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

Spain
1.01 GPI
in 2018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.01 GPI
in 2018
Spain rank
77th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
78th

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

  • Spain
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 1.01 GPI against 1.01 GPI in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0 GPI.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Spain ranks 77th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 78th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9632 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0418 GPI United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 1.03 GPI 1.02 GPI 0.012 GPI Spain
1990s 1.03 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0209 GPI Spain
2000s 1.02 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0116 GPI Spain
2010s 1 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0073 GPI United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 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, Spain or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Spain, at 1.01 GPI against 1.01 GPI in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0 GPI, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Spain ranks 77th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 78th 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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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.