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Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education (MDG3.1.2)
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Definition
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The ratio of girls to boys in primary, secondary or tertiary education, or Gender Parity Index, is the ratio between the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) of girls and that of boys, for each level of education.
Concepts
Primary education, according to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED97), normally consists of programmes designed on a unit or project basis to give pupils a sound basic education in reading, writing and mathematics along with an elementary understanding of other subjects such as history, geography, natural science, social science, art and music.
Secondary education is divided by ISCED97 into lower secondary education and upper secondary education. Lower secondary education is generally designed to continue the basic programmes of the primary level but with more subject-focused teaching, requiring more specialized teachers for each subject area. In upper secondary education, instruction is generally organized even more along subject lines and teachers typically need an even higher or more subject-specific qualification.
Tertiary education is defined by ISCED97 as programmes with an educational content more advanced than what is offered at the secondary level. The first stage is composed of largely theoretically based programmes intended to provide sufficient qualifications for gaining entry into advanced research programmes and professions with high skill requirements; and programmes that are generally more practical, technical and/or occupationally specific. The second stage of tertiary education comprises programmes devoted to advanced study and original research, which lead to the award of an advanced research qualification.
The Gender Parity Index (GPI) is another term used to describe the ratio of girls to boys in primary, secondary or tertiary education. The GPI is calculated based on the Gross Enrolment Ratio for a given level of education.
The Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) is the total enrolment in a specific
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