IDA total - School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in IDA total was 0.951 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 0.951 in 2015, while its lowest value was 0.628 in 1970.

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 0.628
1971 0.632
1972 0.648
1973 0.651
1974 0.653
1975 0.660
1976 0.666
1977 0.688
1978 0.712
1979 0.718
1980 0.730
1981 0.748
1982 0.762
1983 0.748
1984 0.762
1985 0.764
1986 0.769
1987 0.774
1988 0.775
1989 0.789
1990 0.787
1991 0.798
1992 0.805
1993 0.807
1994 0.813
1995 0.811
1996 0.815
1997 0.819
1998 0.821
1999 0.831
2000 0.839
2001 0.847
2002 0.848
2003 0.860
2004 0.861
2005 0.880
2006 0.894
2007 0.907
2008 0.913
2009 0.921
2010 0.929
2011 0.936
2012 0.945
2013 0.948
2014 0.948
2015 0.951
2016 0.947
2017 0.949
2018 0.947
2019 0.951

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