School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Puerto Rico, 2009–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Puerto Rico stood at 1.04 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% 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 Puerto Rico peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.03 GPI, in 2009.
Puerto Rico ranks 25th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.03 GPI | — |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.07 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPI | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 8 |
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More education data for Puerto Rico
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 28.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 63,124 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 171,527 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0231 units per person (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Puerto Rico?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Puerto Rico was 1.04 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2009.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Puerto Rico ranks 25th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.