Low income - School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Low income was 0.891 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 0.892 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.638 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
1970 0.639
1971 0.638
1972 0.644
1973 0.647
1974 0.653
1975 0.652
1976 0.652
1977 0.660
1978 0.666
1979 0.666
1980 0.676
1981 0.683
1982 0.711
1983 0.713
1984 0.718
1985 0.711
1986 0.717
1987 0.732
1988 0.722
1989 0.727
1990 0.728
1991 0.736
1992 0.736
1993 0.737
1994 0.733
1995 0.729
1996 0.722
1997 0.728
1998 0.729
1999 0.746
2000 0.755
2001 0.761
2002 0.769
2003 0.780
2004 0.775
2005 0.802
2006 0.815
2007 0.822
2008 0.835
2009 0.846
2010 0.855
2011 0.863
2012 0.870
2013 0.876
2014 0.879
2015 0.890
2016 0.891
2017 0.892
2018 0.890
2019 0.891

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