Spain vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender

Spain
0.9964 GPIA
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.9959 GPIA
in 2023
Spain rank
106th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
109th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender over time

  • Spain
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
00.250.50.751200020122024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.9964 GPIA against 0.9959 GPIA in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.0005 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Spain ranks 106th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 109th of 200 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.9952 GPIA 0.9983 GPIA 0.0032 GPIA United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.9919 GPIA 0.9897 GPIA 0.0022 GPIA Spain
2020s 0.9954 GPIA 0.9954 GPIA 0.0001 GPIA Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender, Spain or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Spain, at 0.9964 GPIA against 0.9959 GPIA in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0005 GPIA, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
Spain ranks 106th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 109th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,261 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release