| 6 | Gender parity in education | GENDER PARITY INDEX TARGET | Socio-economic index designed to calculate the relative access of men and women to education. This index is released by UNESCO. In its simplest form, it is calculated as the quotient of the number of females by the number of males enrolled in a given stage of education (primary, secondary, etc.). A GPI equal to one signifies equality between males and females. A GPI less than one is an indication that gender parity favors males while a GPI greater than one indicates gender parity that favors females. The closer a GPI is to one, the closer a country is to achieving equality of access between males and females. This is a policy target in WILIAM to be set for a final year per region. |
