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

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Turkey was 0.970 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 0.982 in 2016, while its lowest value was 0.637 in 1971.

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
1971 0.637
1972 0.650
1973 0.668
1974 0.686
1976 0.704
1977 0.706
1978 0.707
1979 0.716
1982 0.750
1984 0.772
1986 0.775
1987 0.774
1988 0.777
1989 0.777
1990 0.782
1991 0.785
1992 0.790
1993 0.792
1994 0.802
1995 0.796
1997 0.805
1999 0.797
2000 0.819
2001 0.819
2002 0.820
2003 0.822
2004 0.853
2005 0.890
2006 0.898
2007 0.907
2008 0.927
2009 0.944
2010 0.948
2011 0.950
2012 0.965
2013 0.977
2014 0.981
2015 0.980
2016 0.982
2017 0.964
2018 0.980
2019 0.970

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