World - Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education

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

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in World was 0.99 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 1.00 in 2016, while its lowest value was 0.79 in 1972.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 0.79
1971 0.79
1972 0.79
1973 0.79
1974 0.79
1975 0.82
1976 0.83
1977 0.83
1978 0.84
1979 0.84
1980 0.84
1981 0.84
1982 0.84
1983 0.84
1984 0.84
1985 0.84
1986 0.85
1987 0.86
1988 0.86
1989 0.86
1990 0.87
1991 0.87
1992 0.88
1993 0.88
1994 0.89
1995 0.90
1996 0.90
1997 0.91
1998 0.91
1999 0.91
2000 0.92
2001 0.92
2002 0.93
2003 0.94
2004 0.95
2005 0.95
2006 0.95
2007 0.96
2008 0.97
2009 0.97
2010 0.97
2011 0.97
2012 0.98
2013 0.99
2014 0.99
2015 1.00
2016 1.00
2017 1.00
2018 0.99
2019 0.99

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation