Portugal vs United Arab Emirates: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index

Portugal
1 GPI
in 2018
United Arab Emirates
1.01 GPI
in 2017
Portugal rank
116th
United Arab Emirates rank
114th

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

  • Portugal
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 1.01 GPI against 1 GPI in Portugal, a difference of 0.01 GPI.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1978 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Portugal ranks 116th and United Arab Emirates ranks 114th of 175 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9698 GPI 0.9945 GPI 0.0248 GPI United Arab Emirates
1980s 0.9525 GPI 0.9867 GPI 0.0342 GPI United Arab Emirates
1990s 1.05 GPI 1.08 GPI 0.0261 GPI United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.9898 GPI 1.03 GPI 0.0386 GPI United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index, Portugal or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 1.01 GPI against 1 GPI in Portugal as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index between Portugal and United Arab Emirates?
0.01 GPI, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Arab Emirates?
8 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2017.
How do Portugal and United Arab Emirates rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
Portugal ranks 116th and United Arab Emirates ranks 114th 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.