School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.9993 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Early-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Early-demographic dividend stood at 0.9993 GPI.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6721 GPI, in 1970.
That places Early-demographic dividend 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6721 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.6734 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6776 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6821 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6839 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6954 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7035 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.7068 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.711 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7187 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7226 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7312 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7331 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7446 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.744 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7522 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7616 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7673 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7761 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7793 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7864 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.7987 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8067 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8172 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.826 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8301 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8347 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.847 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8563 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8682 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8741 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8822 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8927 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9294 GPI | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9315 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9389 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9457 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9538 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.967 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9785 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9829 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.988 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9898 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9983 GPI | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9993 GPI | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6925 GPI | 0.6721 GPI | 0.7187 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7512 GPI | 0.7226 GPI | 0.7793 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8271 GPI | 0.7864 GPI | 0.8682 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9294 GPI | 0.8741 GPI | 0.9785 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9829 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 364.78 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1027 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.97 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Early-demographic dividend?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Early-demographic dividend was 0.9993 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6721 GPI in 1970.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.