School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in Austria
Austria: School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity was 0.9772 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Austria, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Austria recorded 0.9772 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Austria peaked at 0.9776 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.925 GPI, in 1976.
Austria ranks 143rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in Austria, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9325 GPI | — |
| 1976 | 0.925 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9296 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.9391 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9349 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9352 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9499 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9351 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9301 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9346 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9458 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9418 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9473 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9464 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9511 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.955 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9557 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9606 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9658 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9615 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9656 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9691 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9695 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.965 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9643 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9641 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9673 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9707 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9698 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9674 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.968 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.972 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9741 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9763 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9776 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9771 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9769 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9755 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9749 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9772 GPI | +0.2% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.9772 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPI, 98% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.9772 GPI is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9975 GPI, 98% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9287 GPI | 0.925 GPI | 0.9325 GPI | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.9372 GPI | 0.9296 GPI | 0.9499 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9551 GPI | 0.9418 GPI | 0.9658 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9675 GPI | 0.9641 GPI | 0.9707 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9757 GPI | 0.972 GPI | 0.9776 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.53 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.57 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75,436 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13,699 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 141,883 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 134,270 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 706,802 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 368,502 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Austria?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Austria was 0.9772 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9776 GPI in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.925 GPI in 1976.
- How does Austria rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Austria ranks 143rd out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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.