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

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Pakistan was 0.881 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 0.881 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.383 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 0.383
1972 0.392
1973 0.419
1974 0.420
1975 0.426
1976 0.444
1977 0.427
1978 0.496
1979 0.494
1980 0.503
1981 0.512
1982 0.523
1983 0.511
1984 0.513
1985 0.521
1986 0.530
1987 0.525
1988 0.536
1989 0.529
1990 0.534
2000 0.680
2001 0.680
2002 0.681
2003 0.727
2004 0.733
2005 0.769
2006 0.791
2007 0.833
2008 0.843
2009 0.854
2010 0.853
2011 0.860
2012 0.872
2013 0.870
2014 0.854
2015 0.856
2016 0.854
2017 0.863
2018 0.844
2019 0.881

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