MDG: Caribbean vs United States of America: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity

MDG: Caribbean
1.08 GPIA
in 2024
United States of America
1.11 GPIA
in 2022
MDG: Caribbean rank
24th
United States of America rank
26th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity over time

  • MDG: Caribbean
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 1.11 GPIA against 1.08 GPIA in MDG: Caribbean, a difference of 0.03 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1981 it was MDG: Caribbean ahead.

MDG: Caribbean ranks 24th and United States of America ranks 26th of 221 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, MDG: Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Caribbean United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 1.04 GPIA 1.02 GPIA 0.0208 GPIA MDG: Caribbean
1990s 1.05 GPIA 1.07 GPIA 0.0162 GPIA United States of America
2010s 1.05 GPIA 1.08 GPIA 0.0298 GPIA United States of America
2020s 1.07 GPIA 1.09 GPIA 0.0202 GPIA United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity, MDG: Caribbean or United States of America?
United States of America, at 1.11 GPIA against 1.08 GPIA in MDG: Caribbean as of 2022.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity between MDG: Caribbean and United States of America?
0.03 GPIA, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Caribbean and United States of America?
24 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do MDG: Caribbean and United States of America rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
MDG: Caribbean ranks 24th and United States of America ranks 26th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,738 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release