Ratio of female to male net enrolment ratio for primary education. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. Gender Parity is defined as a GPI between 0.97 and 1.03.
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