Pacific island small states - School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Pacific island small states was 0.980 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 0.991 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.897 in 1971.

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 0.913
1971 0.897
1972 0.930
1973 0.921
1974 0.947
1975 0.953
1976 0.942
1977 0.946
1978 0.945
1979 0.949
1980 0.951
1981 0.954
1982 0.958
1983 0.959
1984 0.962
1985 0.966
1986 0.969
1987 0.969
1988 0.969
1989 0.972
1990 0.975
1991 0.972
1992 0.965
1993 0.965
1994 0.967
1995 0.974
1996 0.972
1997 0.972
1998 0.980
1999 0.979
2000 0.973
2001 0.982
2002 0.985
2003 0.982
2004 0.977
2005 0.985
2006 0.982
2007 0.980
2008 0.988
2009 0.984
2010 0.988
2011 0.988
2012 0.990
2013 0.991
2014 0.982
2015 0.984
2016 0.985
2017 0.984
2018 0.982
2019 0.980

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