School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: 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, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 1.01 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in 2019.
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 peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9786 GPI, in 1970.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 5th 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, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9786 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.9824 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.9798 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9803 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9805 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9891 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.99 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.988 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9898 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9913 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9934 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9964 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9949 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.995 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.994 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9963 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.999 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1 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 | 1.01 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 | 1.02 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPI | -0.3% |
| 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 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPI | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.985 GPI | 0.9786 GPI | 0.9913 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9978 GPI | 0.9934 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
- 2 Senegal 1.14 GPI compare
- 3 Bangladesh 1.11 GPI compare
- 4 French Polynesia 1.09 GPI compare
- 5 Kiribati 1.07 GPI compare
- 6 Tunisia 1.07 GPI compare
- 7 Palestine, State of 1.07 GPI compare
- 8 Mauritania 1.06 GPI compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9786 GPI in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 5th 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?
- 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 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.