Central African Republic - School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Central African Republic was 0.780 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 0.780 in 2016, while its lowest value was 0.480 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
1971 0.480
1972 0.488
1973 0.499
1974 0.522
1975 0.509
1976 0.554
1977 0.542
1978 0.538
1979 0.549
1980 0.584
1981 0.574
1982 0.570
1983 0.535
1984 0.566
1985 0.565
1986 0.637
1987 0.618
1988 0.614
1989 0.619
1990 0.635
1991 0.656
1992 0.673
2001 0.696
2002 0.681
2003 0.698
2004 0.675
2005 0.701
2006 0.701
2007 0.711
2008 0.720
2009 0.724
2010 0.726
2011 0.740
2012 0.758
2016 0.780

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