School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Poland

Poland: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.9811 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9811 GPI
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
137th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 1990
All-time low
0.9797 GPI
in 2003
Years of data
31
1972–2018

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Poland, 1972–2018

00.250.50.7511972199520181972: 0.988 GPI1973: 0.99 GPI1974: 0.985 GPI1989: 1 GPI1990: 1 GPI1991: 1 GPI1992: 1 GPI1993: 0.994 GPI1994: 0.994 GPI1995: 0.998 GPI1996: 0.997 GPI1997: 0.99 GPI1998: 0.989 GPI1999: 0.988 GPI2000: 0.985 GPI2001: 0.985 GPI2002: 0.983 GPI2003: 0.98 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 0.996 GPI2006: 0.993 GPI2007: 0.994 GPI2008: 0.995 GPI2009: 0.996 GPI2010: 0.995 GPI2011: 0.997 GPI2012: 0.998 GPI2013: 0.986 GPI2014: 0.985 GPI2017: 0.986 GPI2018: 0.981 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Poland stood at 0.9811 GPI.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Poland peaked at 1.01 GPI in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.9797 GPI, in 2003.

That places Poland 137th out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Poland, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Poland, 1972 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1972 0.988 GPI
1973 0.9899 GPI +0.2%
1974 0.9854 GPI -0.5%
1989 1.01 GPI +2.4%
1990 1.01 GPI +0.1%
1991 1.01 GPI -0.1%
1992 1.01 GPI -0.3%
1993 0.9936 GPI -1.2%
1994 0.9937 GPI +0.0%
1995 0.9983 GPI +0.5%
1996 0.9974 GPI -0.1%
1997 0.9897 GPI -0.8%
1998 0.9892 GPI -0.1%
1999 0.9878 GPI -0.1%
2000 0.9853 GPI -0.2%
2001 0.9847 GPI -0.1%
2002 0.9831 GPI -0.2%
2003 0.9797 GPI -0.3%
2004 1 GPI +2.6%
2005 0.9961 GPI -0.9%
2006 0.9929 GPI -0.3%
2007 0.9936 GPI +0.1%
2008 0.995 GPI +0.1%
2009 0.9955 GPI +0.1%
2010 0.9954 GPI -0.0%
2011 0.9974 GPI +0.2%
2012 0.9985 GPI +0.1%
2013 0.9861 GPI -1.2%
2014 0.985 GPI -0.1%
2017 0.9856 GPI +0.1%
2018 0.9811 GPI -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9878 GPI 0.9854 GPI 0.9899 GPI 3
1980s 1.01 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.01 GPI 1
1990s 0.9973 GPI 0.9878 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2000s 0.9911 GPI 0.9797 GPI 1 GPI 10
2010s 0.9899 GPI 0.9811 GPI 0.9985 GPI 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 134 Lithuania 0.9816 GPI compare
  2. 135 Maldives 0.9814 GPI compare
  3. 136 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9812 GPI compare
  4. 138 Italy 0.9797 GPI compare
  5. 139 Norway 0.9795 GPI compare
  6. 140 Portugal 0.9793 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Poland?
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Poland was 0.9811 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 1990.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9797 GPI in 2003.
How does Poland rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Poland ranks 137th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Poland 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,783 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.