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