North America vs Puerto Rico: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index

North America
1.08 GPI
in 2019
Puerto Rico
1.2 GPI
in 2018
North America rank
3rd
Puerto Rico rank
4th

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

  • North America
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 1.2 GPI against 1.08 GPI in North America, a difference of 0.12 GPI.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times North America's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

North America ranks 3rd and Puerto Rico ranks 4th of 45 groups.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
2000s 1.1 GPI 1.15 GPI 0.0499 GPI Puerto Rico
2010s 1.08 GPI 1.17 GPI 0.0847 GPI Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index, North America or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 1.2 GPI against 1.08 GPI in North America as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index between North America and Puerto Rico?
0.12 GPI, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Puerto Rico?
9 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
How do North America and Puerto Rico rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
North America ranks 3rd and Puerto Rico ranks 4th of 45 groups.
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.