School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in North America
North America: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.9957 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in North America, 1980–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in North America is 0.9957 GPI, measured 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 North America peaked at 1.03 GPI in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.9887 GPI, in 1993.
North America ranks 15th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in North America, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.03 GPI | — |
| 1981 | 1.03 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.03 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.02 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.02 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 1.01 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 1 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.9975 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9976 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9932 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9887 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9907 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9999 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.993 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.01 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.03 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.03 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9996 GPI | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.999 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9965 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9982 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9976 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.995 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9957 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9957 GPI | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.02 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 GPI | 0.9887 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 GPI | 0.999 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9993 GPI | 0.995 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near North America
More education data for North America
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5155 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in North America?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in North America was 0.9957 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 1981.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9887 GPI in 1993.
- How does North America rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- North America ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North America 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.