0.729
1980 0.741
1981 0.749
1982 0.776
1983 0.781
1984 0.788
1985 0.779
1986 0.784
1987 0.799
1988 0.790
1989 0.795
1990 0.798
1991 0.805
1992 0.809
1993 0.812
1994 0.814
1995 0.799
1996 0.793
1997 0.799
1998 0.801
1999 0.821
2000 0.831
2001 0.836
2002 0.836
2003 0.846
2004 0.844
2005 0.869
2006 0.883
2007 0.888
2008 0.898
2009 0.909
2010 0.917
2011 0.923
2012 0.928
2013 0.932
2014 0.934
2015 0.941
2016 0.943
2017 0.942
2018 0.939
2019 0.941

Development Relevance: The Gender Parity Index (GPI) indicates parity between girls and boys. A GPI of less than 1 suggests girls are more disadvantaged than boys in learning opportunities and a GPI of greater than 1 suggests the other way around. Eliminating gender disparities in education would help increase the status and capabilities of women.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: This indicator is calculated by dividing female gross enrollment ratio in primary education by male gross enrollment ratio in primary education. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation