School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in European Union

European Union: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.9969 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9969 GPI
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
1st
of 2 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 1987
All-time low
0.9741 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in European Union, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in European Union is 0.9969 GPI, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in European Union peaked at 1.01 GPI in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.9741 GPI, in 1971.

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in European Union, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in European Union, 1970 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1970 0.9742 GPI
1971 0.9741 GPI -0.0%
1972 0.9752 GPI +0.1%
1973 0.9826 GPI +0.8%
1974 0.976 GPI -0.7%
1975 0.9846 GPI +0.9%
1976 0.9912 GPI +0.7%
1977 0.9894 GPI -0.2%
1978 0.9929 GPI +0.4%
1979 0.9932 GPI +0.0%
1980 0.9988 GPI +0.6%
1981 1.01 GPI +0.8%
1982 1 GPI -0.4%
1983 1.01 GPI +0.5%
1984 1.01 GPI -0.2%
1985 1.01 GPI +0.0%
1986 1.01 GPI +0.2%
1987 1.01 GPI +0.2%
1988 1.01 GPI -0.2%
1989 1 GPI -0.2%
1990 1 GPI -0.0%
1991 1.01 GPI +0.3%
1992 1.01 GPI +0.2%
1993 1 GPI -0.5%
1994 0.9995 GPI -0.4%
1995 1 GPI +0.1%
1996 1 GPI +0.1%
1997 1 GPI -0.1%
1998 1 GPI +0.1%
1999 1 GPI +0.0%
2000 1 GPI -0.1%
2001 1 GPI +0.1%
2002 1 GPI -0.2%
2003 1 GPI +0.1%
2004 1 GPI +0.0%
2005 1 GPI -0.2%
2006 0.9991 GPI -0.1%
2007 0.9991 GPI -0.0%
2008 0.9982 GPI -0.1%
2009 0.9961 GPI -0.2%
2010 0.9947 GPI -0.1%
2011 0.9943 GPI -0.0%
2012 0.9939 GPI -0.0%
2013 0.9999 GPI +0.6%
2014 1 GPI +0.0%
2015 0.9998 GPI -0.1%
2016 0.9996 GPI -0.0%
2017 0.9964 GPI -0.3%
2018 0.9971 GPI +0.1%
2019 0.9969 GPI -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9833 GPI 0.9741 GPI 0.9932 GPI 10
1980s 1.01 GPI 0.9988 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
1990s 1 GPI 0.9995 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2000s 1 GPI 0.9961 GPI 1 GPI 10
2010s 0.9973 GPI 0.9939 GPI 1 GPI 10

Countries ranked near European Union

  1. 1 Suriname 1.14 GPI compare
  2. 2 Senegal 1.14 GPI compare
  3. 3 Bangladesh 1.11 GPI compare
  4. 4 French Polynesia 1.09 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in European Union?
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in European Union was 0.9969 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in European Union?
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 European Union?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9741 GPI in 1971.
How does European Union rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
European Union ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in European Union?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this European Union 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.