School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in World
World: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9825 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in World, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
World recorded 0.9825 GPI for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in World peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.795 GPI, in 1974.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.82 GPI | 0.795 GPI | 0.8451 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8574 GPI | 0.8432 GPI | 0.8766 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.905 GPI | 0.8818 GPI | 0.9227 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9499 GPI | 0.9235 GPI | 0.9724 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9904 GPI | 0.9748 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9825 GPI | 0.9825 GPI | 0.9825 GPI | 1 |
More education data for World
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.74 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female 40.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, secondary 77.3% (2024)
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 4.3 per 1,000 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in World?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in World was 0.9825 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.795 GPI in 1974.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.