Italy vs Portugal: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index

Italy
0.9797 GPI
in 2018
Portugal
0.9793 GPI
in 2018
Italy rank
138th
Portugal rank
140th

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

  • Italy
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.9797 GPI against 0.9793 GPI in Portugal, a difference of 0.0004 GPI.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.

Italy ranks 138th and Portugal ranks 140th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9351 GPI 0.9545 GPI 0.0193 GPI Portugal
1980s 0.986 GPI 0.951 GPI 0.0351 GPI Italy
1990s 1 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0115 GPI Portugal
2000s 0.9859 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0226 GPI Portugal
2010s 0.991 GPI 0.9767 GPI 0.0144 GPI Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, Italy or Portugal?
Italy, at 0.9797 GPI against 0.9793 GPI in Portugal as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Italy and Portugal?
0.0004 GPI, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Italy ranks 138th and Portugal ranks 140th 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.