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

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Turkey was 0.988 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 0.995 in 2014, while its lowest value was 0.728 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 0.728
1972 0.750
1973 0.770
1974 0.787
1975 0.803
1976 0.812
1977 0.819
1978 0.827
1979 0.830
1981 0.837
1982 0.857
1984 0.881
1985 0.896
1986 0.904
1987 0.904
1988 0.907
1989 0.907
1990 0.908
1991 0.908
1992 0.910
1993 0.913
1994 0.922
1995 0.924
1997 0.916
1999 0.910
2000 0.911
2001 0.921
2002 0.929
2003 0.935
2004 0.945
2005 0.950
2006 0.960
2007 0.968
2008 0.973
2009 0.981
2010 0.986
2011 0.991
2012 0.986
2013 0.993
2014 0.995
2015 0.993
2016 0.994
2017 0.990
2018 0.989
2019 0.988

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