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

Poland
0.9811 GPI
in 2018
Portugal
0.9793 GPI
in 2018
Poland rank
137th
Portugal rank
140th

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

  • Poland
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.9811 GPI against 0.9793 GPI in Portugal, a difference of 0.0018 GPI.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 137th and Portugal ranks 140th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9878 GPI 0.9373 GPI 0.0505 GPI Poland
1990s 0.9973 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0145 GPI Portugal
2000s 0.9911 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0174 GPI Portugal
2010s 0.9899 GPI 0.9805 GPI 0.0094 GPI Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, Poland or Portugal?
Poland, at 0.9811 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 Poland and Portugal?
0.0018 GPI, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Portugal?
28 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Poland and Portugal rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Poland ranks 137th 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.