School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.6353 GPI in 2000. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Guinea-Bissau, 1971–2000
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2000, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.6353 GPI. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.6353 GPI in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4233 GPI, in 1982.
That places Guinea-Bissau 190th out of 193 countries with data for 2000, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4393 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.6245 GPI | +42.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5313 GPI | -14.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4621 GPI | -13.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4367 GPI | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4355 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4308 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4233 GPI | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4492 GPI | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4467 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4694 GPI | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5143 GPI | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5152 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5428 GPI | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6353 GPI | +17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4988 GPI | 0.4367 GPI | 0.6245 GPI | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.4697 GPI | 0.4233 GPI | 0.5428 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.6353 GPI | 0.6353 GPI | 0.6353 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More education data for Guinea-Bissau
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55,176 (2006)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 9.24 % change on previous year (2006)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,371 (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (1988)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,157 (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 43 % change on previous year (1989)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,623 (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year (1989)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,950 (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,170 (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Guinea-Bissau?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Guinea-Bissau was 0.6353 GPI in 2000, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6353 GPI in 2000.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4233 GPI in 1982.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 190th out of 193 countries with data for 2000.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.