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

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Paraguay was 0.977 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 0.980 in 1997, while its lowest value was 0.920 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 0.923
1971 0.920
1972 0.931
1973 0.929
1974 0.938
1975 0.939
1976 0.937
1977 0.939
1978 0.942
1979 0.943
1980 0.946
1981 0.947
1982 0.945
1983 0.944
1984 0.948
1985 0.952
1986 0.958
1987 0.962
1988 0.965
1989 0.972
1990 0.972
1991 0.975
1992 0.973
1993 0.976
1994 0.975
1995 0.979
1996 0.979
1997 0.980
1998 0.976
1999 0.970
2000 0.970
2001 0.971
2002 0.971
2003 0.974
2004 0.976
2005 0.978
2006 0.977
2007 0.975
2008 0.974
2009 0.974
2010 0.968
2011 0.970
2012 0.975
2020 0.977

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