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

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Austria was 0.981 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 0.981 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.925 in 1976.

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
1971 0.936
1976 0.925
1981 0.925
1982 0.935
1983 0.930
1984 0.930
1985 0.946
1986 0.932
1987 0.926
1988 0.932
1989 0.944
1990 0.941
1991 0.947
1992 0.947
1993 0.951
1994 0.955
1995 0.956
1996 0.961
1997 0.966
1998 0.961
1999 0.967
2000 0.970
2001 0.970
2002 0.964
2003 0.963
2004 0.963
2005 0.966
2006 0.970
2007 0.969
2008 0.966
2009 0.965
2010 0.969
2011 0.970
2012 0.972
2013 0.973
2014 0.972
2015 0.973
2016 0.972
2017 0.972
2018 0.974
2019 0.981

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