- Name
- Parity indices (female/male, rural/urban, bottom/top wealth quintile and others such as disability status, indigenous people and conflict-affected as data becomes available) for all indicators on this list that can be disaggregated
- Indicator purpose
- The purpose of the indicator is as the main measure of equity in education; this indicator casts a wide net to measure equity, as it is meant to be applied to all other SDG 4 indicators with available data, and measures equity over a range of dimensions (such as gender, socio-economic status and location).
- Abstract
- Parity indices require data for the specific groups of interest. They represent the ratio of the indicator value for one group to that of the other. Typically, the likely more disadvantaged group is placed in the numerator. A value of exactly 1 indicates parity between the two groups.
- Contact organization / person
- Ministry of Education (MOE)
- Unit of measure
- Index
- Other characteristics
- This indicator measures the general level of disparity between two sub-populations of interest with regard to a given indicator. The further from 1 the parity index lies, the greater the disparity between the two groups of interest.
- Classification used
- Parity Index represents the ratio value for one group to the other. It is used to measure the general level of disparity between 2 sub-populations of interest with regard to a given indicator.
- Disaggregation
- None because the parity indices directly compare two sub-populations of interest.
- Key statistical concepts
- The indicator value of the likely more disadvantaged group is divided by the indicator value of the other sub-population of interest.
- Recommended uses
- This indicator can be used by the Ministry of Education to show that students’ ability to perform varies or does not vary based on gender, school location (rural or urban), socio-economic status, social and cultural status etc.
- Other comments
- SDG 4.5.1 highlights other equity dimensions, and draws attention to a range of vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations.
All the metadata shown in this document was gathered from United Nation Statistics Division. The metadata was extracted from https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/.
- Baseline
- Ratio of girls to boys:
Pre-primary 1:1
Primary - 0.9:1
Secondary 1.1: 1
TVET: 0,3:1
Tertiary - 1.6:1
(2015/16);
Urban/ rural: 1.2/1.0;
Wealth Index quintile:
Poorest: 1.1; Second 1.0; Middle 1.3; Fourth 1.2; Richest 1.0; Maya 1.0; Garifuna 1.1.
- Target 2020
- Gender parity strategies reflected in Education Sector Strategy and are being pursued.
- Target 2030
- Gender parity
