Turks and Caicos Islands: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Key figures

Since 1973 it is down 27.87% from 1.38 in 1973 (0.68% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 34 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2021, Turks and Caicos Islands had the 37th highest value of the 52 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.

Closest to Turks and Caicos Islands in the 2021 ranking

• Uzbekistan — 34th of 52: 1
• Macao SAR, China — 35th of 52: 1
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 36th of 52: 0.99
• St. Kitts and Nevis — 38th of 52: 0.99
• Dominica — 39th of 52: 0.99
• Belarus — 40th of 52: 0.98

What this measures

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 15 values

School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 0.96 (2018)
• Argentina — 1.04 (2020)
• Barbados — 1.03 (2021)
• Belize — 1.03 (2021)
• Bolivia — 0.99 (2020)
• Brazil — 1.05 (2020)
• British Virgin Islands — 1.11 (2017)
• Cayman Islands — 1.01 (2018)
• Chile — 0.99 (2020)

More education data for Turks and Caicos Islands

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Compulsory education, duration (years) — 13 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 3,673 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 125.06% (2024)
• Preprimary education, duration (years) — 2 (2025)
• Secondary education, pupils — 3,004 (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Turks and Caicos Islands's school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

0.99 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1973?

It is down 27.87% from 1.38 in 1973 (0.68% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.38 in 1973 and the lowest 0.88 in 1974.

How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank?

37th highest of 52 economies with data for 2021.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, 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).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.SECO.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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