School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Australia
Australia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.9679 GPI in 2018. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Australia, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Australia stood at 0.9679 GPI.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Australia peaked at 1.02 GPI in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.9279 GPI, in 2016.
Australia ranks 152nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Australia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.997 GPI | — |
| 1994 | 0.9935 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9907 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9907 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.02 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9284 GPI | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9279 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9379 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9679 GPI | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9982 GPI | 0.9907 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9405 GPI | 0.9279 GPI | 0.9679 GPI | 4 |
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More education data for Australia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Australia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Australia was 0.9679 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 1997.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9279 GPI in 2016.
- How does Australia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Australia ranks 152nd out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.