Brazil's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1.01 in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 0.81% from 1.01 in 2015 (0.16% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.01 | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | 1.01 | 2015 |
| Highest | 1.04 | 2009 |
| Lowest | 1.01 | 2017 |
| Average since 2011 | 1.01 | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | 1.01 | 2002 |
Over five years it is down 0.81% from 1.01 in 2015 (0.16% a year on average, compounded). Since 2002 it is down 0.64% from 1.01 in 2002. The World Bank has no value for 2 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
In 2020, Brazil's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.00342 on 2019 (from 1.01 to 1.01).
Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2019), the average change was +0.0001 and a typical year strayed about 0.00765 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.02 in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.0062 in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.00209 a year. A straight line explains 83% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2020, Brazil had the 33rd highest value of the 65 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1.01 | 2020 |
| World | 0.99 | 2020 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 1.02 | 2020 |
| Upper middle income | 1.01 | 2020 |
Closest to Brazil in the 2020 ranking
What this measures
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.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 17 values
| Year | School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.01 |
| 2019 | 1.01 |
| 2018 | 1.01 |
| 2017 | 1.01 |
| 2016 | 1.01 |
| 2015 | 1.01 |
| 2014 | 1.02 |
| 2013 | 1.02 |
| 2012 | 1.02 |
| 2011 | 1.02 |
| 2010 |
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — 0.98 (2018)
- Argentina — 1.02 (2020)
- Barbados — 1 (2021)
- Belize — 0.99 (2021)
- Bolivia — 0.99 (2020)
- British Virgin Islands — 1.01 (2017)
- Cayman Islands — 0.99 (2018)
- Chile — 0.98 (2020)
- Colombia
More education data for Brazil
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 15.11 million (2024)
- Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary — 19.24 (2017)
- Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) — 46.97% (2024)
- Secondary education, general pupils — 22.16 million (2017)
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative) — 24.48% (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Brazil's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?
- 1.01 in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2002?
- It is down 0.64% from 1.01 in 2002. The highest value was 1.04 in 2009 and the lowest 1.01 in 2017.
- How does Brazil rank?
- 33rd highest of 65 economies with data for 2020.
- Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Brazil?
- In 2020, Brazil's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.00342 on 2019 (from 1.01 to 1.01). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2019), the average change was +0.0001 and a typical year strayed about 0.00765 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRSC.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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