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

Latest (2019)
0.9849 GPI
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
27th
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.989 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.9506 GPI
in 2003
Years of data
45
1975–2019

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1975–2019

00.20.40.60.811975199720191975: 0.953 GPI1976: 0.955 GPI1977: 0.955 GPI1978: 0.956 GPI1979: 0.958 GPI1980: 0.958 GPI1981: 0.961 GPI1982: 0.964 GPI1983: 0.967 GPI1984: 0.967 GPI1985: 0.968 GPI1986: 0.969 GPI1987: 0.969 GPI1988: 0.97 GPI1989: 0.971 GPI1990: 0.972 GPI1991: 0.974 GPI1992: 0.975 GPI1993: 0.974 GPI1994: 0.975 GPI1995: 0.974 GPI1996: 0.973 GPI1997: 0.972 GPI1998: 0.966 GPI1999: 0.96 GPI2000: 0.961 GPI2001: 0.955 GPI2002: 0.953 GPI2003: 0.951 GPI2004: 0.958 GPI2005: 0.963 GPI2006: 0.967 GPI2007: 0.97 GPI2008: 0.975 GPI2009: 0.981 GPI2010: 0.981 GPI2011: 0.981 GPI2012: 0.985 GPI2013: 0.988 GPI2014: 0.988 GPI2015: 0.989 GPI2016: 0.989 GPI2017: 0.983 GPI2018: 0.985 GPI2019: 0.985 GPI

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1975 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 24 Burundi 1.04 GPI compare
  2. 25 Puerto Rico 1.04 GPI compare
  3. 26 Bahrain 1.04 GPI compare
  4. 27 Armenia 1.04 GPI compare
  5. 28 Nepal 1.03 GPI compare
  6. 29 New Zealand 1.03 GPI compare
  7. 30 Costa Rica 1.03 GPI compare

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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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,783 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.