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
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Poland, 1972–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More education data for Poland
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 135,357 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
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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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.