Africa Western and Central | 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 Western and Central
Records
63
Source
Africa Western and Central | School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970 0.62116998
1971 0.63836002
1972 0.65407002
1973 0.66763002
1974 0.67253
1975 0.67286998
1976 0.67852002
1977 0.71188003
1978 0.73176998
1979 0.73645997
1980 0.74698001
1981 0.75458997
1982 0.75198001
1983 0.74529999
1984 0.74791998
1985 0.76473999
1986 0.76845002
1987 0.76823997
1988 0.73659998
1989 0.78290999
1990 0.75496
1991 0.76629001
1992 0.77995002
1993 0.77403998
1994 0.78139001
1995 0.79149997
1996 0.80168003
1997 0.79860997
1998 0.79455
1999 0.79091001
2000 0.80171001
2001 0.81278998
2002 0.81370997
2003 0.82365
2004 0.83112001
2005 0.83904999
2006 0.85334998
2007 0.87052
2008 0.87707001
2009 0.88458002
2010 0.89600998
2011 0.91360998
2012 0.93766999
2013 0.94125998
2014 0.94751
2015 0.94571
2016 0.93488997
2017 0.94471997
2018 0.95494002
2019 0.95086998
2020 0.94736999
2021
2022

Africa Western and Central | 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 Western and Central
Records
63
Source