School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Ireland
Ireland: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 1.05 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Ireland, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 1.05 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in 2018.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Ireland peaked at 1.05 GPI in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.9885 GPI, in 2017.
That places Ireland 17th out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Ireland, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.03 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 1.02 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 1.03 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 1.03 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.04 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 1.04 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.04 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.05 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.05 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.05 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.05 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.05 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.05 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.05 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.05 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.05 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.05 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.05 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.05 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.05 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.05 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.04 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPI | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.03 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.04 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.04 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.02 GPI | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.03 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.03 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9885 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPI | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.05 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9885 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.9368 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35,618 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,544 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 134,541 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1981 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 112,690 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Ireland?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Ireland was 1.05 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 1980.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9885 GPI in 2017.
- How does Ireland rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Ireland ranks 17th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland 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.