Low income - School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Low income was 0.918 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 0.920 in 2016, while its lowest value was 0.634 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
1970 0.637
1971 0.634
1972 0.644
1973 0.649
1974 0.657
1975 0.661
1976 0.664
1977 0.675
1978 0.685
1979 0.687
1980 0.696
1981 0.704
1982 0.733
1983 0.734
1984 0.741
1985 0.729
1986 0.735
1987 0.755
1988 0.740
1989 0.746
1990 0.747
1991 0.758
1992 0.758
1993 0.761
1994 0.763
1995 0.747
1996 0.739
1997 0.747
1998 0.749
1999 0.774
2000 0.786
2001 0.793
2002 0.799
2003 0.810
2004 0.806
2005 0.838
2006 0.855
2007 0.860
2008 0.874
2009 0.886
2010 0.893
2011 0.897
2012 0.903
2013 0.907
2014 0.910
2015 0.919
2016 0.920
2017 0.919
2018 0.915
2019 0.918

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