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