Ireland vs Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index

Ireland
1.05 GPI
in 2018
Sri Lanka
1.05 GPI
in 2018
Ireland rank
70th
Sri Lanka rank
69th

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

  • Ireland
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.05 GPI against 1.05 GPI in Ireland, a difference of 0 GPI.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 70th and Sri Lanka ranks 69th of 175 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 1.02 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0084 GPI Ireland
1990s 1.02 GPI 1.02 GPI 0.0047 GPI Sri Lanka
2010s 1.01 GPI 1.04 GPI 0.0292 GPI Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index, Ireland or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1.05 GPI against 1.05 GPI in Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index between Ireland and Sri Lanka?
0 GPI, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sri Lanka?
12 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Ireland and Sri Lanka rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
Ireland ranks 70th and Sri Lanka ranks 69th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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.