IDA total - School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in IDA total was 0.944 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 0.944 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.609 in 1970.

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

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

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Year Value
1970 0.609
1971 0.612
1972 0.626
1973 0.631
1974 0.634
1975 0.639
1976 0.645
1977 0.658
1978 0.676
1979 0.682
1980 0.692
1981 0.706
1982 0.720
1983 0.705
1984 0.713
1985 0.721
1986 0.737
1987 0.743
1988 0.746
1989 0.758
1990 0.757
1991 0.767
1992 0.775
1993 0.779
1994 0.786
1995 0.791
1996 0.798
1997 0.806
1998 0.811
1999 0.822
2000 0.830
2001 0.837
2002 0.838
2003 0.850
2004 0.846
2005 0.864
2006 0.874
2007 0.881
2008 0.891
2009 0.899
2010 0.908
2011 0.915
2012 0.924
2013 0.925
2014 0.929
2015 0.935
2016 0.933
2017 0.939
2018 0.941
2019 0.944

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 and secondary education by male gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary 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