School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.9907 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia recorded 0.9907 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 0.9949 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.963 GPI, in 1972.
That places Europe & Central Asia 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9641 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.9633 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.963 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9674 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9631 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.9691 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9736 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.972 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.974 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.975 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9777 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9831 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9825 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.986 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9851 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9854 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9861 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9871 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9862 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9851 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9859 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9876 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9892 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9868 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9849 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9845 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9853 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9851 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9826 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9802 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9808 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9787 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9768 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9765 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9795 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9815 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9833 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9849 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9869 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9887 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9878 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9876 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9895 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9944 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9949 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9946 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9945 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9895 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9906 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9907 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9685 GPI | 0.963 GPI | 0.975 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9844 GPI | 0.9777 GPI | 0.9871 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9852 GPI | 0.9802 GPI | 0.9892 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9818 GPI | 0.9765 GPI | 0.9887 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9914 GPI | 0.9876 GPI | 0.9949 GPI | 10 |
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More education data for Europe & Central Asia
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 52.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0564 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia was 0.9907 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9949 GPI in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.963 GPI in 1972.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 25th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.