School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.9301 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Least developed countries, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Least developed countries is 0.9301 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Least developed countries peaked at 0.9301 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5746 GPI, in 1971.
Least developed countries ranks 36th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5756 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.5746 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.588 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5901 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5905 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5982 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6053 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6186 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.629 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6318 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6442 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6591 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6804 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6701 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6896 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6842 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6947 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7016 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7144 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7231 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7319 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7429 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7495 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7555 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7591 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7642 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7689 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7777 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7858 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.803 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8193 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8298 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8301 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8353 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.828 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.85 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8598 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8662 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8764 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8822 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.893 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8947 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9021 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9071 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9131 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9254 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9261 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9296 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9293 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9301 GPI | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6002 GPI | 0.5746 GPI | 0.6318 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6861 GPI | 0.6442 GPI | 0.7231 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7638 GPI | 0.7319 GPI | 0.803 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8477 GPI | 0.8193 GPI | 0.8822 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.915 GPI | 0.893 GPI | 0.9301 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More education data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 450.68 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Least developed countries?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Least developed countries was 0.9301 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9301 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5746 GPI in 1971.
- How does Least developed countries rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Least developed countries ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed 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.