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

Latest (2018)
0.9793 GPI
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
140th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPI
in 1993
All-time low
0.8873 GPI
in 1980
Years of data
39
1971–2018

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Portugal, 1971–2018

00.250.50.7511971199420181971: 0.931 GPI1972: 0.942 GPI1973: 0.931 GPI1974: 0.939 GPI1975: 0.967 GPI1976: 0.959 GPI1977: 0.965 GPI1978: 0.97 GPI1979: 0.987 GPI1980: 0.887 GPI1986: 1 GPI1988: 0.958 GPI1990: 0.974 GPI1991: 1 GPI1993: 1 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 0.997 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 0.998 GPI2011: 0.995 GPI2012: 0.985 GPI2013: 0.973 GPI2014: 0.965 GPI2015: 0.962 GPI2016: 0.964 GPI2017: 0.968 GPI2018: 0.979 GPI

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Portugal, 1971 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 137 Poland 0.9811 GPI compare
  2. 138 Italy 0.9797 GPI compare
  3. 139 Norway 0.9795 GPI compare
  4. 141 Malawi 0.9786 GPI compare
  5. 142 Turkey 0.9783 GPI compare
  6. 143 Austria 0.9772 GPI compare

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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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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
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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.