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

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Solomon Islands was 0.992 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 0.996 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.558 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 0.612
1971 0.558
1972 0.646
1973 0.645
1974 0.681
1975 0.655
1976 0.677
1977 0.727
1978 0.705
1979 0.724
1980 0.754
1981 0.756
1982 0.776
1983 0.793
1986 0.822
1990 0.850
1991 0.852
1992 0.846
1993 0.852
1994 0.867
1999 0.927
2000 0.919
2002 0.938
2005 0.948
2006 0.959
2007 0.959
2010 0.975
2011 0.973
2012 0.980
2013 0.989
2014 0.972
2015 0.990
2016 0.988
2017 0.993
2018 0.996
2019 0.992

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