Small states - School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Small states was 0.987 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 0.987 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.959 in 2002.

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 0.973
1971 0.974
1972 0.984
1973 0.984
1974 0.986
1975 0.981
1976 0.979
1977 0.979
1978 0.981
1979 0.982
1980 0.983
1981 0.982
1982 0.979
1983 0.981
1984 0.982
1985 0.986
1986 0.979
1987 0.981
1988 0.982
1989 0.982
1990 0.981
1991 0.976
1992 0.976
1993 0.972
1994 0.969
1995 0.965
1996 0.965
1997 0.962
1998 0.959
1999 0.961
2000 0.960
2001 0.962
2002 0.959
2003 0.962
2004 0.963
2005 0.964
2006 0.968
2007 0.968
2008 0.972
2009 0.973
2010 0.974
2011 0.972
2012 0.977
2013 0.977
2014 0.978
2015 0.984
2016 0.981
2017 0.981
2018 0.983
2019 0.987

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