Parity indices, (female/male) lower secondary OOS

Definition:

• Parity indices, (female/male) lower secondary OOS refers to a ratio to measure how close girls and boys are in terms of attending lower secondary school.
• A parity index of exactly 100 indicates there's no difference between the out-of-school rates for girls and boys - perfect parity.
• A parity index of less than 100 means there's a higher out-of-school rate for girls compared to boys.
• A parity index of greater than 100 means there's a higher out-of-school rate for boys compared to girls (less common scenario).

Unit of Measure:

• Rate

Year:

• 2019, 2020

Source:

• BPS - SUSENAS KOR

SDG Indicators:

• 4.5.1 Parity indices (female/male, rural/urban, bottom/top wealth quintile and others such as disability status, indigenous peoples and conflict-affected, as data become available) for all education indicators on this list that can be disaggregated

CPAP Outcome:

• Education for Early Childhood and Adolescent Development

CPAP Output:

• 2.1 Basic education