School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Euro area
Euro area: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.9943 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Euro area, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Euro area stood at 0.9943 GPI.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Euro area peaked at 1.01 GPI in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.9663 GPI, in 1971.
Euro area ranks 19th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Euro area, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9664 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.9663 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9682 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9781 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.968 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9799 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9891 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.985 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9899 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9896 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9972 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 1.01 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 1 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.01 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 1.01 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.01 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.01 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 1 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9968 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9955 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9977 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9967 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9955 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9965 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9959 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9982 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9955 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9964 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9979 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9968 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9955 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9967 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9967 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.994 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9934 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9924 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9923 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9947 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9955 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9953 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9962 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9926 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9947 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9943 GPI | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9781 GPI | 0.9663 GPI | 0.9899 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9972 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 GPI | 0.9955 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9964 GPI | 0.994 GPI | 0.9982 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9941 GPI | 0.9923 GPI | 0.9962 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.49 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Euro area?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Euro area was 0.9943 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 1987.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9663 GPI in 1971.
- How does Euro area rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Euro area ranks 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Euro area 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.