School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.9849 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1975–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.9849 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.989 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9506 GPI, in 2003.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.9534 GPI | — |
| 1976 | 0.9547 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9549 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9556 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.958 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9583 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.961 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9644 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9666 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9673 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.968 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9685 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9692 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9702 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9707 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9723 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9737 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9748 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9737 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9748 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9739 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9733 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9721 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9655 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9599 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9606 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9548 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.953 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9506 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9581 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9633 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9673 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9703 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9755 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9812 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9809 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9809 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9853 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9879 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9885 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.989 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.989 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9831 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9846 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9849 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9553 GPI | 0.9534 GPI | 0.958 GPI | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.9664 GPI | 0.9583 GPI | 0.9707 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9714 GPI | 0.9599 GPI | 0.9748 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9635 GPI | 0.9506 GPI | 0.9812 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9854 GPI | 0.9809 GPI | 0.989 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 24 Burundi 1.04 GPI compare
- 25 Puerto Rico 1.04 GPI compare
- 26 Bahrain 1.04 GPI compare
- 27 Armenia 1.04 GPI compare
- 28 Nepal 1.03 GPI compare
- 29 New Zealand 1.03 GPI compare
- 30 Costa Rica 1.03 GPI compare
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0567 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.105 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 44.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.9849 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.989 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9506 GPI in 2003.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.