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

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Switzerland was 0.969 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 0.985 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.929 in 1978.

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
1978 0.929
1979 0.937
1980 0.941
1981 0.942
1982 0.944
1983 0.945
1984 0.945
1985 0.947
1986 0.949
1987 0.954
1988 0.958
1989 0.963
1990 0.965
1991 0.970
1992 0.972
1993 0.956
1994 0.961
1995 0.964
1996 0.968
1998 0.956
1999 0.961
2000 0.967
2001 0.975
2002 0.972
2003 0.970
2004 0.965
2005 0.967
2006 0.967
2007 0.970
2008 0.972
2009 0.975
2010 0.982
2011 0.984
2012 0.983
2013 0.985
2015 0.979
2016 0.976
2017 0.973
2018 0.970
2019 0.969

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