School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Italy
Italy: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.9797 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Italy, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Italy is 0.9797 GPI, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Italy peaked at 1.02 GPI in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.9115 GPI, in 1971.
That places Italy 138th out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Italy, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9115 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.9155 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9208 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9281 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.9358 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.9407 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9459 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9552 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9628 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.9723 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.9799 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.987 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9889 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9909 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9926 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9926 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9914 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9932 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9937 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9979 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9988 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.02 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9925 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.996 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9983 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9926 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9937 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9773 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9843 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9718 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9808 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9942 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9911 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9894 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9894 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9896 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9909 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.99 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9872 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9901 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9937 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9947 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9966 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9845 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9797 GPI | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9351 GPI | 0.9115 GPI | 0.9628 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9882 GPI | 0.9723 GPI | 0.9937 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9999 GPI | 0.9925 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9859 GPI | 0.9718 GPI | 0.9942 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.991 GPI | 0.9797 GPI | 1 GPI | 9 |
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More education data for Italy
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 250,961 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Italy?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Italy was 0.9797 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 1994.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9115 GPI in 1971.
- How does Italy rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Italy ranks 138th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.