Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.917 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 0.917 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.644 in 1970.

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 0.644
1971 0.645
1972 0.653
1973 0.657
1974 0.665
1975 0.666
1976 0.670
1977 0.678
1978 0.690
1979 0.693
1980 0.704
1981 0.712
1982 0.738
1983 0.743
1984 0.750
1985 0.745
1986 0.752
1987 0.766
1988 0.760
1989 0.765
1990 0.769
1991 0.776
1992 0.779
1993 0.781
1994 0.778
1995 0.773
1996 0.769
1997 0.774
1998 0.775
1999 0.791
2000 0.799
2001 0.803
2002 0.806
2003 0.816
2004 0.812
2005 0.833
2006 0.843
2007 0.849
2008 0.858
2009 0.869
2010 0.878
2011 0.887
2012 0.893
2013 0.900
2014 0.902
2015 0.912
2016 0.914
2017 0.916
2018 0.915
2019 0.917

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