Ireland vs North America: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index

Ireland
1.05 GPI
in 2018
North America
0.9957 GPI
in 2019
Ireland rank
17th
North America rank
16th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index over time

  • Ireland
  • North America
00.250.50.751197119952019

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 1.05 GPI against 0.9957 GPI in North America, a difference of 0.0543 GPI.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 17th and North America ranks 16th of 193 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland North America Difference Ahead
1980s 1.05 GPI 1.02 GPI 0.0316 GPI Ireland
1990s 1.03 GPI 1 GPI 0.0304 GPI Ireland
2000s 1.03 GPI 1 GPI 0.0231 GPI Ireland
2010s 1.01 GPI 0.9999 GPI 0.0125 GPI Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, Ireland or North America?
Ireland, at 1.05 GPI against 0.9957 GPI in North America as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Ireland and North America?
0.0543 GPI, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and North America?
38 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do Ireland and North America rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Ireland ranks 17th and North America ranks 16th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). 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 secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,783 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.