School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 1.01 GPI.
The figure is down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9764 GPI, in 1970.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9764 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.9805 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.9778 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9781 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9784 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9877 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9884 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9865 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9882 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.99 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9922 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9953 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9943 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9942 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9933 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9956 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9984 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9998 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.01 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPI | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9832 GPI | 0.9764 GPI | 0.99 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9971 GPI | 0.9922 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 1.01 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9764 GPI in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.