School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 1.01 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9781 GPI, in 1970.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 4th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9781 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.9821 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.9799 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9807 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9812 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9898 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.9906 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9883 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.99 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9913 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9936 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9966 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9948 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9947 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9938 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9961 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9987 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 GPI | -0.1% |
| 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 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.03 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 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 0.9852 GPI | 0.9781 GPI | 0.9913 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9977 GPI | 0.9936 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 1 Suriname 1.14 GPI compare
- 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
More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 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 22.3% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9781 GPI in 1970.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.