Africa Eastern and Southern | School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

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. 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. 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).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa Eastern and Southern
Records
63
Source
Africa Eastern and Southern | School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970 0.75415999
1971 0.75590003
1972 0.76397997
1973 0.76968998
1974 0.78151
1975 0.78751999
1976 0.78714001
1977 0.79686999
1978 0.80908
1979 0.81620002
1980 0.82880998
1981 0.84151
1982 0.84777999
1983 0.85134
1984 0.85835999
1985 0.85154998
1986 0.85563999
1987 0.87449002
1988 0.86442
1989 0.87627
1990 0.88167
1991 0.88525999
1992 0.88698
1993 0.89188999
1994 0.88957
1995 0.87123001
1996 0.86738002
1997 0.86747003
1998 0.86625999
1999 0.88497001
2000 0.88512999
2001 0.88872999
2002 0.88664001
2003 0.89146
2004 0.89960998
2005 0.90897
2006 0.91907001
2007 0.92167002
2008 0.92768002
2009 0.93685001
2010 0.94002002
2011 0.92776
2012 0.93540001
2013 0.94493002
2014 0.95074999
2015 0.96165001
2016 0.96474999
2017 0.96236998
2018 0.95805001
2019 0.96044999
2020 0.96258998
2021
2022

Africa Eastern and Southern | School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

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. 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. 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).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa Eastern and Southern
Records
63
Source