Africa Western and Central | School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

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. 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 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).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa Western and Central
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63
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Africa Western and Central | School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970 0.59638
1971 0.61106002
1972 0.62515998
1973 0.63884002
1974 0.64131999
1975 0.64012998
1976 0.64279002
1977 0.67013001
1978 0.69165999
1979 0.69467998
1980 0.69795001
1981 0.70630002
1982 0.70727003
1983 0.68077999
1984 0.66755998
1985 0.70558
1986 0.73738003
1987 0.74532002
1988 0.71913999
1989 0.75551999
1990 0.73237997
1991 0.74378002
1992 0.75661999
1993 0.75454003
1994 0.76216
1995 0.77143002
1996 0.78179997
1997 0.78257
1998 0.78017998
1999 0.78091002
2000 0.78511
2001 0.79351002
2002 0.78390998
2003 0.79683
2004 0.80475003
2005 0.81507999
2006 0.82485002
2007 0.83402997
2008 0.84494001
2009 0.85573
2010 0.86659002
2011 0.87817001
2012 0.90534002
2013 0.90965998
2014 0.91303998
2015 0.91661
2016 0.90986001
2017 0.92300999
2018 0.93549001
2019 0.93491
2020
2021
2022

Africa Western and Central | School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

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. 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 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).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa Western and Central
Records
63
Source