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

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Mozambique was 0.918 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 0.918 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.525 in 1973.

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
1973 0.525
1977 0.674
1978 0.677
1979 0.678
1981 0.708
1982 0.719
1983 0.710
1985 0.735
1986 0.742
1987 0.747
1990 0.728
1991 0.707
1992 0.711
1993 0.700
1994 0.685
1995 0.684
1999 0.725
2000 0.739
2001 0.755
2002 0.774
2004 0.812
2005 0.822
2006 0.838
2007 0.844
2008 0.854
2009 0.871
2010 0.877
2011 0.888
2012 0.894
2013 0.899
2014 0.905
2015 0.906
2017 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 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