School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in Spain
Spain: School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity was 1.01 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Spain, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Spain recorded 1.01 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Spain peaked at 1.05 GPI in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.9208 GPI, in 1971.
Spain ranks 77th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in Spain, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9208 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.9279 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.9474 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9488 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9791 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9851 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9925 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.9944 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9726 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 1.02 GPI | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 1.02 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9992 GPI | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 1.03 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 1.02 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.04 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 1.05 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.04 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.04 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.03 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.04 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.04 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.04 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.04 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.05 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.05 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.03 GPI | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.03 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.03 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.03 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.999 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9965 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9965 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9966 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9948 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9997 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.01 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPI, 1.0× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.01 GPI is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9975 GPI, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9632 GPI | 0.9208 GPI | 0.9944 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.03 GPI | 0.9992 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPI | 0.9948 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.71 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.76 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,203 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 37,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 570,954 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 538,977 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Spain?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Spain was 1.01 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 1996.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9208 GPI in 1971.
- How does Spain rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Spain ranks 77th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Spain 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.