Lao PDR - School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Lao PDR was 0.957 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 0.957 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.579 in 1971.

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
1971 0.579
1972 0.648
1973 0.682
1977 0.700
1978 0.807
1979 0.771
1980 0.808
1981 0.814
1986 0.814
1988 0.789
1990 0.772
1992 0.771
1993 0.763
1994 0.763
1995 0.777
1996 0.781
1997 0.786
1998 0.796
1999 0.808
2000 0.809
2001 0.814
2002 0.816
2003 0.821
2004 0.828
2005 0.831
2006 0.839
2007 0.847
2008 0.858
2009 0.870
2010 0.882
2011 0.894
2012 0.905
2013 0.915
2014 0.928
2015 0.937
2016 0.939
2017 0.945
2018 0.948
2019 0.951
2020 0.957

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