School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Portugal
Portugal: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.9793 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Portugal, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.9793 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in 2018.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Portugal peaked at 1.04 GPI in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.8873 GPI, in 1980.
Portugal ranks 140th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Portugal, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9307 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.9418 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9312 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9387 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.9665 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.959 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9651 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9703 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9869 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8873 GPI | -10.1% |
| 1986 | 1.01 GPI | +13.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9583 GPI | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9739 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.03 GPI | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 1.04 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.01 GPI | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.02 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.01 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9973 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9982 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9946 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9852 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9726 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9653 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9622 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9642 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9683 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9793 GPI | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9545 GPI | 0.9307 GPI | 0.9869 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.951 GPI | 0.8873 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9739 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9973 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9767 GPI | 0.9622 GPI | 0.9982 GPI | 9 |
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More education data for Portugal
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 291,682 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0276 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 306,979 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.029 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2518 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 52,131 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.6574 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Portugal?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Portugal was 0.9793 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 1993.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8873 GPI in 1980.
- How does Portugal rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Portugal ranks 140th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal 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.