School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Philippines
Philippines: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Philippines, 1981–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Philippines is 1.03 GPI, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Philippines peaked at 1.04 GPI in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.999 GPI, in 1990.
That places Philippines 40th out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Philippines, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.04 GPI | — |
| 1982 | 1.02 GPI | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 1.02 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.02 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.02 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.01 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.9999 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.01 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.01 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.999 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.03 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 1.03 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.03 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPI | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.02 GPI | 0.9999 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPI | 0.999 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 5 |
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More education data for Philippines
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 527,504 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 94.03 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Philippines?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Philippines was 1.03 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 1981.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.999 GPI in 1990.
- How does Philippines rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Philippines ranks 40th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Philippines 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.